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Tulisa Contostavlos has told how she completely lost everything during her drug sting. The I'm A Celebrity..

. Get Me Out Of Here! star was arrested on June 4, 2013, on suspicion of supplying Class A drugs and was later bailed to a date in July of the same year. Tulisa , 36, was charged on December 9 with "being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs," and later appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court where she denied being involved.



However, the trial which was set for July 14, 2014 was later dismissed after it emerged that journalist Mazher Mahmood, who was known as the "fake sheikh" had lied to the court. He was later sentenced to 15 months behind bars. During the latest episode of the ITV show, Tulisa confided in Oti Mabuse about the impact the trial and allegations had on her and her career.

"2013 was the year I was set up by a British newspaper, for concern in the selling of class A drugs," she said. Tulisa continued: "The guy's name was Mahmood and basically, I was approached by a big movie company and they sent me a tweet or a DM from their official account to audition me for a movie role. I'd dabbled in acting, so this opportunity for me was huge.

" She revealed that she had been offered £3.5 million for the role and had meetings in Las Vegas with the producers, having been flown out first class. "Oh no, I found out it was a lie," she added when questioned by Oti over whether the case was real.

"So I was told, as I wasn't an actress, I was less likely to get the r.

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