Justin Timberlake's driving license suspended over DWI case hearing
Justin Timberlake
The hearing for Justin Timberlake's driving while intoxicated (DWI) case did not go as planned for the pop star on Friday.
Sag Harbor Justice Carl Irace suspended the singer-actor's driving privileges in the state of New York for refusing to take a breathalyser test when cops pulled him over in the Hamptons on June 18.
Timberlake, currently in the middle of his world tour, appeared for the hearing virtually from Antwerp, Belgium. The “Suit & Tie” crooner appeared in a black collared shirt via video conference for the hearing.
During the hearing, Timberlake's attorney was also reprimanded for his “irresponsible” remarks in the last court hearing. Irace admonished the singer's attorney, Edward Burke Jr, claiming that his commentary “comes off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins.”
Not only that, the judge even threatened to issue a gag order if the legal representative continued walking that path.
During the previous hearing, Burke Jr had stated Timberlake was “not intoxicated” at the time of the June 18 incident.
The hearing took place in New York and lasted for about half an hour. It comes over a month after the pop singer was pulled over for failing sobriety tests while driving. He was arrested on the spot on suspicion of DWI early morning on a Tuesday in the Hamptons, Long Island.
At the time, Timberlake insisted he had consumed only “one martini” before being pulled over. He haspleaded not guilty, and the next court hearing for his ongoing case will be a lawyer conference on Friday, August 9.
The hearing ended with the judge reprimanding the pop star's attorney again, emphasising he should “raise the bar, not lower it.” Irace also scolded Burke Jr, claiming that he may leave Timberlake no choice but to appear in person for future hearings if the attorney continued making “irresponsible” claims to the media.
Timberlake is a first-time offender facing the DWI charge. If found guilty, he could face up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $2,500.
Timberlake has already been stripped of his driving privileges in New York.
