urged drivers not to get behind the wheel of a car after even a single alcoholic drink on Friday, shortly after pleading guilty to driving while impaired in New York含羞草研究社檚 Hamptons earlier this year.

The public safety announcement in front of the Sag Harbor police department was part of the plea deal he struck with prosecutors to resolve the criminal case. He was also sentenced to a $500 fine with a $260 surcharge, 25 hours of community service at the nonprofit of his choosing and a 90-day suspension of his license.

The boy band singer-turned-solo star and actor appeared in the adjacent Sag Harbor Village Court to enter the guilty plea and expressed remorse for his actions.

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He made similar comments during the court hearing and said he grew up in a small town and appreciated the kind of strain his arrest has made on Sag Harbor. He said he has had a lot of time to reflect on his actions.

Timberlake said he is 含羞草研究社済rateful for the opportunity to move forward含羞草研究社� and use his platform to hopefully help others make 含羞草研究社渂etter decisions.含羞草研究社�

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Judge Carl Irace expressed disappointment with the proposed plea deal put forward by prosecutors. He questioned the appropriateness of the public announcement Timberlake intended to make shortly after the court proceedings. He was concerned it did not give proper time for him to reflect on his actions and for that reason he said he was adding on community service requirements to the sentence.

含羞草研究社淢y experience is that these conditions can prove helpful and even gratifying for the accused,含羞草研究社� the judge said.

The pop star originally pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated and had his during a hearing last month.

Edward Burke Jr., Timberlake含羞草研究社檚 attorney, maintained outside the court after Friday含羞草研究社檚 hearing that his client only had one drink in two hours at the American Hotel. 含羞草研究社淐ontrary to what was reported, he wasn含羞草研究社檛 drinking other peoples含羞草研究社� drinks, or warned in advance not to drive,含羞草研究社� said Burke, adding that Timberlake was also polite and cooperative during his arrest.

Burke said the lesser charge Timberlake pleaded to is 含羞草研究社渃onsistent with these facts.含羞草研究社�

Prosecutor Patrick O含羞草研究社機onnell told the judge Timberlake giving a public service announcement hopefully would show that no one is above the law and even celebrities can be treated like everyone else. He said prosecutors also weighed recommending community service, but thought the announcement would be a valuable service in itself because of its potential effect on young people.

Timberlake in Sag Harbor a little after midnight on June 18 after police said he ran a stop sign in the village center, veered out of his lane and got out of his BMW smelling of alcohol.

Police in court filings also said the 43-year-old Tennessee native含羞草研究社檚 eyes were 含羞草研究社渂loodshot and glassy含羞草研究社� and that he had 含羞草研究社渟lowed speech,含羞草研究社� was unsteady on his feet and performed poorly on all sobriety tests.

Timberlake told the officer he had had one martini and was following some friends home, police said.

Sag Harbor is a one-time whaling village mentioned in Herman Melville含羞草研究社檚 classic novel 含羞草研究社淢oby-Dick含羞草研究社� that is nestled amid the Hamptons, an area of seaside communities around 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of New York City.

Timberlake含羞草研究社檚 license suspension in New York likely affects his ability to drive in other states, a legal expert said this week.

Refusing a Breathalyzer test, as Timberlake did during his arrest, triggers an automatic suspension of one含羞草研究社檚 license under New York state law, which should then be enforced in other states, according to Kenneth Gober, a managing partner at the law firm Lee, Gober & Reyna in Austin, Texas.

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In practice, though, it can take a long time for such changes to be reflected across state lines, Gober acknowledged. The pop star also has the resources to easily arrange for a driver and doesn含羞草研究社檛 need a car to drive to do his job, he added.

Timberlake has been on tour for months in support of his latest album. He returns to the New York City area in the coming weeks with concerts in Newark in New Jersey and in Brooklyn.

Among those outside the police station Friday to hear Timberlake speak was a local mother who said her by a drunk driver in 2018. Alisa McMorris, who now runs a foundation in her son含羞草研究社檚 memory, said she hoped Timberlake含羞草研究社檚 remarks would help bring more awareness to the dangers of driving under the influence.

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Associated Press writer Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed to this report.

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