Justin Timberlake fans criticized the star for his recent drunk driving arrest while proudly promoting merchandise from his Forget Tomorrow world tour on Tuesday.
The singer, 43, who returned to social media for the first time since his arrest in the Hamptons last week, held up a tour T-shirt and said: “This is so important right now.” Come on. I have the Knicks colors before their concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.
However, many fans begged the star to include his now-famous glassy-eyed mugshot, as well as the “this is going to ruin the tour” comment he made to the arresting officer on his merchandise.
One fan wrote: “Ok but request new merch that says ‘This is going to ruin the tour’ because honestly I would buy that in a heart beat.”
Others wrote: ‘You should make a tour t-shirt with your mugshot on it.’ That would be a bit ‘and’ please, I need a tour t-shirt that says “this is going to ruin the tour.”
Justin Timberlake’s fans trolled the star over his recent DWI arrest as he proudly promoted merchandise for his Forget Tomorrow world tour on Tuesday.
The Sag Harbor Police Department said in a statement on June 18 that Justin had been “observed driving a BMW 2025 southbound on Madison Street, failing to stop at a properly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his travel lane” in the early hours of the morning. The same day
Another fan wrote, “This t-shirt is going to ruin the tour” and “This is going to ruin the Knicks” and “bro sell a t-shirt with your mugshot on it.”
Justin was arrested on June 18 around 12:30 when a Sag Harbor Village Police Department officer pulled him over in the New York Hamptons village after he allegedly ran a stop sign and left his car. lane while driving a 2025 BMW X7, according to a court document.
“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his breath had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage, he could not divide his attention, he spoke slowly, he was staggering, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests,” he said. The report. the court documents said.
“This will ruin the tour,” the star muttered.
The New York officer, who was too young to recognize Timberlake, asked, “What tour?” and was told, “The world tour.”
Justin was arrested on June 18 around 12:30 when a Sag Harbor Village Police Department officer pulled him over in the New York Hamptons village after he allegedly ran a stop sign and left his car. lane while driving a 2025 BMW X7, according to a court document.
“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his breath had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage, he could not divide his attention, he spoke slowly, he was staggering, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests,” he said. The report. the court documents said.
‘This is going to ruin the tour,’ the star is said to have murmured.
The 43-year-old singer, returning to social media for the first time since his arrest in the Hamptons last week, held up a tour shirt and said: “This is so important right now. Come on. I got y’all’s Knicks colors on” ahead of his concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
One fan wrote: ‘Okay but ask for new merch that says ‘This is going to ruin the tour’ because honestly I would buy that in a heartbeat.’
The New York officer, who was too young to recognize Timberlake, asked, “What tour?” only to be told: ‘The world tour.’
The so-called ‘Prince of Pop’ told the officer he had a martini and was following some friends home, according to the documents. After being arrested and taken to a police station in nearby East Hampton, he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test, according to court documents, which listed his occupation as “professional” and said he was self-employed. own.
The ten-time Grammy winner was released without bail later that morning after being arraigned in Sag Harbor. He was charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and his next court date was scheduled for July 26, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said.
A hotel waiter confirmed People that the singer only consumed one drink before being arrested.
Another employee told the publication: “If he drank more, it wasn’t here.”
Justin began acting as Disney’s Mouseketeer, where his co-stars included his future girlfriend Britney Spears, 42.
Justin, who is seen performing at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in April in Los Angeles, has continued his world tour despite the arrest.
Justin and his wife Jessica Biel, shown in May 2022, have been married since 2012
He rose to fame in the giant boy band NSYNC, embarked on a solo recording career in 2002, and was one of the most influential figures in pop in the early 2000s.
Jessica and Justin have been married since 2012 and have children together, Silas, nine, and Phineas, three.
Justin continued his Forget Tomorrow world tour despite the arrest and Jessica continued filming The Better Sister, which she also executive produces under her Iron Ocean Films banner.
Jessica also executive produced Hulu’s 2022 biographical crime drama series Candy, in which she played accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery and Justin had a recurring role on Candy as Deputy Steve Deffibaugh.