Music legend Billy Joel was noticed having lunch at The American Lodge, the place Justin Timberlake additionally loved dinner with pals forward of his DWI arrest on Monday evening.
The favored American Lodge is also called the eatery the place the Piano Man loved a dinner greater than 20 years in the past, after which Joel smashed his automobile right into a tree on a Sag Harbor highway.
On the time of his notorious crash, Joel was believed to have an issue with alcohol, however was by no means charged with a DUI, regardless of a number of crashes within the Hamptons.
On the time, the New York Post reported that sources at The American Lodge mentioned Joel had downed a number of glasses of wine at dinner earlier than leaving in his automobile.
His publicist, nonetheless, denied that report vehemently, saying: ‘I’m certain his different dinner companions had been ingesting, however he was not. He abstained.’
The music icon was noticed Tuesday having lunch at The American Lodge, the place Justin Timberlake had dined earlier than his arrest
Joel (circled), infamously slammed his sedan right into a tree following a dinner at The American Lodge again in 2003 – he checked himself into rehab not lengthy after the accident
In contrast to with Timberlake, on the time of Joel’s crash Sag Harbor cops had been accused of being too lenient on the beloved Lengthy Island native.
At lunch on Tuesday, Joel spoke briefly to close by reporters about Timberlake’s arrest.
‘Choose not lest ye be judged,’ the hitmaker mentioned earlier than hopping on his gentle inexperienced Vespa and scooting away.
Within the very early hours of Tuesday morning, Timberlake – who’s at the moment on his Overlook Tomorrow World Tour – was arrested after being pulled over for blowing via a cease signal.
Officers mentioned of their report that they witnessed the pop star veering throughout the highway earlier than they intervened, and described discovering him ‘in an intoxicated situation.’
Police described Timberlake as having ‘bloodshot and glassy’ eyes, smelling strongly of alcohol, having slowed speech and unable to keep up his consideration.
The daddy-of-two was additionally mentioned to have been unsteady om his toes and ‘carried out poorly’ on a area sobriety take a look at, which he finally failed. After being arrested and brought to an area police station, he additionally refused to take a breathalyzer take a look at.
Timberlake was arraigned on one depend of DWI, in addition to operating a cease signal and failing to remain in his lane.
He’s subsequent in courtroom on July 26 after being launched with out bail.
For refusing the breathalyzer take a look at, Timberlake had his driving privileges within the state of New York suspended.
The singer, second from proper in black cap, informed the press to ‘Choose not lest ye be judged’ in relation to the Timberlake arrest
The singer has two upcoming reveals in Chicago later this week adopted by back-to-back nights at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis subsequent week.
A supply informed DailyMail.com: ‘Justin was out to dinner with pals and there have been cop vehicles stationed exterior the restaurant, like they’re most nights.
‘They search for people who find themselves leaving after midnight who might need been ingesting.
‘Justin left at 12:30AM and was pulled over as quickly as he left. No person was harm and there was no drama on the scene.’
The performer, who’s also known as the ‘Prince of Pop,’ is married to actress Jessica Biel, with whom he tied the knot in 2012.
The scene of Billy Joel’s January 2003 crash, when he slammed a sedan right into a tree following a dinner at The American Lodge
Timberlake was noticed being walked throughout the bridge from Sag Harbor police headquarters to the villages Justice Courtroom whereas in handcuffs Tuesday morning
Timberlake is at the moment on the highway throughout America with the with the primary leg of his tour, which concludes July 9 at Rupp Enviornment in Lexington, Kentucky.
He has a break for a couple of weeks earlier than getting again on the highway in late July when the European leg kicks off in Krakow, Poland on July 29.
Reveals in Germany, Belgium, England, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and France will account for the second leg of the tour.
The worldwide efficiency jaunt is in help of his sixth solo album All the things I Thought It Was, which was launched in March.
It was his first solo album in six years, following his 2018 album Man of the Woods.