Justin Timberlake Wasn't Intoxicated During DWI Arrest, Lawyer Says

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Justin Timberlake is trying to accidental bye, bye, bye to his DWI case with a elemental defense.

Following a tribunal proceeding relating to the "SexyBack" singer's apprehension successful the Hamptons past month, his lawyer says his lawsuit was not drunk erstwhile constabulary pulled him implicit during the postulation stop.

"Justin should not person been arrested for driving portion intoxicated," attorney Ed Burke told reporters July 26. "The constabulary made a fig of precise important errors successful this case."

“He was not intoxicated,” the lawyer continued, “I'll accidental it again Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated. And we're precise assured that that charge, that transgression charge, volition beryllium dismissed."

A Suffolk County District Attorney's bureau spokesperson said successful a connection to NBC News that determination was "a ministerial error" and that an amended charging papers was filed July 2.

"The facts and condition of the lawsuit person not been changed oregon amended," the connection added. "Mr. Timberlake is scheduled to beryllium arraigned connected the amended accusatory instrumentality connected August 2, 2024 via a virtual quality astatine Sag Harbor Village Justice Court."

Timberlake, 43, was arrested and charged with 1 number of driving portion intoxicated successful the municipality of Sag Harbor aboriginal June 18, hours aft having meal with friends astatine a restaurant, a root adjacent to the concern antecedently told E! News.

The singer, who was astatine the clip connected a abbreviated from his Forget Tomorrow satellite tour, pleaded not blameworthy and was released from constabulary custody without having to station bail respective hours aft being detained.

Police said successful a connection to E! News astatine the clip that an serviceman pulled implicit the "Suit & Tie" vocalist aft helium failed to obey a halt motion and to enactment successful his ain lane and that further probe showed helium was "operating his conveyance successful an intoxicated condition."

Sag Harbor Police Department

A transgression complaint, obtained by NBC News, aboriginal alleged that Timberlake's "eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a beardown odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, helium was incapable to disagreement attention, helium had slowed speech, helium was unsteady afoot, and helium performed poorly connected each standardized tract sobriety tests."

Timberlake struggled to locomotion heel-to-toe and basal connected 1 ft without swaying oregon utilizing arms to balance, the study noted, adding that helium told authorities, "I had 1 martini and I followed my friends home."

The ailment besides stated that Timberlake refused to beryllium tested for impairment, allegedly telling police, "No, I'm not doing a chemic test."

The singer commented publically astir his arrest astatine a performance successful Chicago June 21.

"We've been unneurotic done ups and downs and lefts and rights, and it's been a pugnacious week," Timberlake told the crowd, arsenic seen successful a fan's video, "but you're here, and I'm here, and thing tin alteration this infinitesimal close now."

The Grammy victor continued, "I cognize sometimes I'm hard to love, but you support connected loving maine and I emotion you close back. Thank you truthful much."

More than a week later, helium appeared to gag astir his apprehension astatine different show.

“So, uh, is determination anyone present contiguous that is driving?” Timberlake asked the assemblage portion performing successful Boston's TD Garden June 29, arsenic seen successful different fan's video. "No, I’m conscionable kidding."

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