Justin Timberlake’s Biggest Haters Celebrate and Joke About His Arrest
There are still dozens of planned stops on Justin Timberlake’s current “Forget Tomorrow World Tour.” A Long Island jail wasn’t on the list.
It’s surreal to think that the man who was once one of the biggest pop stars in the world and considered a male America’s Sweetheart just spent nine hours in a prison cell. But that was the case when, just after midnight Tuesday morning, Timberlake was arrested in the Hamptons for driving while allegedly intoxicated. “I had one martini and I followed my friends home,” the singer told the cops, according to the complaint. But apparently he failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer, and was held at the police headquarters until his arraignment and release this morning.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office told The Daily Beast that Timberlake will return to court on July 26. (Sorry to any fans in Krakow, Poland, who had tickets purchased for that scheduled tour date.) But the court of public opinion has already ruled on the matter—and its verdict was delivered years ago. The star, once so popular and beloved, has fallen far out of cultural favor.