Justin Timberlake pleads not guilty to drink driving near New York

The American singer had “admitted the facts” when he was arrested in June, according to the Suffolk County prosecutor’s office on Long Island.

American pop superstar Justin Timberlake assured the court on Friday August 2 that he was not at all drunk when he‘was arrested one night in June, was driving a BMW in the ultra-high-end area of ​​New York, according to local media.

On tour in Antwerp, Belgium, the 43-year-old singer, producer and actor ended up appearing by video conference – after a missed meeting last Friday – in front of the municipal court 160 km the east of the city, on the Great Island of Long Island. The latter is located in the Hamptons area which is home to interesting fortune residences.

Justin Timberlake admitted “not guilty” before Sag Harbor Village Judge Carl Irace, court reporters who attended the hearing reported. His attorney, Edward Burke, said his client was given his New York State driver’s license while his case went to trial.

On July 26, Mr Burke pleaded alone in court, alleging “the police for making a number of very serious mistakes” when the artist was arrested on the night of June 17 to 18.”Justin was not drunk and should not have been arrested.”, he said. But Justin Timberlake had “He knew the facts” that evening, the local county prosecutor’s office told AFP in June.

He was arrested driving a BMW “in a drunken state” – AN “bloodshot eyes, breath smells of alcohol” – after not stopping at an intersection and not being able to “maintain” his vehicle on the “Good” way, according to police.

A member of the boy band NSYNC in the late 1990s, the “prince of pop” launched a solo career as a singer, songwriter, producer and actor that catapulted him to global icon status. He has won ten Grammy Awards and four Emmys, music and television Academy Awards.