Justin Timberlake was arrested for a DWI in June, and everything has been a clownshow ever since. Justin doesn’t think he has a problem, so no rehab. He thinks this is all an issue with his image, so he hired a crisis manager and they proceeded to screw up so badly, everyone sided with Justin’s arresting officer. Justin’s lawyer also hasn’t been doing JT any favors. The guy is leaking all of this crazy sh-t to TMZ about how one of Justin’s friends was even more drunk than Justin, therefore Justin must be acquitted. Meanwhile, on Friday, Justin appeared virtually at a court hearing about his DWI case. The judge suspended Timberlake’s driver’s license, and the judge also hilariously admonished Timberlake’s idiot lawyer.
Justin Timberlake appeared virtually at a Friday hearing for his driving while intoxicated case, where the judge announced the pop star’s driver’s license would be suspended and admonished his lawyer over “irresponsible” comments. Timberlake, 43, wore a black collared shirt for his appearance via video conference from Antwerp, Belgium.
Sag Harbor Justice Carl Irace reprimanded the musician’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., for “irresponsible” comments he made at the last court hearing, adding that it “comes off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins.”
The judge even threatened to issue a gag order if the attorney continued to make such comments. It’s not clear which comments the judge was referring to.
After considering a motion to dismiss the case against Timberlake, the judge suspended the singer’s license in New York state because he refused to take a breathalyzer test on June 18 when he was pulled over. The license will be suspended for the pendency of the case, according to Burke Jr.
The hearing lasted roughly half an hour, ending with Irace again admonishing Burke, urging him to “raise the bar, not lower it.”
People Magazine notes that Burke withdrew his motion to dismiss the case, and part of the judge’s admonishment was that if Burke continued to run his mouth in the press, the judge would order Timberlake to appear in court. Which would totally “ruin the tour.” The next hearing is scheduled for the 9th, with a possible trial date of September 13th. It’s so funny to me that Justin really went out and grabbed the first local ambulance-chaser he could find and the guy is trying to make a name for himself with this one DWI case. Justin is getting what he deserves.
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