Justin Timberlake arrested on DWI charge, released without bail
- Justin Timberlake is currently on 'Forget Tomorrow' tour
- Police confirmed to NewsNation he was arrested on DWI charge
- Timberlake was arraigned Tuesday, has court date set for July
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(NewsNation) — Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Monday night in Sag Harbor, New York, NewsNation confirmed.
After being held overnight, Timberlake was arraigned and released without bail Tuesday, with another court date set for July 26.
Timberlake came to Sag Harbor, which is part of the Hamptons on Long Island, following a stop on his “Forget Tomorrow” tour in Miami last week.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Timberlake had been partying with friends at the American Hotel, a well-known celebrity hang-out, before his arrest.
Police said in a news release that Timberlake failed to stop at a stop sign, and failed to maintain his lane of travel, so they stopped his car.
“Upon investigation, it was determined that Mr. Timberlake was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition,” police said. Court documents state he had “bloodshot and glassy eyes,” and that officers smelled alcohol on his breath. When offered a breathalyzer test, he refused, the document said.
Timberlake, per the document, told officers he had one martini and was following his friends’ home.
As part of his tour, Timberlake has concert dates scheduled in Chicago this weekend, with ones in New York and Madison Square Garden to follow.
NewsNation previously reported that Timberlake was struggling to sell tickets for “Forget Tomorrow.”
“A six-year break from your mid-thirties to your early forties is a really long time (for an artist),” famed music journalist Touré of TheGrio told NewsNation’s Paula Froelich. “Most of (Timberlake’s) fans have aged out of caring about him. It’s like the old saying goes, ‘You don’t retire — the audience retires you.’”
The singer hasn’t been charged with driving while intoxicated before, although he did cause controversy in 2016 when he took a selfie in front of a voting booth in Tennessee — a violation of state law. Timberlake later addressed the controversy during an appearance on “The Tonight Show,” saying he didn’t know it was illegal and was merely trying to inspire people. Authorities in Tennessee did not end up investigating the incident, according to Reuters.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
