Justin Timberlake's 'embarrassed' wife Jessica Biel is desperately hoping his drink drive arrest will serve as a wake up call to cut down on his alcohol intake, according to insiders, who claim the pair have not seen each other in person since the incident.
The Sexy Back singer, 43, was pulled over in the early hours of Tuesday morning after police officers spotted him veering across a road in Sag Harbor, New York, and running a stop sign.
He was subsequently charged with one misdemeanor count of DWI and received a court date for July 26.
Jessica, 42, who was filming 100 miles away in New York City, is said to be thankful that her husband is alive, but fears something more severe could happen in the future if he doesn't make changes.
'Jessica is disappointed but he is her husband so she is by his side and will have his back through all of it,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively.
'She would like Justin to curb his drinking, so he never gets into a situation like this ever again. She is treating it like a slap on the wrist and is hoping that it doesn't lead to anything more severe in the future.'
They added that the couple, who have been married since 2012, and share sons Silas, six, and Phineas, four, have only communicated on FaceTime since his arrest and have not seen each other in person.
'Jessica and Justin have talked over FaceTime and have texted but with her work schedule and his upcoming tour dates, they haven't physically gotten together to talk about it, but she has his back,' the source said.
'They will get together soon once she has time off from filming as she intends to support him on a couple of future shows.'
The pair will be in different states later this week as he carries on his Forget Tomorrow World tour with two dates in Chicago on June 21 and 22.
The father-of-two had been drinking with friends at the American Hotel bar in Sag Harbor when he decided to get behind the wheel of his car and attempt to drive off shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
He was pulled over and refused a breath test, telling the cops: 'No, I'm not doing a chemical test. I refuse! I refuse!'
According to reports, he also claimed to the arresting officers that he had consumed 'just one martini.'
Police described Justin as having 'bloodshot and glassy' eyes, smelling strongly of alcohol, having slowed speech and being unable to maintain his attention.
Exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com, show him looking somewhat shell-shocked as he was led across the bridge from Sag Harbor police headquarters to the villages Justice Court several hours later.
Justin pleaded not guilty at a brief arraignment on one count of DWI, as well as running a stop sign and failing to stay in his lane.
On Wednesday his lawyer Edward Burke released a statement, declaring he 'looks forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake on these allegations.'
He said he 'will have a lot to say at the appropriate time,' but is 'currently awaiting full discovery from the District Attorney’s office.'
Meanwhile, Jessica was spotted out in public on Tuesday for the first time since his arrest.
She was pictured looking tense and muted while standing around on set between takes for her upcoming Amazon Prime Video series, The Better sister, in New York City.
She stars alongside Elizabeth Banks in the upcoming series based on the 2019 novel by Alafair Burke.
They play two sisters who are brought together by tragedy after one of their husbands is murdered.
The set wasn't far from Sag Harbor, the village in the Hamptons where her other half was taken into custody.
Hours before the ordeal Jessica had wished Justin a happy Father's Day on Instagram.
Alongside four photos she wrote: 'We LOVE YOU.'
One image showed the Tennessee-born singer kissing the side of her head in a selfie.
Another two images featured the former NSYNC singer with their sons.
'You’re so many things to so many people,' she continued. 'But to us you are THE ROCK.
'The rock we climb on, we lean against. The rock that shades us from the sun.
'And when we recline on you, as we always do, hopefully our butts will keep you eternally grounded and warm.'
The former 7th Heaven star ended the caption with a rock and red heart emoji.
Justin's arrest is not the first scandal she has had to weather with her husband, who in 2019, was pictured hand-in-hand with his Palmer costar Alisha Wainwright at a New Orleans bar.
He later issued a public apology in which he said he 'displayed a strong lapse in judgement' after drinking 'way too much,' before insisting 'nothing happened' between them.
Earlier this year he faced several explosive allegations from his former girlfriend Britney Spears, 42, including that he urged her to have an abortion in the early 2000s.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Jessica for comment.