Justin Timberlake arrived in court in the Hamptons early Friday, where he is expected to accept a plea deal that will allow him to avoid drunken driving charges.
Timberlake, 43, was spotted arriving at the Sag Harbor Village Courthouse on Friday, where he was scheduled to appear before Judge Carl Irace to accept a reduced charge that relates only to a traffic violation.
Such “impaired” driving does not constitute a drunken driving offense, and Timberlake will likely be fined between $300 and $500 and have his license suspended for 90 days for the offense.
TMZ was the first to report on the deal.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney told Page Six on Thursday that the pop star was not receiving special treatment, stressing that a similar deal “occurs in a number of cases.”
“But we certainly don’t want to treat people worse for the same reason. That’s why we’re trying to treat this case like any other of its kind,” he said.
This is the second time Timberlake has appeared in court since being charged with drunken driving.
As previously reported, the “Sexy Back” singer was arrested in Sag Harbor in June for refusing to take a breathalyzer test after ignoring a stop sign near the American Hotel.
Timberlake claimed he was simply drinking “a martini” with friends. However, police said he failed several sobriety tests, showed numerous signs of intoxication and had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes when he was arrested.
According to the police report, he allegedly showed signs of balance problems and an inability to follow instructions.
When Timberlake was arrested in June, authorities also found an expensive watch, a vape pen and over $300 in cash on him.
The NSYNC alumnus pleaded not guilty at a virtual court hearing in August, where Judge Carl Irace also revoked Timberlake’s driver’s license.
Timberlake and his attorney Edward Burke Jr. repeatedly denied that he was drunk at the time of his arrest at court hearings in August, which Timberlake missed due to his world tour commitments.
The incident sparked a flood of memes on social media because the young police officer who stopped Timberlake allegedly did not recognize the pop star.
Even fans who attended Timberlake’s concerts shortly after his arrest defended the pop star’s reputation and told the pop star at his last performance in New York in June: “We forgive you!”
Burke’s office told the Washington Post that the attorney at today’s hearing was “unable to comment at this time” on the potential deal.
With post wires
