Justin Timberlake Cops To “Mistake That I Made” After Entering Impaired Driving Plea In DWI Case

deadline.com:

“I’d like to say we can all be more safe out there, and I’m going to do my part,” Justin Timberlake declared today soon after entering an impaired driving plea in Sag Harbor, NY as part of a deal in his DWI case As Deadline reported earlier this week, Timberlake was at the Long Island courthouse Friday to enter his guilty plea on a traffic violation charge stemming from his arrest on drunk driving charges in June.

Agreeing to the lesser charge of driving while ability impaired, Timberlake was sentenced to a fine of $500 and 25 hours of community service.

The singer also was ordered to tape a public service announcement. The plea deal will see the initial driving while intoxicated misdemeanor charge dropped for the lesser charge of driving while alcohol impaired.

The initial charge carried a maximum of one year behind bars and a $2500 fine. “I try to hold myself to a very high standard for myself, and this was not that,” Timberlake said outside afterwards in a short statement. “I found myself in a position where I could have made a different decision.