Former UK 'X-Factor' judge, Tulisa Contostavlos, revealed that her Christian faith was strengthened after she was accused of being involved in an alleged cocaine deal created by The Sun newspaper's Mazher Mahmood aka 'Fake Sheikh'.

"My heart told me: there's no way this can happen. I'm very religious and I kept saying, God won't forsake me. My head was telling me, if they're allowed to take it this far, to tell so many lies, God knows where it can go...I was preparing for prison," said Contostavlos to the Guardian in an interview after her case was dismissed.

The 26-year-old British singer (and former N-Dub member) was recently on trial because Mahmood created a fake story claiming that she bought cocaine from him in June, 2013.

On July 17, 2014, Mahmood's credibility was put into question when it was discovered the reporter lied in a pre-trial report regarding Contostavlos' much publicized case.

"Where there has been some aspect of the investigation or prosecution of a crime which is tainted in some way by serious misconduct to the point that the integrity of the court would be compromised by allowing the trial to go ahead," said Judge Alistair McCreath to the Southwark Crown Court, according to the Guardian late last month when the trial ended.

The judge continued by saying, "...The court would be seen to be sanctioning or colluding in that sort of behavior, then the court has no alternative but to say 'This case must go no further'."

As a result, The Sun recently confirmed that Mahmood has been suspended from working with the popular UK news publishing company.

"I reached a point when I thought, no, I'm not stooping to your level. I'm better than this. I looked at [Mahmood] and thought, he's not worthy of these emotions, he's draining me. I said, right, you're going to have to do it, and I was battling with myself, then I sat there and did it - I said a prayer for him," said Contostavlos when she recalled her horrific trial experience.