Justin Timberlake Plea Deal: Singer Apologizes, Agrees to Fine

Justin Timberlake has pleaded blameworthy to driving portion impaired pursuing his apprehension this June successful the Long Island, New York.

The instrumentalist appeared with his lawyer Edward Burke Jr. connected September 13 for a proceeding astatine the courthouse successful the municipality of Sag Harbor aft reaching an statement successful his DWI case.

According to this plea deal, Timberlake indispensable implicit 25 to 40 hours of assemblage work with a nonprofit of his choosing … and wage a $500 fine.

The vocalist is besides required to contented a nationalist information announcement.

Justin Timberlake performs connected signifier during the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards astatine Dolby Theatre successful Los Angeles, California connected April 1, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

Timberlake, who performed connected signifier and spoke to his fans astir the arrest conscionable days aft it transpired, addressed the reporters arsenic good this afternoon.

“Many of you person been covering maine for a batch of my beingness and, arsenic you whitethorn know, I effort to clasp myself to a precise precocious modular for myself,” Timberlake astatine a property league extracurricular the courthouse.

“This was not that. I recovered myself successful a presumption wherever I could person made a antithetic decision, but I’ve had immoderate clip to bespeak connected that.”

The creator besides told the tribunal that he’d “like to instrumentality a infinitesimal to amusement gratitude to everybody involved,” and said that since helium grew up successful a tiny town, helium understands “the strain this tin put” connected section resources.

Justin Timberlake attends peculiar screening of Universal Pictures’ “Trolls: Band Together” astatine TCL Chinese Theatre connected November 15, 2023 successful Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)

Timberlake conscionable earlier the authoritative commencement of summertime for driving portion intoxicated portion successful the Hamptons.

The erstwhile lad set subordinate was held successful constabulary custody overnight earlier an arraignment proceeding wherever helium was charged with a azygous number of DWI and 2 postulation violations.

He was past released connected his ain recognizance the adjacent day.

Based connected the apprehension report, an serviceman allegedly saw Timberlake’s 2025 BMW thrust done a halt sign, and “fail to support connected the close broadside of the roadway.”

After the serviceman initiated a postulation stop, helium noted Timberlake’s “eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a beardown odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath… and helium performed poorly connected each standardized tract sobriety tests.”

In this handout representation provided by the Sag Harbor Police Department, Musician Justin Timberlake is seen successful a booking photograph connected June 18, 2024 successful Sag Harbor, New York. (Photo by Sag Harbor Police Department via Getty Images)

During a erstwhile hearing, the superstar besides had his licence suspended for a twelvemonth successful the authorities of New Yor due to the fact that helium had refused a breathalyzer aft being taken to constabulary office pursuing his apprehension — thing his lawyer said was “standard with each DUI.”

Following Timberlake’s connection successful tribunal connected Friday, the justice questioned the artist’s “intent,” telling JT that helium inactive had not spoken straight successful respect to the determination to thrust erstwhile helium could person taken a taxi oregon utilized a rideshare app.

“I recovered myself successful a presumption wherever I should’ve taken a moment,” Timberlake replied.

“I should’ve had amended judgment. I recognize and admit the seriousness of this.”