SAG HAVEN, NY — Justin Timberlake is expected to agree to a settlement in his DWI case, sources tell CBS News New York.
Timberlake will agree to a lesser charge of a traffic violation and the DUI charge against him will be dropped, sources with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office told CBS News New York’s Jennifer McLogan.
The deal is expected to close at 11 a.m. Friday during a hearing in Sag Harbor.
This all follows Timberlake’s DWI Arrest in the summer. He initially pleaded not guilty.
Justin Timberlake Arrested for Drunk Driving in Sag Harbor
Timberlake was arrested around 12:30pm on June 18 in the village of Hamptons, which is located approximately 100 miles from New York City.
According to police, his BMW drove through a stop sign and then onto the wrong side of the road. The arresting officer said his eyes were bloodshot and glassy and his breath smelled of alcohol.
“I had one martini and followed my friends home,” Timberlake allegedly told the officer.
According to court documents, he refused three breath tests. He was charged with driving under the influence and released on his own recognizance.
Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., has said his client “was not drunk.”
During the last hearing the judge suspended the 43-year-old singer’s licensewhich is standard practice in DWI cases in New York.
Timberlake to Continue ‘Forget Tomorrow World Tour’
A few days after his arrest, Timberlake’s world tour arrives in Chicagowhere he told his fans: “It’s been a tough week.”
“We’ve been through ups and downs, left and right together. It’s been a tough week, but you’re here, and I’m here,” he said.
His tour later stopped at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and coming to Brooklyn and Newark in October.
Timberlake is one of the best-selling musicians in the world, with 10 Grammys and four Emmys. The former Disney Mouseketeer began his career with NSYNC before going solo and even starring in films such as “The Social Network” and “Friends with Benefits.”
