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JT will be spared from the usual community service, but will work for courts

Don't expect to see Justin Timberlake picking up trash along the Long Island Expressway anytime soon.

Instead, the pop icon, The Post has learned, will complete the 25 hours of community service the court ordered her to do herself, within the narrow confines of the cozy court system, after taking a plea deal when he was arrested for drunken driving in the Hamptons on Friday.

However, a source close to the singer's defense team said that one could forget about the “Suit and Tie” star cleaning courtroom toilets or mopping the jury room floor.

Justin Timberlake agreed to a deal on Friday. Brigitte Stelzer

“He would do things like sort documents [for the court clerk]Organize files,” the source said.

Timberlake, 43, even has the final say on where he will do his work, the source said. It will probably be New York, California or his home state of Tennessee.

The “SexyBack” singer is eager to sign a deal, the source added, ahead of his upcoming Canadian tour dates next month.

“With a felony conviction on his record, Canada would not have let him enter,” the source explained. “He would not be allowed into many other countries either, but he makes a lot of money in Canada.”

Prosecutors had little evidence to support their charges; one source described the case as “weak.” Brigitte Stelzer

The source called it a “weak case” and said local prosecutors were also interested in a confession.

“There were no traces of blood and he refused the breathalyzer test,” the source said.

The prosecution did not want to rely on the “observational testimony” of a “young police officer who did not even know who the guy was,” the source insisted.

Timberlake at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court at 55 Main Street in Sag Harbor, NY. Brigitte Stelzer

Timberlake appeared in Sag Harbor Village Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to the lesser offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and not guilty to the more serious offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, a felony.

He was also ordered to pay a small fine and write a public notice.

Timberlake's 2025 BMW was pulled over in the early hours of June 18 after Sag Harbor police say he disregarded a stop sign and veered out of his lane. He then refused to take a breathalyzer test three times, police allege.

Timberlake spoke to a crowd of media representatives after his court hearing on Friday. Brigitte Stelzer
Justin Timberlake and his attorney Ed Burke Jr. at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court at 55 Main Street in Sag Harbor, NY. Brigitte Stelzer

As the Post previously reported, Timberlake was warned not to drive the night of his arrest by the police officer who later stopped him.

Timberlake told the arresting officer that he had a martini at the American Hotel before walking to his car. The bartender who was working that night confirmed the singer's account to investigators, the source said.

The singer also told the police officer that the incident would “ruin the tour.”

Timberlake's lawyer was not available for comment. Prosecutors were also unavailable.

Sources had told Page Six that Timberlake had been having problems with alcohol for years and that the people around him were helping him.

Timberlake smiles after entering the courtroom on Friday. TE MCMORROW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

“This is a real thing and if you have a drinking problem it's obvious. Still, they forced this tour on him and he was in a very dark phase,” the source said.