A rep for R&B singer [artist id="5303"]D'Angelo[/artist] (real name: Michael Archer), who was arrested and [article id="1633360"]charged with soliciting a prostitute Saturday[/article] in New York, issued a statement about the incident Monday (March 8).

"We know there is a lot of speculation in regard to the arrest of D'Angelo in New York City this past weekend," the statement, from Lindsay Guion of D'Angelo Management, reads. "We would like his fans and the public at large to know that D'Angelo has pled not guilty -- and is contesting the allegations made against him. Also know that he is in good health and extremely excited about his forthcoming new album.

"D'Angelo would like to personally thank all of his fans for the outpouring of concern, and appreciates if all would allow the American justice system to resolve the matter before jumping to any conclusions," the statement concludes.

While a police spokesperson declined to provide further details on the incident when contacted by MTV News, according to The New York Post, the singer allegedly offered an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex.

D'Angelo was driving alone in his Range Rover at Greenwich and Horatio streets at about 2:30 a.m. when he saw a woman he believed to be a prostitute, unnamed sources told the Post. He was arrested and charged with solicitation after asking the woman for sex, according to the sources, who added that the singer had $12,000 in his car.

Powered by his 1995 debut LP, Brown Sugar, D'Angelo was one of the leading lights of R&B during the 1990s, but he has released little music since his 2000 sophomore effort, Voodoo, and has been [article id="1633360"]plagued by legal difficulties[/article] in the years since.