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Though he’s probably the biggest, Justin Timberlake is hardly the first celebrity to be arrested for allegedly driving drunk in the Hamptons.
The international pop superstar was pulled over in Sag Harbor just after midnight today, after leaving The American Hotel restaurant, and charged with driving while intoxicated, multiple news outlets have reported. NBC New York reported that the 43-year-old “Prince of Pop” allegedly told police, “I had one martini and I followed my friends home.”
Drunk driving is arguably the most common summertime crime in the Hamptons, and as evidenced by Timberlake’s arrest and the list below, celebrities are not immune to landing in the police blotter for it.
NBA great Jason Kidd
Embed from Getty ImagesThe former NBA star, who just coached the Dallas Mavericks on the losing end of the NBA finals to the Boston Celtics, was arrested for DWI in the hamlet of Water Mill in Southampton town in July 2012 after crashing his Cadillac Escalade into a utility pole. He had just been signed by the New York Knicks. Eventually, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and received probation.
Former NASCAR CEO Brian France
Embed from Getty ImagesIn August 2018, NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France was arrested in Sag Harbor on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a controlled substance, oxycodone. France, while driving his 2017 Lexus, had allegedly ran a stop sign on Main Street prior to being pulled over by police.
France, 56, stepped down from his leadership position at NASCAR and was replaced by his uncle, Jim France. In June 2019, France pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was ordered to complete 100 hours of community service and undergo alcohol counseling.
Publicist Lizzie Grubman
Embed from Getty ImagesIn July 2001, Lizzie Grubman infamously backed over and injured 16 people in her father’s Mercedes-Benz SUV as she pulled away from the Conscience Point Inn nightclub in Southampton after arguing with security at the establishment.
Grubman, nicknamed the “Publicity Princess” because at the time over the years she has represented a plethora of celebrities the likes of Jay Z and Britney Spears, was charged with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and 24 counts of assault.
In 2002, she spent a month behind bars at the Suffolk County jail in Riverhead after pleading guilty to assault and leaving an accident scene.
Renowned chef Maurizio Marfoglia
Embed from Getty ImagesEast Hampton Police in August 2018 charged renowned New York chef Maurizio Marfoglia with aggravated DWI after he allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel of a 2017 Ford and crashed into a mailbox and a light pole.
Marfoglia is the head chef and partner of Dopo La Spiaggia and Dopo Buttero, upscale Italian restaurants in Sag Harbor and East Hampton, respectively.
Ex-CNN Anchor Felicia Taylor
Embed from Getty ImagesIn early September 2015, former CNN anchor Felicia Taylor was charged with aggravated DWI after she allegedly side-swiped a car in Sag Harbor, while attempting a turn onto Main Street.
The former host of CNN’s “World Business Today” in 2022 allegedly had another mishap on the road, in Palm Beach, Florida, the New York Post reported. Police there said Taylor was driving a white Mercedes when it struck the back of a black Ford and kept going. In that incident, she pleaded not guilty to charges of careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
It’s unclear whether either incident has been adjudicated.
Celebrity chef Todd English
Embed from Getty ImagesAbout 3:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning in August 2014, police in Southampton police arrested and charged author and chef Todd English with driving while intoxicated. The New York Post’s Page Six reported that the “Iron Chef USA” regular entered an outpatient rehab program soon after his arrest.
Timberlake on tour
Timberlake has been on his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour since April — and he has concert dates scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
Top photo: Police mugshot of Justin Timberlake (Southampton police).
