Justin Timberlake‘s bartender is corroborating the pop star’s story following his recent arrest for a DWI.Â
Timberlake was taken into custody arrested on June 18 in Lengthy Island, New York, and charged with driving whereas intoxicated. In his arrest report obtained by ET, the 43-year-old “Cry Me a River” singer instructed an officer, “I had one martini and I adopted my pals house.”
The bartender at Sag Harbor’s American Lodge additionally tells People that he served Timberlake one martini earlier than he left the venue.Â
“If he was ingesting extra, it wasn’t right here,” one other worker tells the outlet.Â
A spokesperson for the Sag Harbor Police Division previously told ET that cops noticed Timberlake at roughly 12:37 a.m. driving a 2025 grey BMW southbound on Madison Road. Authorities say he didn’t cease at a duly posted cease signal and he did to not keep in his lane.
“A site visitors cease was initiated by a police officer from the Sag Harbor Village Police Division and upon investigation it was decided that Mr. Timberlake was working his car in an intoxicated situation,” the assertion reads.Â
Timberlake’s lawyer, protection legal professional Edward Burke Jr., confirmed to ET that the singer was charged with one depend of DWI and cited for operating a cease signal and failure to maintain in his lane. He will probably be again in court docket nearly on July 26.
Cops additionally famous that “upon contact with [Timberlake] it was ascertained that [he] was working mentioned car in intoxicated circumstances, in that 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 area sobriety assessments.”
In accordance with police, Timberlake refused to do a breathalyzer take a look at 3 times after his arrest.Â
On June 19, a source told ET, “Justin is feeling remorseful, ashamed, and humiliated, but additionally accountable.”
In accordance with the supply, Timberlake “doesn’t consider he wants assist on the subject of alcohol,” as an alternative viewing the incident as a “main lapse of judgement.”Â
Over the weekend, Timberlake carried out his first present since his arrest in Chicago, Illinois, and briefly addressing the incident.Â
“We have been collectively by way of ups and downs and lefts and rights and, uh, it has been a troublesome week,” Timberlake said in video shared on social media. “However you are right here. I am right here … I do know typically I am laborious to like however you retain on loving me and I really like you proper again. Thanks a lot.”
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