Justin Timberlake speaks out after pleading guilty to lesser charge in his DWI case
LA TimesJustin Timberlake spoke Friday outside the Sag Harbor, N.Y., courthouse where he pleaded guilty to impaired driving. “And this was not that.” Justin Timberlake addressed the media on Friday soon after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of impaired driving in his Hamptons DWI case. There’s so many alternatives.” Timberlake‘s attorney Edward Burke Jr. had addressed the media first, noting that “the evidence revealed that my client finished the contents of one drink in two hours at the American Hotel and contrary to what was reported, he wasn’t drinking other people’s drinks or warned in advance not to drive. Justin Timberlake speaks to the assembled media after a Friday court hearing regarding his June DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, N.Y. And while Burke, whose office is in Sag Harbor, went out of his way to thank almost every part of Suffolk County law enforcement and the courts, Timberlake was serious and self-critical when he spoke. Another source told the outlet that when he was pulled over, “Justin said under his breath, ‘This is going to ruin the tour.’ The cop replied, ‘What tour?’ Justin said, ‘The world tour.’” The remark went viral and, along with Timberlake’s mugshot, instantly became a meme.