Several news outlets reported that Justin Timberlake was arrested for suspected drunk driving within the Hamptons.
The 43-year-old singer was arrested in Sag Harbor, in keeping with to Newsday And Good Morning America from ABCA representative of the Sag Harbor Police Department told people The singer is in police custody and arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday, Newsday reported.
TMZ reported that Timberlake can also be expected to post bail in order that he may very well be released from prison soon.
Sources told TMZ that Timberlake met friends for dinner at a Sag Harbor hotel, then left around 12:30 a.m. and got in his automobile to drive back to his accommodation. Police stopped him “almost immediately” after he took the wheel, and sources also told TMZ that the arrest was prompted by a traffic violation.
A spokesperson for Timberlake didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment from People or TMZ.
Timberlake is in the midst of his “Forget Tomorrow” tour, where he presents hits from his profession in addition to from his latest album “Everything I Thought It Was”.
Unfortunately for Timberlake, his sixth solo album, Everything I Thought It Was, was met with the standard critical disapproval and weaker-than-usual sales. It was his first solo release since 2002's Justified to miss the No. 1 spot. the New York Times reported in March.
He was once one of the crucial famous male stars in American pop music, but in recent times he has “fallen behind musically,” the Times continued.
Timberlake's declining popularity is due partly to his music selections, but additionally to a broader socio-cultural backlash within the wake of the general public reassessment of his relationship with Britney Spears, in addition to the best way he handled the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show incident that sent Janet Jackson into exile, leaving him largely unscathed, the Times added.
This story will likely be updated.
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