You officially won’t see Justin Timberlake on the roads in New York for a bit after his driving while intoxicated arrest!
According to People, the 43-year-old singer pleaded not guilty to a revised misdemeanor charge of driving drunk while appearing in court virtually from Antwerp, Belgium. You know, since he’s currently on the international leg of the tour. THE WORLD TOUR!
While it seems like he’s getting away scot free, he did actually receive some bad news during the hearing! Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace banned Justin from driving in the state! Yep, the actor is saying bye bye bye to his driving privileges in New York! For how long? That’s unclear! The judge didn’t give an exact length of the suspension. Whoa…
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However, your license is typically suspended for a year if you refuse to take a breathalyzer test in the state. And Justin refused to take one three times during his arrest! So we expected the Trolls star to lose his driving privileges no matter what, even with the not guilty plea. The judge just made it official! Meanwhile, Justin’s lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., also made it clear to reporters that the suspension is just “standard with every DUI” following the hearing. Burke may want to stop talking to the press, though…
During the hearing on Friday, the judge slammed the attorney’s statement to reporters last week. As you may recall, Burke insisted Justin was “not intoxicated” when he was busted for drunk driving in June. In court, he claimed the Sag Harbor Police Department screwed up as the supervising officer never signed off on the criminal complaint detailing the conversation with “young” and “part-time” officer Michael Arkinson. But while speaking with reporters afterward, he said the police made several “very significant errors in this case” — beyond just the paperwork mishap.
Burke didn’t get into what those other “significant errors” were. He left us on a major cliffhanger there! But he said enough to displease the judge! This week, Irace urged the attorney to “be more mindful when giving comments” as his words “come off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins.” He has a point! Those comments became headlines all over the place!
At this time, the judge only gave Burke a warning. He threatened to implement a gag order or force Justin to appear in court in person if he continued to comment! That could actually ruin the Forget Tomorrow World Tour — as Justin feared! The Palmer star would then have to leave Europe, which is the last thing he wants right now! He’s already angered a lot of fans over the past few months! Justin doesn’t want the ones he has left to also turn on him for having to cancel a few shows over his DWI arrest debacle.
So Burke most likely won’t say too much about the case moving forward. But don’t worry! We may find out what he meant by all the “errors” soon! The lawyer withdrew his previous motion to dismiss the case during the proceedings. Wow! They’re really going for it! The next hearing is set for August 9, followed by a tentative court date of September 13. Whether Justin will need another proceeding depends on what happens next Friday!
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