Justin Timberlake has entered a non responsible plea in his DWI case, stemming from his June arrest in New York.
Pop celebrity Justin Timberlake was not feeling the summer season love this week, showing in court docket (albeit nearly) to enter a not responsible plea at his DWI listening to stemming from his June 18th arrest.
Taking to the Sag Harbor, New York court docket remotely, Justin Timberlake made his case with few phrases however has, alongside together with his legal professional, maintained that he’s not responsible of any wrongdoing as he faces a drunk driving misdemeanor. As of now, nevertheless, his license has been suspended within the state of New York.
Regardless that Justin Timberlake claims he solely had one martini – one thing corroborated by a bartender on the American Lodge, the institution Timberlake hung out with buddies on the night time of his arrest – he was in actual fact put in custody and given a mugshot. As one officer acknowledged, Justin Timberlake “had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he carried out poorly on all standardized area sobriety checks.”
Nonetheless, Timberlake’s crew – which incorporates legal professional Edward D. Burke Jr. – has argued that the police additionally made far too many errors to proceed as they did. As Burke advised reporters following the listening to, “Crucial factor we’ve to say right now is clearly that Justin shouldn’t have been arrested for driving whereas intoxicated. The police made a variety of very vital errors on this case…”
The arrest sparked a variety of anti-Justin Timberlake reactions on-line, with individuals saying that is precisely how celebrities ought to be dealt with when doubtlessly breaking the regulation. Many went on to reward the arresting officer as effectively, who claimed he didn’t know who the singer-actor was. As such, a lot had been telling Timberlake to “cry me a river” over the incident.
Justin Timberlake was reportedly involved his arrest would “wreck the tour”, which sparked a direct meme (no kidding!). That is in reference to his ongoing world tour in promotion of his sixth studio album, Every little thing I Thought I Was. The European leg ends in early September. Following that, he’ll hit North America, the place he’ll proceed by till simply earlier than Christmas.
What do you suppose will include the Justin Timberlake state of affairs? Will this be a slap on the wrist or a real lesson for all celebs?