Justin Timberlake has his driving licence suspended following a listening to at the moment (August 2) in New York.
The musician pleaded not responsible to a cost of driving whereas intoxicated final month. Timberlake was accused of driving below the affect in Lengthy Island, New York on June 18.
Following an preliminary look in court docket, the ‘Rock Your Physique’ star was launched with out bail and was charged with a “single rely” of driving whereas intoxicated as a result of he “refused the breath take a look at” when he was arrested.
Now, Village Justice Carl Irace has suspended Timberlake’s driving licence in New York State due to his refusal to take a breathalyser take a look at. The decide didn’t say how lengthy the suspension would final whereas Timberlake attended the listening to by way of video name.
At one level, the decide, as per NBC, reportedly admonished Timberlake’s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr, for making “irresponsible” feedback to the media final week.
Burke Jr had beforehand vowed to “vigorously” defend him as false drug use claims swirled on social media and final week (July 26), reiterated that Timberlake was not drunk in a listening to on the DWI case.
“He was not intoxicated. I’ll say it once more. Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated,” he mentioned, per The Unbiased. “And we’re very assured that cost, that felony cost, will probably be dismissed.”
Burke additionally claimed that the officers responding to the incident “made numerous very vital errors on this case”, and that Timberlake “cooperated” absolutely: “From the second he was ordered out of his automotive to the second he was charged.”
He alleged that the police, “like each one in all us, make errors”.
Right this moment, the decide mentioned that the feedback “comes off as an try and poison the case earlier than it even begins,” earlier than urging him to be extra cautious together with his feedback sooner or later.
Timberlake initially addressed his arrest after resuming his tour in Chicago final month, saying it had been a “robust week”.
