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Pop star Bruno Mars pleaded guilty before a Las Vegas judge on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, to cocaine possession as part of a deal with prosecutors.
By Kyle B. Hansen (contact) 
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 | 9:11 a.m.
Pop star Bruno Mars pleaded guilty before a Las Vegas judge on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, to cocaine possession as part of a deal with prosecutors.
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Pop star Bruno Mars pleaded guilty Wednesday to felony possession of cocaine in a Las Vegas courtroom as part of a plea deal.
Mars, 25, whose real name is Peter Hernandez, made the plea before Clark County District Court Judge Jessie Walsh.
As part of the deal, Mars was ordered to be on probation for a year, pay a $2,000 fine, take drug counseling and perform 200 hours of community service.
If he completes the requirements and stays out of trouble for a year, he will be able to withdraw his plea and the case against him will be dismissed.
In his brief court appearance Wednesday, Mars answered the judge’s questions in a quiet voice and avoided looking at cameras.
His attorneys asked that he be allowed to perform the drug counseling online rather than have to come from his home in California to take a class in Las Vegas. Prosecutors said he could take the counseling from a private company in California, and the judge agreed.
Mars spent a night in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas following his arrest in a Hard Rock Hotel restroom early Sept. 19 after a nightclub performance there.
Police said Mars handed over a bag containing 2.6 grams of cocaine, and told the arresting officer he'd never used drugs before.
How did this man having drugs hurt anybody? No harm = no crime.
"Show me the man and I'll find you the crime." -- Lavrentiy Beria, chief of the Soviet security and secret police under Stalin
Does everyone else get the same deal? I doubt it! If you're poor and unemployed, you go to prison.
Seems to me people should have to serve their community service in the community they committed their offense.
As much drug-related violence as there is in the world, EVERYONE using illegal narcotics adds to the harm.
I still have never heard of this guy except in the Sun. Is he really a popular singer and I am out of it?
Wikipedia: "The discography of American recording artist Bruno Mars consists of one studio album, one extended play (EP), five singles, including three as a lead artist, one promotional single, and five music videos."
So he's had about 1/10th the career of, say, Banannarama. :) Who cares about this moron.
I think Bruno is such a cutie. He must be innocent.
What an idiot.
"I'll snort a line of cocaine for yah.."
:-P
I dont know about the Hard Rocks decision to detain Bruno and hold him for LVPD.
Cocaine not a good drug,snorting cocaine in a bathroom stall, bad decision on Brunos part,but the guy had just performed a show there,pops into a stall to do a blast and security holds him for LVPD? They didn't recognize him? How about giving him a swift kick and telling him to get a room instead of having him arrested.
I just think this breeds a lot of bad will towards the Hard Rock.Maybe I'm wrong.
@itsumo...Do you have even one example of a first time offender, with a similar amount of powder cocaine, who cooperates with prosecutors getting a more severe sentence? Or are you just making this up as you go?
@lampshade "Hernandez? Deport the drug addict!" Wow, that lampshade doesn't begin to cover up your racism. Exactly where would you like to deport him to? Hawaii? The U.S. State in which he was born. And while we are on the subject of you having absolutely no idea what you are talking about, exactly what evidence do you have that his is a "drug addict." Just as not everyone who drinks alcohol is an alchoholic, not everyone that tries drugs is an addict.