Singer and actor Justin Timberlake was arrested on Monday night for DWI-related charges. The arrest occurred in Sag Harbor, New York. Timberlake is currently in police custody.
Timberlake is due in court on Tuesday, June 18, per a police spokesperson who spoke to Newsday. No further details of Timberlake’s arrest were made available at this time.
This is a developing story.
Justin Timberlake Arrested for DWI in New York, Due in Court on Tuesday
Timberlake has also been under fire in the court of public opinion. Both his latest tour and album have flopped – for a few different reasons.
One source believes Timberlake waited too long between albums to release new music. Britney Spears’ memoir – which talks a lot about Spears’ relationship with Timberlake – also painted him in a bad light.
Timberlake’s last album, Everything I Thought It Was, debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. It fell off the Billboard Hot 200 just one month later. Timberlake is also struggling to sell out arenas. There are plenty of tickets for his concerts still available on sites like Ticketmaster, to say the least.
“A six-year break from your mid-thirties to your early forties is a really long time [for an artist],” music journalist Touré of TheGrio said to NewsNation. “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.'”