(NewsNation) — Singer Justin Timberlake’s license was suspended Friday during a hearing in his DWI case, his lawyer’s office confirmed to NewsNation.
The pop star pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated Friday morning, with Village of Sag Harbor Justice Carl Irace suspending his license because Timberlake refused to take a breathalyzer test when he was pulled over June 18.
Timberlake was pulled over in the Hamptons on New York’s Long Island after police said he failed to stop at a stop sign and was unable to maintain his lane of travel. Court documents described the singer as having “bloodshot and glassy eyes” when he refused the breathalyzer.
Timberlake initially claimed he had only had one martini while with friends. He attended Friday’s hearing virtually from Antwerp, Belgium, where he is on a world tour.
The arrest sparked rumors of alcohol and drug use by the former NSYNC star, reports his friends denied.
The judge also reprimanded Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., for comments in a previous hearing where Burke attempted to have the charges thrown out.
The next court date is set for Aug. 9, though Timberlake will not be required to attend. He may need to appear at another hearing set for Sept. 13, after the conclusion of the European leg of his tour.
Burke’s office said the suspension is standard in this kind of case and that Burke would not be making a statement on the decision.
