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Singer Justin Timberlake charged with DUI in the Hamptons

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. - Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York’s Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.

The boy band singer-turned-solo star and actor was driving a 2025 BMW in Sag Harbor around 12:30 a.m. when an officer stopped him and determined he was intoxicated, according to a court document.

“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,” the court papers said.

Timberlake, 43, told the officer he had one martini and was following some friends home, according to the documents. After being arrested and taken to a police station in nearby East Hampton, he refused a breath test, said the court papers, which listed his occupation as “professional” and said he’s “self-employed.”

The 10-time Grammy winner was released without bond later Tuesday morning after being arraigned in Sag Harbor. He was charged with a driving-while-intoxicated misdemeanor, and his next court date was scheduled for July 26, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said.

Edward Burke Jr., a local lawyer representing Timberlake, declined to comment Tuesday other than to confirm the star doesn’t need to appear in person for his next court date. Timberlake’s California-based representatives didn’t return multiple requests for comment Tuesday.

Last year, Timberlake was in the headlines when Spears released her memoir, “The Woman in Me.” Several chapters were devoted to their relationship, including deeply personal details about a pregnancy, abortion and painful breakup. In March, he released his first new album in six years, the nostalgic “Everything I Thought It Was,” a return to his familiar future funk sound.

Timberlake has two upcoming shows in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, then is scheduled for New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 25 and 26.

Sag Harbor, a onetime whaling village mentioned in Herman Melville’s classic novel “Moby-Dick,” is nestled amid the Hamptons, around 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of New York City. The Hamptons have long been a hot spot for the rich and famous, and various stars and otherwise prominent people have had brushes with the law there.

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A man crosses in front of Sag Harbor Village Hall and The American Hotel, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Flags adorn light poles on Main Street in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
People walk and ride bikes along Main Street as a reporter does a stand up, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
A squad car sits parked outside the Sag Harbor Police Headquarters, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Journalists sit in front of Sag Harbor Village Hall, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Cars drive past Sag Harbor Village Hall and The American Hotel, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
A flag is mounted outside The American Hotel, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
People walk along Main Street, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Sag Harbor, N.Y. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Motor boats sit docked along Long Wharf in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)