Justin Timberlake’s attempt to keep his DWI arrest footage out of the public eye has failed, and the video is now out, showing the singer tripping during field sobriety tests and telling officers, “These are like tough tests.”
Timberlake, 45, had filed a lawsuit against the Long Island town of Sag Harbor earlier this month in an attempt to prevent the footage from being released.
That effort was unsuccessful.
The video shows SexyBack the singer was pulled over in his gray 2025 BMW before being put through a series of field sobriety tests by officers.
He seemed confused and unsteady throughout. When asked to walk a straight line, he stumbled a few times. As the pressure of the situation mounted, he told the officers, “My heart is racing.”
He was polite throughout the encounter, responding to officers with “yes, sir,” but refused to take a breathalyzer test on several occasions.
A female companion arrived at the scene after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a squad car and offered to drive her vehicle away.
Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 and charged with one count of DUI, along with two traffic charges for failing to stop at a stop sign and failing to keep right.
According to a source who has spoken to Page six at the time, he had been at the historic American Hotel in Sag Harbor for dinner with friends before he was pulled over, with police reportedly stationed outside.
Friends at the scene begged officers to let him go.
One detail that emerged at the time painted a particularly awkward picture of how the night unfolded.
“The officer knew who he was at first,” a source said Page six. “Justin said under his breath, ‘This is going to ruin the trip.’ The policeman replied: ‘Which trip?’ Justin said, ‘The world tour’.”
His mugshot, taken after he was arrested, showed visibly bloodshot eyes.
Timberlake subsequently entered into a plea deal in which his DWI charge was reduced to a traffic violation rather than a felony.
