Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license was suspended Friday during a hearing for his DWI case on Long Island.
Timberlake, 43, appeared virtually for the proceedings from Antwerp, Belgium, where he is stopping on his world tour, NBC News reported.
Sag Harbor Justice Carl Irace moved to suspend the pop singer’s license because he refused to take a breathalyzer test when he was pulled over near the American Hotel on June 18.
Irace also reprimanded Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., for “irresponsible” comments he made at the previous hearing.
Burke’s comments, the judge cautioned, “comes off as an attempt to poison the case before it even begins.”
Timberlake initially claimed that he had just “one martini” after he blew through a stop after a night out with friends.
During a hearing last week, Burke insisted that his client was “not intoxicated” at the time of the incident.
The defense attorney moved to dismiss the charges against his famous client on the grounds that the initial charges documents had not been signed by a superior officer.
Irace, however, agreed to recognize the new, properly signed paperwork provided by the prosecution – and required that Timberlake appear virtually for the second arraignment.
“The DA is trying to fix something here — you’re going to scratch your head and ask yourself why this wasn’t [resolved] immediately? There’s not a spot of ink that has the sergeant’s signature,” Burke told reporters after last week’s proceedings.