Timberlake to push papers in neighborhood service plea deal for pop star

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Timberlake to push papers in neighborhood service plea deal for pop star


Don’t count on to see Justin Timberlake scooping up trash alongside the Lengthy Island Expressway any time quickly.

As an alternative, the pop icon will probably be performing his 25 hours of court-ordered neighborhood service inside the confines of the comfy courtroom system itself after taking a plea deal in his Hamptons drunk-driving arrest Friday, The Submit has realized.

However a supply near the singer’s protection staff stated neglect concerning the “Swimsuit and Tie” star cleansing courthouse bogs or mopping jury room flooring.

Justin Timberlake accepted a plea deal on Friday. Rossa Cole/Shutterstock

“He could be doing stuff like sorting paperwork [for the court clerk], organizing information,” stated the supply.

Timberlake, 43, even has closing say over the place he’ll do his hours, the supply stated — noting it could doubtless be in New York, California or his residence state of Tennessee.

The “SexyBack” crooner was desperate to strike a deal, the supply added, forward of his upcoming Canadian tour dates subsequent month.

“With a felony conviction on his report, Canada wouldn’t have let him in,” the supply defined. “He wouldn’t be allowed into a variety of different nations, too, however he makes large cash in Canada.”

Prosecutors had little proof to show their case, which a supply described as “weak.” AP

Calling it “a weak case,” the supply stated native prosecutors have been additionally taken with pursuing a plea.

“There was no blood proof, and he refused the Breathalyzer,” stated the supply.

The prosecution didn’t wish to depend on “observational testimony” from “a rookie cop who didn’t even know who the man was,” the supply insisted.

Timberlake in courtroom Friday together with his legal professional, Edward Burke Jr. T E MCMORROW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Timberlake appeared in Sag Harbor Village Courtroom Friday, and pleaded responsible to a lesser cost of driving whereas alcohol impaired as a substitute of the extra severe cost of driving whereas intoxicated, a felony.

He was additionally ordered to pay a small tremendous and creator a public service announcement.

Timberlake’s 2025 BMW was pulled over within the early hours of June 18 after Sag Harbor police alleged he blew a cease signal and was swerving out of his lane. He then refused thrice to take a breathalyzer check, police allege.

Timberlake addressed a crush of media following Friday’s courtroom look. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages
A stay webcam caught Timberlake’s automotive leaving city moments earlier than he was stopped. Hamptons.com/MEGA

On the night time of his arrest, Timberlake was warned earlier to not drive by the officer who later stopped him, The Submit beforehand reported.

Timberlake instructed the arresting officer he’d had one martini on the American Lodge earlier than heading for his automotive. The bartender working that night time corroborated the singer’s declare to investigators, the supply stated.

The singer additionally famously instructed the cop that the incident would “wreck the tour.”

Timberlake’s lawyer couldn’t be reached for remark. Prosecutors have been additionally unavailable.

Timberlake has had points with alcohol for years, sources had instructed Web page Six, and that he’s largely enabled by the folks surrounding him.

Timberlake smiles after getting into courtroom Friday. T E MCMORROW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

“It’s an actual factor, and when you’ve gotten a ingesting drawback, it’s obvious, but they’ve pushed this tour on him, and he’s been in a really darkish place,” the supply stated.


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