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Music legend Billy Joel cautioned outsiders from casting aspersions about Justin Timerblake following the pop star’s arrest for allegedly driving whereas intoxicated on Lengthy Island this week.
“Decide not lest ye be judged,” Joel, 75, advised PIX11 Information on Tuesday afternoon – simply hours after Timberlake, 43, was pulled over in Sag Harbor.
The “Piano Man” singer spoke to the outlet whereas he was consuming on the American Lodge, the place Timberlake was noticed partying earlier than he was nabbed by cops.
The swanky spot can be a brief stroll from Joel’s residence on Bay Road.
Timberlake was stopped by police simply after midnight on Tuesday, and was additionally cited for working a cease signal and failure to maintain in his lane, courtroom paperwork confirmed.
The “Horny Again” singer – who’s in the course of a world tour that features upcoming dates at Madison Sq. Backyard – advised the officers he had simply “one martini, and I adopted my mates residence.”
He additionally refused thrice to take a Breathalyzer take a look at, and failed a discipline sobriety take a look at, in keeping with charging paperwork.
A witness on the American Lodge advised The Submit that the singer was “wasted” — and even downed another person’s drink when its proprietor went to the restroom.
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“When [the man] got here again, [Timberlake] was ingesting his drink.
“The man goes, “Justin, that’s my drink!’’ the supply stated.
Timberlake, who shares two kids with spouse Jessica Biel, has admitted prior to now to struggles with “extreme ingesting.”
The “Mickey Mouse Membership” alum is hardly the one star to run into bother with the regulation on the far reaches of Lengthy Island.
In July 1992, Joel and a industrial fisherman with the East Hampton Baymen’s Affiliation have been arrested and charged with catching striped bass illegally throughout a protest in opposition to fishing laws.
The fees have been finally dismissed.
Joel – who entered rehab for alcohol abuse within the early 2000s – additionally crashed his automotive right into a tree in Sag Harbor in 2003.
He was hospitalized however by no means arrested or charged in reference to the incident.
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