Justin Timberlake has been arrested for “driving while intoxicated,” authorities said.
The SexyBack singer had been in Long Island, New York state, supposedly having dinner with friends, before leaving a restaurant and being arrested.
The 43-year-old man, often referred to as the “Prince of Pop,” was expected to be arraigned later Tuesday in Sag Harbor, on the eastern tip of Long Island, according to a statement from the U.S. district attorney. Suffolk County. office.
Representatives for Timberlake did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Sag Harbor is a coastal town in the Hamptons, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from New York City. In summer it is a place to visit for wealthy visitors.
Timberlake was scheduled to perform in Chicago for two dates this week before two more shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden next week.
Later dates on their The Forget Tomorrow world tour include Boston, Baltimore and Cleveland.
It arrives in Europe at the end of summer, starting in Krakow, Poland, on July 26, and will move to Birmingham, Manchester and London in August.
He released his latest solo album, Everything I Thought It Was, in March.
A young Timberlake was a Disney Mouseketeer, when his co-stars included his future girlfriend Britney Spears.
Singer Britney Spears and her then-boyfriend, Timberlake, in 2002. Photo: Reuters
He rose to fame in the popular boy band NSYNC and embarked on a solo recording career in 2002.
As an actor, Timberlake has received acclaim in films such as The Social Network and Friends With Benefits.
He has won ten Grammy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Last year, Timberlake made headlines when Spears released her memoir, The Woman In Me.
Several chapters are devoted to their relationship, including deeply personal details about a pregnancy, an abortion, and a painful breakup.
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