Pop singer Justin Timberlake pleaded not responsible on Friday to driving whereas intoxicated in a digital look earlier than a choose who ordered that his driver’s license be suspended in New York state, US media reported.
On June 18, the 43-year-old entertainer was pulled over within the city of Sag Harbor, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of New York Metropolis, after police noticed his BMW undergo a cease signal and wrestle to remain inside highway lanes.
The officer who pulled over the “Cry Me a River” singer mentioned he was in no match state to drive.
“His eyes have been bloodshot and glassy, a robust odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide consideration, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he carried out poorly on all standardized subject sobriety checks,” the police report mentioned.
Justin Timberlake appeared on a video hyperlink from Antwerp in Belgium, the place he was on tour to advertise his newest album.
Throughout the listening to, Choose Carl Irace ordered that Timberlake’s proper to drive in New York state be suspended, which the star’s lawyer Edward Burke advised reporters would final at some point of the case.
Burke once more insisted that the “SexyBack” performer was not drunk when he was stopped, and had consumed only one martini earlier than he was pulled over.
The subsequent listening to within the case is scheduled for August 9. Timberlake is just not required to attend.
AFP
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