Justin Timberlake’s DWI arrest is the newest in a string of controversies which have the marked the singer’s as soon as illustrious profession.
The singer, 43, was arrested after he ran a cease signal whereas behind the wheel of his BMW X7 within the early hours of Tuesday morning after an evening out with pals in Sag Harbor.
Insiders say it’s a a lot wanted ‘wake-up’ name for Justin, who’s within the midst of his The Overlook Tomorrow World Tour.
It’s not the primary run-in the singer has had with alcohol. In 2019, the Cry Me A River hitmaker blamed drink for placing on a comfortable show together with his co-star Alisha Wainwright.
Now sources have advised MailOnline, the singer has more and more turned to ingesting within the wake of Britney’s bombshell memoir, which was launched final yr, the place she claimed she had an abortion as a result of he ‘wasn’t able to be a dad’.
Within the wake of Justin’s arrest, we check out the largest scandals which have plagued his 30-year profession within the highlight…
DWI arrest
Justin was arrested after he ran a cease signal whereas behind the wheel of his BMW X7 within the early hours of Tuesday morning after an evening out with pals in Sag Harbor
A bleary-eyed Justin was seen rising from the Hamptons police station in handcuffs
The singer’s spouse Jessica Biel is pictured right here on location filming The Higher Sister in Manhattan on Monday, simply hours earlier than his arrest
Justin was arrested after he ran a cease signal whereas behind the wheel of his BMW X7 within the early hours of Tuesday morning after an evening out with pals in Sag Harbor.
Police described him as having ‘bloodshot and glassy’ eyes, smelling strongly of alcohol, having slowed speech and unable to keep up his consideration.
The daddy-of-two carried out a area sobriety check and was requested to take a breathalyzer check, which he refused.
A bleary-eyed Justin was seen rising from the Hamptons police station in handcuffs.
After a short arraignment the place he was banned from driving for a yr within the state of New York, he was launched with out bail.
For refusing the breathalyzer check, Justin had his driving privileges within the state of New York suspended.
The singer regarded shellshocked as he emerged from court docket sporting a baseball cap.
The pop star has two upcoming exhibits in Chicago later this week adopted by back-to-back nights at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis subsequent week.
‘Arrest is a wake-up name after turning to drink following Britney Spears‘ bombshell memoir and strain to remain within the charts’, say pals
Insiders declare the incident ought to function a ‘wake-up name’ for the singer who has additionally been crumbling underneath the growing strain to compete with well-liked artists like Harry Types
Sources stated Justin was discovering it exhausting to compete with artists like Harry (pictured on the BRITs final yr)
Insiders declare the incident ought to function a ‘wake-up name’ for the singer who used alcohol to deal with the explosive allegations leveled towards him by Britney, 42, together with he urged her to have an abortion within the early 2000s.
On prime of this, sources allege that he has been crumbling underneath the growing strain to compete with well-liked artists like Harry Types – and has struggled with the lackluster efficiency of his newest album, Every thing I Thought It Was, which didn’t prime the charts on its launch in March.
‘Justin has been confused over the Britney drama that occurred on the finish of final yr and a few of us observed that he was ingesting extra,’ a supply advised DailyMail.com solely.
‘He is not an alcoholic by any stretch, however he was suggested to reel the ingesting in so he may have a transparent head when coping with any public controversy as a result of he had been accused of dealing with the Britney and Janet Jackson backlash poorly.’
The supply continued: ‘The fellows who had been there final night time did not need him to drive as a result of that they had been ingesting, however they had been ignored.
‘He’s being cooperative now and is working together with his lawyer Edward [Burke, Jr.] to assist him work his method by it. His pals have needed him to drop the booze for a while, so that is considerably of a wake-up name.
‘The strain of getting to compete with artists like Harry Types and Drake is attending to him and his numbers [album sales] being decrease is certainly bothering him.
‘We have all felt this for some time, and it has affected his writing course of on his previous few information.’
A second insider echoed the considerations, claiming Justin’s newest alcohol-fueled incident stems from a have to ‘escape’ following poor album gross sales.
