Current:Home > ScamsJustin Timberlake Strikes Plea Deal in DWI Case -Finovate
Justin Timberlake Strikes Plea Deal in DWI Case
View
Date:2025-04-14 13:05:33
Justin Timberlake isn’t crying a river today.
Nearly three months after the "SexyBack" singer was arrested and charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, he reached a plea deal in the case.
Now, Timberlake is expected to appear in Sag Harbor court on Long Island Sept. 13 to plead guilty, sources familiar with the case told ABC News. The outlet reported that the 43-year-old will pay a fine, which will ultimately resolve the misdemeanor charges. However, because he doesn’t have a New York driver’s license, he is still suspended from being behind the wheel in the state.
E! News has reached out to Timberlake’s attorney for comment and has not yet heard back.
The agreement comes amid a monthslong legal battle for the *NSYNC alum, who initially pleaded not guilty after being arrested in the Long Island village during a traffic stop June 18.
However, his attorney Edward Burke Jr. previously insisted that his client was not drunk when police pulled him over and criticized authorities over the handling of the case.
"Justin should not have been arrested for driving while intoxicated," Burke told reporters July 26. "The police made a number of very significant errors in this case."
"He was not intoxicated," the attorney continued, "I'll say it again, Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated. And we're very confident that that charge, that criminal charge, will be dismissed."
The criminal complaint, obtained by NBC News, alleged that the Grammy winner's eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" and that "a strong odor of alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath."
"He was unable to divide attention," noted the report, "he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."
Timberlake, who said that he was coming back from dinner with friends that evening, was released from custody hours later without bail.
But amid his legal case, the dad of two with wife Jessica Biel was tuning out the noise to focus on his world tour.
"We've been together through ups and downs and lefts and rights, and it's been a tough week," he told the crowd while performing June 21, days after the arrest, "but you're here, and I'm here, and nothing can change this moment right now."
Timberlake added, "I know sometimes I'm hard to love, but you keep on loving me and I love you right back. Thank you so much."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (5326)
Related
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Enbridge Now Expects $55 Million Fine for Michigan Oil Spill
- Former Republican House Speaker John Boehner says it's time for GOP to move on from Trump
- Dozens of Countries Take Aim at Climate Super Pollutants
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Mindy Kaling Reveals Her Exercise Routine Consists Of a Weekly 20-Mile Walk or Hike
- Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor called victim's children the n-word and Black slave, arrest report says
- Wimbledon will allow women to wear colored undershorts, in nod to period concerns
- What to know about Tuesday’s US House primaries to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
- How banks and hospitals are cashing in when patients can't pay for health care
Ranking
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- Hurricane Season 2018: Experts Warn of Super Storms, Call For New Category 6
- A Major Fossil Fuel State Is Joining RGGI, the Northeast’s Carbon Market
- Why Pat Sajak's Daughter Maggie Is Stepping in for Vanna White on Wheel of Fortune
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Francia Raisa Pleads With Critics to Stop Online Bullying Amid Selena Gomez Drama
- Texas Officials Have Photos of Flood-Related Oil Spills, but No Record of Any Response
- Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Wedding Shop Has You Covered for the Big Day and Beyond
Recommendation
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Harry Potter's Miriam Margolyes Hospitalized With Chest Infection
Control: Eugenics And The Corruption Of Science
Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS Wedding Shop Has You Covered for the Big Day and Beyond
'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
Aide Walt Nauta also indicted in documents case against Trump
Jennifer Garner Reveals Why Her Kids Prefer to Watch Dad Ben Affleck’s Movies
Aileen Cannon, Trump-appointed judge, assigned initially to oversee documents case