Singer Justin Timberlake Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving In New York After Lying About It

Singer Justin Timberlake Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving In New York After Lying About It

September 11. 2024

Justin Timberlake's mug shot. The singer initially stated he was not drunk driving. Now he's changed his tune, pardon the pun.

After vigorously denying he was drunk driving in the Hamptons (New York) singer Justin Timberlake has taken a plea deal to avoid jail. Timberlake initially tried to get out of the charges by name dropping but it didn't work, as the cop is half his age.

Timberlake was arrested on June 18, 2024, for driving in an erratic manner. Police smelled alcohol on him. He was asked to do a field sobriety test, but refused. To avoid prison, Timberlake has agreed to plea to "driving while ability impaired" and pay a $500 fine.

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Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says

Updated 12:13 PM PDT, September 11, 2024 - NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors said. Details of the plea weren’t disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a less serious offense than the original charge of driving while intoxicated...

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