Hotel Bartender Backs Up Justin Timberlake’s ‘One Martini’ Claim

Justin Timberlake‘s declare that he drank just one martini earlier than he was pulled over by cops for blowing previous a cease signal has been confirmed by a bartender working at The American Resort.

On the evening of the arrest, the singer failed a subject sobriety take a look at and turned down taking a breathalyzer take a look at thrice.

Grammy-award-winning singer Justin Timberlake was launched the subsequent day with out bail after being charged with one depend of DWI and a quotation.

In keeping with People magazine, a bartender at the high-profile hotel the place Timberlake was partying with buddies previous to his DWI arrest has confirmed that the singer solely had one martini, as he reportedly claimed.

Timberlake had informed the arresting cop that he “had one martini and [then] adopted my buddies residence.”

Nonetheless, the truth that he failed a subject sobriety take a look at and refused to take a breathalyzer take a look at made his declare unbelievable.

One other workers additionally mentioned that if Timberlake was “consuming extra,” he didn’t accomplish that on the lodge, opposite to claims from different sources that mentioned the singer was “wasted” that evening and drank another person’s drink.

Timberlake was taken into custody for a number of hours earlier than being launched with out bail. He was charged with one depend of DWI and citations for blowing previous a cease signal and swerving between lanes. He’s scheduled to look in courtroom on July 26 for the cost listening to.

After Timberlake’s arrest made headlines, an eyewitness alleged that the singer was closely drunk earlier than exiting a celebration on the lodge within the Hamptons.

The supply informed the New York Post that the “Egocentric” crooner went overboard sooner or later by consuming the drink of one other one who had stepped away to the lavatory.

The nameless particular person mentioned of the star, “He was wasted. At one level, simply earlier than closing, any individual acquired as much as go to the lavatory and left his drink on the desk.”

“When [the man] got here again, [Timberlake] was consuming his drink. The man goes, ‘Justin, that is my drink!” the supply added.

It was lately revealed that, earlier than the DWI bust, somebody referred to as cops from the Hamptons lodge to report that the singer would possibly get behind the wheel.

“[They] mentioned Justin was having plenty of drinks, and so they informed the cop to observe him if he’s going to drive,” the native restaurateur informed the New York Post.

It’s unclear who referred to as the cops on Timberlake, but it surely might have been a lodge workers member, a patron who noticed him, or somebody he partied with that evening.

Timberlake was pulled over after he was seen blowing previous a cease signal. Nonetheless, in line with the restaurateur insider, the singer was “undoubtedly handled unfairly” as a result of “everybody drives by means of that cease signal when nobody is there.”

Following the singer’s arrest, which went viral, social media customers slammed him for getting himself into such a predicament.

One person wrote on X, “In the event you get a DUI these days, you are a f-cking loser. Even for those who’re Justin Timberlake. You are telling me you could not carry horny again residence in an Uber? A automotive service? A personal jet????”

One other netizen remarked, “I do not perceive being rich and getting a DUI. Like dude, ask your driver to drive.”

A 3rd individual commented, “He has all the cash on the earth to purchase a journey residence. And he has ‘buddies,’ who he was following residence in one other automotive that he might have caught a journey from.”

Another person wrote, “All of us cringe trying again at what we did after we had been younger, hurting, or beneath the affect. However Justin simply has no excuse.”

One other individual commented, “There’s actually no excuse for it, particularly when you will have that sort of cash to rent a automotive.”

Timberlake rapidly shook off his arrest incident as he was seen days later acting at Chicago’s United Middle as a part of his ongoing “Neglect Tomorrow” World tour.

Past being an evening of music for the followers, in addition they acquired to listen to the singer pour out his coronary heart in appreciation of their assist all these years.

“All of us right here on this room tonight, on this enviornment tonight, have grown up collectively. So a lot of you come as much as me and say, ‘I grew up with you, man,'” the “Egocentric” crooner informed the gang, per Individuals.

Timberlake added, “I need each certainly one of you to know I’ve grown up with you. You might have been such an enormous and delightful a part of my life, and typically I am unable to discover the phrases to indicate my gratitude that you simply guys simply maintain using with me and using with me.”