Justin Timberlake has reached a plea deal in his DWI case, nearly three months after he was arrested in Sag Harbor, N.Y., People confirms.
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The 43-year-old singer is scheduled to appear in a New York court for a hearing on Friday, Sept. 13. According to reports from TMZ and the Associated Press, Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge after originally facing a driving while intoxicated charge. Representatives for Timberlake's attorney and the Suffolk County District Attorney have not yet responded to People's request for comment.
Despite the star's lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., insisting that Timberlake was "not intoxicated" at the time of his June 18 arrest, the "Rock Your Body" singer was charged with one count of DWI, along with citations for running a stop sign and failing to stay in his lane. According to the arrest report obtained by People, Timberlake told the officer that he had "one martini and followed my friends home."
The report said that while on routine patrol, an officer allegedly saw Timberlake’s 2025 BMW drive through a stop sign, and "fail to keep on the right side of the roadway." The officer initiated a traffic stop, and noted that Timberlake's "eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."
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Timberlake refused a breathalyzer test after being taken to police headquarters — and because of that, his license was suspended for a year in the state of New York during a hearing in August, something Burke said was “standard with every DUI.”
Burke put forth a motion to dismiss the case in July but withdrew the motion at the aforementioned August hearing, during which Timberlake also pleaded not guilty while appearing virtually in court from Antwerp, Belgium. During that same hearing, Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace warned Burke against continuing to speak to the press, as he said Burke’s statements “come off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins.” Irace also threatened to implement a gag order on the case and require Timberlake to appear in court in person.
At a second hearing in August, it was disclosed that a subpoena had been issued to the American Hotel, where Timberlake had been prior to his arrest. The hotel was reported to be "cooperating" with the investigation.
Timberlake is currently on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which will continue through June 2025. He is next scheduled to play on Sept. 28 in Newark, N.J.
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