Singer Justin Timberlake pleaded not guilty for a second time to charges stemming from his arrest for driving drunk in the Hamptons in June.
The singer, who has concerts on Saturday and Sunday in Antwerp, Belgium, appeared virtually on Friday in the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court in New York.
The retrial was required after a paperwork error when he was first charged.
The next conference is scheduled for August 9, but Timberlake does not have to show up. The judge asked the singer’s attorney to find a date when Timberlake can appear in person, perhaps as soon as September 13.
Justin Timberlake appears in a Sag Harbor Village Police Department mugshot after being arrested on June 18, 2024.
Sag Harbor Village Police Department
Timberlake, 43, was stopped and arrested in June in Sag Harbor. Police said he drove through a stop sign and swerved into another lane.
Authorities determined the pop star was driving drunk, had bloodshot, glassy eyes and “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage” coming from his breath, according to the criminal complaint. He also had slower speech, was unsteady on his feet and performed poorly on a field sobriety test, the complaint said. Timberlake told the arresting officer he only had one drink, according to the complaint.
Timberlake’s driver’s license was also suspended as part of the arrest, but since he has an out-of-state driver’s license, it only affects his ability to drive in New York.
“This is standard procedure with any DWI case,” Timberlake’s attorney Ed Burke told reporters after court. “In New York, the suspension stays pending and is resolved at the end. Other states have similar rules.”
Burke was critical of the allegations in general at last week’s appearance, saying: “Justin Timberlake was not drunk.”
“We are very confident that the charge, that criminal charge, will be dismissed,” Burke was quoted as saying New York ABC station WABC.
ABC News’ Jason Volack contributed to this report.