The Daily Populous Wednesday June 19th, 2024 morning edition
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The pop star has been ordered to appear virtually in court on July 26.

Justin Timberlake arrested, charged with DWI in the Hamptons

Singer Justin Timberlake has been arrested and charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons, according to police.

Timberlake drove through a stop sign and swerved into a lane of oncoming traffic at 12:37 a.m. Tuesday, according to Sag Harbor Village police.

The pop star was driving a 2025 grey BMW XM on Madison Street when he failed to stop and failed to maintain his lane of travel. When police pulled him over, they said Timberlake "was operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition," according to police.

Police determined Timberlake was driving drunk, had bloodshot, glassy eyes and "a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" emanating from his breath, according to the criminal complaint. He also had slowed speech, was unsteady on his feet and performed poorly on a field sobriety test, the complaint said.

Timberlake told the arresting officer he had only one drink, according to the criminal complaint.

Justin Timberlake appears in a mugshot from Sag Harbor Village Police Department after being arrested June 18, 2024. Sag Harbor Village Police Department

Timberlake, 43, was held overnight for arraignment, after which he was released Tuesday morning on his own recognizance.

He has been ordered to appear virtually in Sag Harbor Village Court on July 26.

Timberlake has two concerts in Chicago this weekend and two shows in New York City next week as part of his "The Forget Tomorrow World Tour" in support of his sixth studio album, "Everything I Thought It Was."

ABC News has reached out to Timberlake's representative for comment.

Justin Timberlake attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images

Timberlake first gained massive popularity as a member of the boy band *NYSNC in the late '90s and early 2000s before striking out on his own in 2002. His first release, "Justified," sold millions of copies and featured the massive hits "Cry Me A River" and "Rock Your Body."

He has won 10 Grammys, four Emmys and a host of Billboard Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. Timberlake was even nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for his theme song to "Trolls," the single "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

Timberlake reunited with his *NYSNC bandmates last year to much fanfare for the theme to the "Trolls Band Together" soundtrack. He also reunited with *NYSNC for a performance in March.

He's also starred in several big-time box office movies, like "The Social Network," "Bad Teacher" and "Friends With Benefits."

CharleyNobody on June 18th, 2024 at 14:47 UTC »

Changing of the guard. It used to be Billy Joel who drove drunk around Sag Harbor. Now we’ve got the late GenX/early millennial DUIs.

Burning_Tapers on June 18th, 2024 at 14:44 UTC »

Being a cop in the Hamptons has got to suck. Just a constant barrage of "Do YoU kNoW wHo I aM?"

yotengodormir on June 18th, 2024 at 13:35 UTC »

When you're that wealthy you can hire from a driving service and just have a personal driver wait for your beck and call. Or just call an Uber.

Really dumb thing to get arrested over.