Justin Timberlake was arrested Monday night driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons, one day after posting rare photos of his children for Father’s Day.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to The Daily Beast that the 43-year-old singer was arrested in Sag Harbor— a village in the Hamptons on Long Island—for driving while intoxicated. Timberlake was arraigned on Tuesday morning, where he was charged with one count of DWI before he was released on his own recognizance.
TMZ reported he was cited for running a stop sign and failing to stay in his driving lane, and will return to court on July 26. The New York Post captured Timberlate leaving the Sag Harbor Justice Court in a gray graphic T-shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap.
The Daily Beast has contacted Timberlake’s representatives for comment.
The NSYNC star performed in Miami over the weekend as part of his “Forget Tomorrow World Tour” for his sixth album. On Sunday, Timberlake posted photos of his two sons—9-year-old Silas and 3-year-old Phineas—with Jessica Biel in honor of Father’s Day.
“My 2 greatest gifts. I learn more about myself everyday just because you both chose me to be your Daddy,” he captioned the post. “I will always be there for you through your peaks and valleys… to lift you up and show you how high you can take this life and to pick you up when you fall. And, of course, to flood you with insufferable Dad-jokes all along the way. I love you both so much. Thank you for giving me my biggest purpose.
“Now… for today: let’s play a game where we all just chill and let Dad watch the final round of The US Open,” he added. “Cheers to all the Dads out there Dad-ing! I salute you!”
Biel, 42, also gushed about her husband of 12 years in her own Instagram Father’s Day post—calling Timberlake the family’s “rock.”
The next day, Timberlake met friends at the American Hotel on Monday night for dinner, according to TMZ. The outlet reports that he then got in his car at around 12:30 a.m. to drive to the place where he was staying, with authorities pulling him over “almost immediately” after he ran a stop sign soon after getting behind the wheel.
“There were cops stationed outside where he was having dinner,” a source told the New York Post. TMZ reported that Timberlake failed a field sobriety test when he was asked to do a one-legged stand.
The 10-time Grammy winner is scheduled to play two shows in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, then travel to New York City for a pair of concerts at Madison Square Garden next week before taking the tour international.
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