‘It is exhausting to say why anybody drinks but when it has to do with the place he’s at in his life proper now, it is sensible to say he wants an escape,’ they stated.
‘This may probably be his final profitable tour and he’s conscious of this. He has a spouse and two younger children at house.
‘He has not been tremendous pleased about his album gross sales however nobody on the label actually has. Everybody was anticipating so significantly better.’
A 3rd supply claimed his ingesting habits are well-known amongst these closest to him.
‘It’s no secret that Justin drinks, and the dancers know this higher than anybody,’ they stated. ‘He has turned as much as rehearse smelling like alcohol on a number of events.’
The pop star has two upcoming exhibits in Chicago later this week as a part of his Overlook Tomorrow world tour, adopted by back-to-back nights at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis subsequent week.
The supply stated he usually ‘celebrates present by getting drunk’ however may develop into ‘flirty’ – together with his spouse Jessica becoming a member of nights out to ‘babysit’ him.
‘When he drinks, he will get tremendous flirty, and Jessica does should babysit him,’ they continued. ‘She has gone out with the crew a number of occasions.
Groveling apology after a ‘lapse of judgement’ on THAT cosy night time out with co-star
Again in 2019, Justin issued a grovelling apology to his spouse Jessica Biel after he was caught holding fingers with actress Alisha Wainwright on an evening out in New Orleans
The singer blamed alcohol for his ‘lapse in judgement’ and stated sorry to spouse Jessica and their eldest son Silas for the ’embarrassing state of affairs’
The couple, who married in 2012, managed to place the drama apart and went on to welcome their second son Phineas a yr later (pictured collectively again in March)
Again in 2019, Justin issued a grovelling apology to his spouse Jessica Biel after he was caught holding fingers with actress Alisha Wainwright on an evening out.
The singer blamed alcohol for his ‘lapse in judgement’ whereas on the night time out in New Orleans, however insisted ‘nothing occurred’ together with his Palmer co-star.
Justin addressed footage which confirmed him inserting his arm round Alisha earlier than she tenderly rested her hand on his proper knee.
His assertion on Instagram learn: ‘A couple of weeks in the past, I displayed a robust lapse in judgement – however let me be clear – nothing occurred between me and my costar,’ he insisted in an announcement on Instagram.
‘I drank method an excessive amount of that night time and I remorse my habits. I ought to have identified higher.
‘This isn’t the instance I need to set for my son. I apologize to my superb spouse and household for placing them by such an embarrassing state of affairs, and I’m centered on being the most effective husband and father I may be. This was not it.’
The couple, who married in 2012, managed to place the drama apart and went on to welcome their second son Phineas a yr later.
Britney Spears accuses Justin of dishonest and says she had an abortion as a result of ‘he did not need to be a father’ throughout their three-year relationship in bombshell memoir
Whereas Justin was on the top of his fame, he began courting Britney Spears – and instantly they grew to become Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple, however they break up in 2002.
The Hit Me Child One Extra Time songstress just lately mirrored on the connection in her memoir, The Lady in Me, and he or she accused Justin of being untrue to her.
‘There have been a few occasions throughout our relationship once I knew Justin had cheated on me,’ she wrote.
‘Particularly as a result of I used to be so infatuated and so in love, I let it go, despite the fact that the tabloids appeared decided to rub my face in it.
‘When NSYNC went to London in 2000, photographers caught him with one of many ladies from All Saints in a automobile.
Whereas Justin was on the top of his fame, he began courting Britney Spears – and instantly they grew to become Hollywood’s ‘it’ couple, however they break up in 2002
The Hit Me Child One Extra Time songstress just lately mirrored on the connection in her memoir, The Lady in Me, and he or she accused Justin of being untrue to her
‘When NSYNC went to London in 2000, photographers caught him with one of many ladies from All Saints in a automobile’, Britney wrote however did not specify which one (pictured in 1998)
‘However I by no means stated something. On the time we’d solely been collectively for a yr.
‘One other time, we had been in Vegas, and one in all my dancers who’d been hanging out with him advised me he’d gestured towards a lady and stated, “Yeah, man, I hit that final night time.”
