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According to court documents, police spotted Timberlake driving
a 2025 gray BMW shortly after midnight. The documents said
Timberlake failed to stop at a stop sign and twice failed to
keep to the right side of the road.
When stopped by police, Timberlake's eyes "were bloodshot and
glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating
from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he was
unsteady afoot and performed poorly on all standardized field
sobriety tests," the documents said.
Representatives for Timberlake did not immediately respond to
requests for comment.
The singer's attorney, Ed Burke, told Us Weekly that the charge
was a single count because he refused the breath test."
"Mr. Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations,
running a stop sign and not traveling in the correct traffic
lane," Burke told the outlet.
People magazine reported that Timberlake was taken into custody
after he left a dinner at the American Hotel.
Timberlake rose to fame as a member of 1990s boy band 'N Sync
before starting a solo career. His hits include "Can't Stop the
Feeling!," "Suit & Tie" and "SexyBack."
In 2004, Timberlake infamously ripped off part of Janet
Jackson's garment during their Super Bowl halftime show in
Houston and briefly bared her breast in what was blamed on a
"wardrobe malfunction."
He returned to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in 2018.
The singer currently is in the middle of his "Everything I
Thought It Was" tour. He has two concerts scheduled in Chicago
this weekend and two shows in New York City next week.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago, Rami Ayyub in
Washington and Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Franklin
Paul, Deepa Babington and Cynthia Osterman)
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