SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — Pop star Justin Timberlake's attorney released a statement after he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor early Tuesday.
“I look forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake against these allegations,” said attorney Edward Burke Jr. “I will have more to say at the appropriate time, but right now I am awaiting full discovery from the district attorney's office.”
On Tuesday, police released a mug shot of Timberlake after he was caught driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor — and taken into custody overnight.
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According to a Sag Harbor Village Police spokesperson, Timberlake, 43, was arrested in the “early morning hours” on a DWI charge and taken away.
Sag Harbor police said that at 12:37 a.m. Timberlake, Tennessee, was seen driving a 2025 BMW southbound on Madison Street and failing to stop at a properly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his lane.
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A Sag Harbor Village police officer initiated a traffic stop and, upon investigation, determined that Timberlake was driving under the influence. He was arrested, processed and held overnight for morning arraignment, police said, the same protocol as any other DWI arrest.
Timberlake was arraigned in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court at 9:30 a.m. and was released on his own recognizance, police said.
Burke told Patch that Timberlake was charged with just one count of DWI, a misdemeanor. refused to take a breathalyzer test, he said. He was also cited for vehicle and traffic violations after failing to stop at a stop sign and stay in his lane, Burke said. Timberlake has pleaded not guilty, he confirmed.
“There was no accident,” Burke said. “No one was hurt.”
His next court date is July 26, she said.
Timberlake was released without bond, Burke said.
A report by PIX11 as well as various media outlets said court documents revealed that Timberlake told police, “I had a martini and I followed my friends home.”
The New York Post reported that the criminal complaint against Timberlake said: “His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of alcohol came from his breath, he was unable to concentrate, he had slow speech, he was walking unsteadily and did not perform well on all standardized field sobriety tests.'
NBC reported that Timberlake had dined at the iconic American Hotel and was headed to a friend's house when police arrested him. The friend's identity has not yet been released.
A representative for Timberlake could not immediately be reached.
Timberlake is currently in the middle of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour and will be performing in Chicago on Friday. The tour is scheduled to stop at Madison Square Garden on June 25th and 26th.
The city tour has sold over a million tickets so far for more than 85 shows.
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