‘I don’t need to say who he was speaking about as a result of she’s really very talked-about and he or she’s married with children now. I don’t need her to really feel unhealthy.
‘There have been rumours about him with varied dancers and groupies. I let all of it go, however clearly, he’d slept round. It was a type of issues the place you understand however you simply don’t say something.’
Britney additionally alleged she grew to become pregnant throughout their relationship and bought an abortion.
She stated Justin was ‘so certain that he did not need to be a father’ and he or she would not have ended the being pregnant if the selection was ‘left as much as her alone.’
Lately, the Mirrors hitmaker has proven remorse for his previous therapy of Britney and publicly apologised to her in 2021 following the discharge of the FX and Hulu documentary, Framing Britney Spears.
‘I’ve seen the messages, tags, feedback and considerations and I need to reply,’ he wrote. ‘I’m deeply sorry for the occasions in my life the place my actions contributed to the issue, the place I spoke out of flip, or didn’t communicate up for what was proper,’ he wrote in an announcement.
Janet Jackson ‘Nipplegate’
It has been twenty years since Justin got here underneath hearth after he ripped off a part of Janet Jackson’s costume, exposing her proper breast as his Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency in Texas
It wasn’t till the discharge of the documentary Framing Britney Spears in 2021 the subject was dropped at mild once more. It spurred Justin to challenge a public apology
It has been twenty years since Justin got here underneath hearth after he ripped off a part of Janet Jackson’s Alexander McQueen costume, exposing her proper breast as his Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency in Texas.
140 million viewers had been watching on the time.
The incident become a he-said-she-said and it marked the decline of Janet’s profession, noticed Justin escape comparatively unscathed.
The singer was blacklisted from the business, along with her singles and music movies banned from tv and radio airwaves.
Along with her profession virtually careening to a full cease, Janet was pressured to apologise for the incident on a significant media tour.
It wasn’t till the discharge of The New York Occasions documentary Framing Britney Spears in 2021 the subject was dropped at mild once more.
It spurred Justin to challenge a public apology to each girls.
He stated within the word: I’m deeply sorry for the occasions in my life the place my actions contributed to the issue, the place I spoke out of flip, or didn’t communicate up for what was proper.
‘I perceive that I fell brief in these moments and in lots of others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.’
Justin added, ‘I particularly need to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson each individually, as a result of I look after and respect these girls and I do know I failed.’
Though issues between the 2 legendary music artists are smoothed over now, in 2006 Janet advised Oprah she felt Timberlake had ‘left her hanging to a sure diploma.’
She expressed feeling that ‘all of the emphasis was placed on me versus us.’
In a single a part of her documentary, nevertheless, the Hollywood vet revealed, ‘We talked as soon as and [Justin] stated, “I do not know if I ought to come out and make an announcement.”‘
Janet stated. ‘And I stated, “Pay attention, I do not need any drama for you. They’re aiming all of this at me.” So I stated, “If I had been you, I would not say something.”‘
Wrestle with NSYNC fame
Justin skyrocketed into the highlight after he joined the boyband NSYNC in 1995 as their lead singer (pictured centre in 2001)
Justin skyrocketed into the highlight after he joined the boyband NSYNC in 1995 as their lead singer.
However the hitmaker quickly started to battle with the immense strain – and by the point he parted methods with the group in 2002, he was not shy about the truth that he loved illicit substances to flee.
He confessed to ‘getting plastered’ and ‘doing his fair proportion of medicine’ in secret, and he even admitted that he believed he might get arrested in the future for it.
‘I’ve by no means been arrested… although that is to not say I will not,’ stated the popstar on the time.
‘I am identical to everybody else, I get utterly plastered, I’ve achieved my fair proportion of medicine and I have been caught with my pants down. I simply make certain there aren’t any cameras round.’
By the late 2000s, nevertheless, it had appeared that Justin had put his wild methods behind him to develop into a household man as a substitute; he wed Jessica in 2012 and welcomed their son, Silo, collectively in 2015.
