Justin Timberlake’s DWI Arrest Footage Is Released, Shows Singer Handcuffed and Doing Sobriety Tests

Court documents filed by Timberlake on March 2 stated that the singer wanted an order from a Suffolk County Supreme Court judge to prevent the public dissemination of footage from his traffic stop on June 18, 2024, arguing that it “constitutes an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”

Timberlake took legal action after a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by members of the media in an effort to obtain the recording.

In the court docs obtained by Us, Timberlake argued that he is shown “in an acutely vulnerable state during a roadside encounter with law enforcement.”

In June 2024, Us Weekly confirmed Timberlake was taken into custody after being charged with driving while intoxicated.

The Sag Harbor Police Department later issued a statement regarding Timberlake’s arrest. “On June 18, 2024, at 12:37 AM, Justin R. Timberlake, age 43, of Tennessee, was observed operating a 2025 BMW southbound on Madison Street, failing to stop at a duly posted stop sign and failing to maintain his lane of travel. A traffic stop was initiated by a Police Officer from the Sag Harbor Village Police Department and upon investigation it was determined that Mr. Timberlake was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition.”

The statement continued, “Mr. Timberlake was placed under arrest, processed, and held overnight for morning arraignment. Mr. Timberlake was arraigned at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on June 18, 2024, at 9:30 AM where he was released on his own recognizance.”

Timberlake, who was in the midst of his Forget Tomorrow tour at the time of his arrest, sparked memes when he reportedly said, “This is going to ruin the tour,” during the altercation.

The singer later addressed his arrest during a court appearance in September 2024.

“I try to hold myself to a very high standard for myself — and this was not that,” he told reporters at the time, according to ABC News. “I found myself in a position where I could’ve made a different decision. But I’ve had some time to reflect on that.”

He continued, “What I’d like to say to everyone watching and listening: Even if you’ve had one drink, don’t get behind the wheel of a car. There’s so many alternatives. Call a friend, take an Uber, there’s many travel apps [or] take a taxi. This is a mistake that I made, but I’m hoping that whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake.”