Cee Lo Green set to wed girlfriend Shani James after popping the question a year ago

The singer, 41, revealed to People that the couple have been engaged for a year, after he popped the question to the 38-year-old while they were in the studio. 'I went and purchased a ring that we had seen together, maybe four or five months or so prior,' the Forget You singer told the magazine.

'I went back and purchased the ring and I just kind of had it stashed away in some old equipment. And I said, 'Will you reach in there and grab something for me?'

Shani said she was shocked to find the diamond ring.

'I said, 'Babe, I can't believe it.' He said, 'You've been such a good woman. You're such and amazing person. You're my life partner. You're my best friend. I want to share the rest of my life with you,' she told People.
Making reference to  a social media uproar and torpedoed his career after taking to Twitter to post controversial Tweets about rape, including the statement that 'women who are really raped remember. 'He told People that Shani had been by his side through the ordeal.She's been so sweet to me through a number of different trials that come to test the resilience of a union to deem whether it's worthy or not, whether it's durable or strong enough.'