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Justin Timberlake laughs during his album release party at Dan Tana's in West Hollywood, California, on March 14. (Jerritt Clark / Getty Images)

Bartender Jumps in After Justin Timberlake Says He Only 'Had One Martini' at Sag Harbor's America Hotel

By Samantha Chang June 24, 2024 at 5:29am

The Justin Timberlake DWI plot continues to thicken, as a bartender at the hotel where the former boy-bander drank before being arrested on a drunken driving charge backed up the singer’s claim that he had only one martini.

On Saturday, an unnamed bartender at the American Hotel in Sag Harbor, New York, told People magazine that Timberlake had just “one martini” before leaving.

The bartender’s statement corroborated the Grammy winner’s statement to police.

“If he was drinking more, it wasn’t here,” another hotel employee told People.

According to his arrest report, Timberlake told officers, “I had one martini and I followed my friends home.”

Justin Timberlake’s mugshot and press release from the Sag Harbor Police Dept. @scrippsnews pic.twitter.com/5AbMIDQwUG

— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) June 18, 2024

The former NSYNC singer was arrested shortly after midnight on June 18 on Long Island for driving while intoxicated, according to the Sag Harbor Police Department.

Timberlake was pulled over for allegedly blowing through a stop sign and failing to stay in his lane, News 12 New York reported.

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The arresting officer determined the pop star was intoxicated after he failed a field sobriety test. He refused a Breathalyzer test.

The officer said Timberlake’s “eyes were bloodshot and glassy” when he was stopped, according to the police report per People.

“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 officer said in the report.

Since his arrest, there have been countless news reports and endless social media speculation on Timberlake’s alleged intoxication and whether it points to an alcohol problem.

Meanwhile, video footage of Timberlake looking glassy-eyed while performing in Las Vegas in May has since gone viral on social media.

Justin Timberlake appeared bleary eyed performing at a concert in Las Vegas, just weeks before his DUI arrest in the Hamptons.

The recently remerged video went viral on social media with fans expressing concerns over the singers red eyed appearance. pic.twitter.com/ZTaqG5sOA6

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 22, 2024

Justin Timberlake’s eyes spark concern in newly-emerged video days after star’s DWI arrest https://t.co/Pr1lVFtMSx pic.twitter.com/KfhZOnkJ2A

— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 22, 2024

On Friday, the liberal entertainer spoke out for the first time since his arrest at a concert in Chicago.

Justin Timberlake’s full speech to the crowd at The United Center in Chicago 6/21/24 #TFTWORLDTOUR

🎥 Johnny Wright IG pic.twitter.com/vD1aukQ3QF

— Justin Timberlake🫶🏻loved under all conditions (@OhMyFifty) June 22, 2024

Amid thunderous applause and cheers, Timberlake told fans, “I know sometimes I’m hard to love. But you keep on loving me and I love you right back.”

No matter how much his fans love him, all should want justice to be done in his DWI case.

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