A detail of the singer’s arrest reveals a humiliating blow

The arresting officer who arrested Justin Timberlake for drunk driving had no idea who the A-list celebrity was when he took him into custody early Tuesday in Sag Harbor, New York.

The police officer “was so young he didn’t even know who Timberlake was” and “didn’t recognize him or his name,” a source told Page Six on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old Grammy winner referred to his ongoing “The Forget Tomorrow World Tour” during his arrest, another source told the outlet.

“Justin said quietly, ‘This is going to ruin the tour,'” the source said. “The cop replied, ‘What tour?’ Justin said, ‘The world tour.'”

Timberlake was charged with drunken driving in a village in the Hamptons, New York, early Tuesday morning after he missed a stop sign and left his lane at the posh seaside summer home, according to police.

The boy band singer turned solo star and actor was driving a 2025 BMW in Sag Harbor around 12:30 a.m. when a police officer stopped him and found him to be intoxicated, according to a court document viewed by AP.

“His eyes were bloodshot and glassy, ​​his breath smelled strongly of alcohol, he could not divide his attention, his speech was slow, he was unsteady on his feet, and he performed poorly on all standardized sobriety tests,” court documents say.

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According to the documents, Timberlake told the officer that he had drunk a martini and followed some friends home.

After his arrest and transfer to the police station in nearby East Hampton, he refused to take a breathalyzer test, according to court documents. He listed his occupation as “professional” and that he was “self-employed.”

Timberlake, seen in handcuffs in a photo, was released without bail Tuesday morning after his arraignment in Sag Harbor. He was charged with drunken driving and his next court date is scheduled for July 26, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said.

The young Timberlake began performing as a Disney Mouseketeer, where he also accompanied his future girlfriend Britney Spears (he is now married to actress Jessica Biel). He rose to fame in the huge boy band NSYNC, launched a solo career in 2002 and was one of the most influential figures in pop in the early 2000s.

Fluent in pop and R&B accents, he is known for Grammy-winning hits such as “Cry Me A River,” “SexyBack,” “What Goes Around…Comes Around,” and “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”.

He has performed at the Super Bowl halftime shows several times, including the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004, when he ripped a piece of clothing off Janet Jackson, revealing her bare nipple.

The incident resulted in Jackson being banned from the Grammy broadcast a week later. In a 2022 documentary, she said what happened was an accident and that she and Timberlake remained good friends.

Timberlake also made a name for himself as an actor, earning recognition in films such as “The Social Network” and “Friends with Benefits” and winning four Primetime Emmy Awards.

In March, he released his first new album in six years, the nostalgic Everything I Thought It Was, a return to his familiar future-funk sound. His previous release was 2018’s Man of the Woods.

Timberlake has two performances in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, followed by a performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 25 and 26.

Sag Harbor, a former whaling village mentioned in Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick, is located in the heart of the Hamptons, about 100 miles east of New York City. The Hamptons have long been a hotspot for the rich and famous, and various stars and other celebrities have had run-ins with the law there.