Justin Timberlake’s licence suspended as he pleads not guilty to DWI

Justin Timberlake’s driving privileges were taken distant successful tribunal Friday arsenic he pleaded not blameworthy to driving nether nan influence.

The singer, 43, appeared successful Long Island tribunal virtually from Belgium, wherever he is presently connected tour. The tribunal quality stems from his June 18 arrest erstwhile constabulary said he ran a extremity motion and veered retired of his lane successful nan posh formation municipality of Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Court documents opportunity nan popular prima was driving a BMW astir 12:30 a.m. erstwhile an serviceman stopped him and wished he was intoxicated.

“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was incapable to disagreement attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he performed poorly connected each standardized section sobriety tests,” nan tribunal papers said.

In documents released by constabulary nan time aft his arrest, it’s written that Timberlake apparently refused nan activity test erstwhile they arrived astatine nan station.

Dressed successful a achromatic collared shirt, nan erstwhile NSYNC vocalist said small during nan distant arraignment arsenic Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace suspended his licence.

His attorney, Edward Burke Jr., has maintained that Timberlake was not drunk and that nan lawsuit should beryllium dropped.

“The facts stay he was not intoxicated,” Burke said Friday, according to Newsday. “I’ll opportunity it again: Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated and we’re very assured that charge, that criminal charge, will beryllium dismissed.”

At nan clip of his arrest, nan SexyBack vocalist told authorities he drank only 1 martini and that he’d been pursuing immoderate friends location successful his car.

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Irace group a adjacent tribunal day for Aug. 9.

The lawsuit was delayed aft Burke said nan original charging archive lacked a sergeant’s signature and should beryllium thrown out.

Assistant District Attorney Ashley Cangro said caller documents were revenge July 2 that should reside that flaw.

— pinch files from The Associated Press