Pop Icon Justin Timberlake Speaks Out After Being Arrested

UPDATE: Justin Timberlake has addressed his arrest.

While performing the latest leg of his tour, Timberlake thanked his fans for always sticking by him.

“We’ve been together through ups and downs and lefts and rights, and it’s been a tough week,” Timberlake said in a video shared on social media, “but you’re here, and I’m here, and nothing can change this moment right now.”

“I know sometimes I’m hard to love, but you keep on loving me and I love you right back. Thank you so much,” he concluded.

Original report:

“I had one martini and I followed my friends home.”

That’s reportedly what Justin Timberlake told police after he was pulled over, the arrest report obtained by People revealed.

According to the report, police said Timberlake drove a 2025 BMW through a stop sign and “failed to keep on the right side of the roadway.”

Pop Icon Justin Timberlake Speaks Out After Being Arrested | Just two days after sharing a rare image of his children on Father’s Day, Justin Timberlake has found himself in legal trouble.
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After pulling Timberlake over, the officer said the singer’s “eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests.”

Timberlake reported refused to take a breathalyzer.

Timberlake has been charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, and two citations, one for running a stop sign and other for failure to keep in lane.

The father of two was held overnight and arraigned on the morning on June 18. He is expected to be back in court on July 26.

Original report:

Just two days after sharing a rare image of his children on Father’s Day, Justin Timberlake has found himself in legal trouble.

The pop icon was arrested on Monday night, June 17 in Sag Harbor, New York. 

Pop Icon Justin Timberlake Speaks Out After Being Arrested | Just two days after sharing a rare image of his children on Father’s Day, Justin Timberlake has found himself in legal trouble.
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According to ABC News, Timberlake was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons.

Timberlake is in the New York City area preparing for two shows he has later next week.

Timberlake is expected in court on June 18.

On Father’s Day, Timberlake shared a rare photo of his two kids. Many marveled at how big they got.

“My 2 greatest gifts. I learn more about myself everyday just because you both chose me to be your Daddy,” he wrote. “I will always be there for you through your peaks and valleys… to lift you up and show you how high you can take this life and to pick you up when you fall. And, of course, to flood you with insufferable Dad-jokes all along the way. I love you both so much. Thank you for giving me my biggest purpose.”

This is a developing report.

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