Justin Timberlake has his driving licence suspended following a hearing today (August 2) in New York.
The musician pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated last month. Timberlake was accused of driving under the influence in Long Island, New York on June 18.
Following an initial appearance in court, the âRock Your Bodyâ star was released without bail and was charged with a âsingle countâ of driving while intoxicated because he ârefused the breath test” when he was arrested.
Now, Village Justice Carl Irace has suspended Timberlakeâs driving licence in New York State because of his refusal to take a breathalyser test. The judge did not say how long the suspension would last while Timberlake attended the hearing via video call.
At one point, the judge, as per NBC, reportedly admonished Timberlakeâs lawyer, Edward Burke Jr, for making âirresponsibleâ comments to the media last week.
Burke Jr had previously vowed to âvigorouslyâ defend him as false drug use claims swirled on social media and last week (July 26), reiterated that Timberlake was not drunk in a hearing at the DWI case.
âHe was not intoxicated. Iâll say it again. Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated,â he said, per The Independent. âAnd we are very confident that charge, that criminal charge, will be dismissed.â
Burke also claimed that the officers responding to the incident “made a number of very significant errors in this case”, and that Timberlake “cooperated” fully: “From the second he was ordered out of his car to the second he was charged.”
He alleged that the police, “like every one of us, make mistakes”.
Today, the judge said that the comments âcomes off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins,â before urging him to be more cautious with his comments in the future.
Timberlake initially addressed his arrest after resuming his tour in Chicago last month, saying it had been a “tough week”.
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