Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Cop who arrested Justin Timberlake reportedly didn’t recognise him – star said it would “ruin” his tour
nme.comJustin Timberlake reportedly did not recognise the popstar – with Timberlake allegedly saying it would “ruin” his tour.Timberlake was arrested yesterday (June 18) in Long Island, New York for “driving while intoxicated”.
According to a complaint obtained by the New York Post, the 10-time Grammy Award winner claimed to have consumed just “one martini” before following his friends home in his car.He also allegedly refused a breathalayser, as per his lawyer: “The charge was a single count because he refused the breath test.
Mr. Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations, running a stop sign and not travelling in the correct traffic lane.”Now, Page Six has obtained more details about the arrest, claiming that the police officer who made the arrest did not recognise the global superstar.
An insider speaking to the publication further claimed that the officer “was so young that he didn’t even know” who Timberlake was.A second source also alleged to Page Six the following exchange: “Justin said under his breath, ‘This is going to ruin the tour.’ The cop replied, ‘What tour?’ Justin said, ‘The world tour.’”Per TMZ, the former *NSYNC star is due back in court on July 26.
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