Bruno’s Coke Charge Cleared

Pop star Bruno Mars was cleared of a felony cocaine possession case on Wednesday, after his attorneys told a judge the Grammy-winning pop star stayed out of trouble and met other conditions of a plea deal.

Clark County District Court Judge Jessie Walsh dismissed the case against the 26-year-old singer-songwriter of hits including “Just The Way You Are” and “It Will Rain.”

Mars, whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, didn’t appear in person for the hearing in Las Vegas.

He pleaded guilty last February to cocaine possession, but the judge postponed accepting the plea. She gave Mars probation, fined him $2,000 and ordered him to perform 200 hours of community service and eight hours of drug counseling.

Mars acknowledged having 2.6 grams of cocaine when he was arrested in a bathroom in September 2010 after a nightclub performance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

He could have faced up to four years in state prison.

His attorneys, Blair Berk, has said the singer appreciated the chance as a first-time offender to have the felony charge dismissed.