EPOCH TIMES – A judge suspended Justin Timberlake’s license and threatened to impose a gag order on his lawyer during at a court hearing on Friday, coming weeks after the singer was arrested after he was pulled over during stop in New York state.
Timberlake, 43, appeared virtually for the court proceedings in the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court in New York, according to court reporters. He pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated.
Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace suspended Timberlake’s Tennessee driver’s license in New York state and threatened to impose a gag order on his lawyer, Edward Burke, saying the attorney’s comments to the media have been inappropriate. Timberlake appeared at the hearing virtually on Friday as he was touring in Antwerp, Belgium.
“It comes off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins,” the judge told the attorney, referring to his comments, according to reporters.
Irace set a next court date for Aug. 9.
During the arrest, police said he drove through a stop sign and also swerved into a separate lane after leaving a hotel in Sag Harbor at around 12:30 a.m., according to an arrest report.
“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests,” it stated.
The pop superstar told the officer that he had one martini and was following friends home, according to the charging papers. [NOTE: there is never any benefit or requirement to tell a police officer whether you’ve been drinking or how much you’ve had to drink. – HEADLINE HEALTH]
“Mr. Timberlake was placed under arrest, processed and held overnight for morning arraignment,” the police department said in a statement at the time …
Learn this 25-word script to use if you ever get pulled over
IF A POLICE OFFICER ASKS ME IF I HAVE BEEN DRINKING, WHAT SHOULD I SAY?
Never admit guilt at any time between your first contact with the police to the last.
July 30, 2023
Bamieh & De Smeth – When the police stop you for a possible DUI, they will ask you if you have been drinking.
The answer to this question can be tricky if you’ve had a drink or two but do not feel drunk at all. It’s also challenging to answer this question if you feel you’ve had one too many drinks and are frightened of getting arrested for a DUI.
Of course, you can say that you haven’t been drinking if you haven’t been drinking before driving. But if you have drunk some alcohol, you must not lie to the police and avoid incriminating yourself.
Even if you’ve only had one drink, you must not lie. Do not say that you haven’t been drinking because lying to the police is a crime.
Instead, politely tell the police that “My attorney advised me to remain silent and not answer any questions.” You will avoid incriminating yourself with this answer. It will not give the police evidence when they testify later that your statements gave them probable cause to arrest you for a DUI.
If the police arrest you, the same thing applies—don’t say anything. Wait until you have spoken to your Santa Barbara DUI defense attorney. Remember that the police will use anything you say to them against you later. Never admit guilt at any time between your first contact with the police to the last.
