JUSTIN Timberlake has been released without bail after being arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons.
Police arrested the singer on Monday night in Sag Harbor, New York, and he later appeared in court on Tuesday morning.
Justin, 43, was seen leaving the police station in the Hamptons with his lawyer after being held overnight for morning arraignment.
He kept his head down while wearing a hat and sunglasses, along with a casual outfit consisting of jeans, a graphic tee, and a black overshirt.
The Suffolk County DA confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Justin was arraigned in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court this morning at 9:30 am.
Justin was ultimately released without bail on his own recognizance and was charged with one count of DWI.
His criminal defense lawyer, Ed Burke, said Justin was charged with a single count because he refused to take a breathalyzer test.
He was also cited for running a stop sign and failing to keep in his own lane while operating a 2025, gray BMW UT with Florida registrations.
The singer was pulled over while traveling southbound on Madison Street, a public highway in the village of Sag Harbor.
Cops smelled alcohol on Justin’s breath and noted that he had glassy eyes, slow speech, was unsteady on his feet, and performed poorly on all standardized build-to-variety tests.
Justin was also quoted as telling officers that he had only one martini and “followed his friends home.”
However, one witness told The New York Post that Justin was “wasted.”
“He was wasted. At one point, just before closing, somebody got up to go to the bathroom and left his drink on the table,’’ one source at the American Hotel said.
“When [the man] came back, [Timberlake] was drinking his drink,” they added. “The guy goes, ‘Justin, that’s my drink!'”
Justin will next appear in court on July 26, the same day he has a tour stop in Kraków, Poland.
JUSTIN’S ARREST
On Monday night, Justin met up with friends for dinner at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor.
At around 12:30 am, the NSYNC frontman got into his car and drove back to where he was staying, but was pulled over shortly after taking off.
“Justin was out to dinner with friends and there were cop cars stationed outside the restaurant, like there are most nights,” an insider told DailyMail.
“They look for people who are leaving after midnight who might have been drinking.
“Justin left at 12:30 am and was pulled over as soon as he left. Nobody was hurt and there was no drama at the scene,” they added.
Sources told TMZ that cops started following Justin after he blew the stop sign and then pulled him over after noticing his car swerving on the road.
They also said a few of the singer’s friends arrived on the scene and tried to convince the cops to let him go but were unsuccessful, as he was then handcuffed and arrested.
CURRENT EVENTS
The pop star, who is currently on his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour, last performed in Miami on June 15.
The arrest comes as Justin is set to perform two concerts in Chicago this week and two in New York next week.
It also comes just one day after Justin’s wife of 12 years, Jessica Biel, wished him a Happy Father’s Day on social media.
The 7th Heaven actress shared a photo of him kissing the side of her head, along with others next to his sons Silas, 9, and Phineas, 3.
Source: https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/11660991/justin-timberlake-arrested-dwi-hamptons-new-york/
