Video Shows Justin Timberlake’s DUI Arrest in the Hamptons

Newly released police footage reveals pop star Justin Timberlake struggling with sobriety tests during his June 2024 drunk driving arrest in New York's Hamptons. The eight-hour video shows the singer telling officers he had consumed one martini and was following friends home when he was pulled over.

Newly released police footage shows pop star Justin Timberlake having difficulty completing sobriety tests during his drunk driving arrest last June in New York’s exclusive Hamptons area.

The eight hours of video, made public Friday, captures Timberlake’s traffic stop by Sag Harbor police after officers say he failed to stop at a stop sign, drifted from his lane, and exited his BMW with the smell of alcohol on his breath.

During the roadside tests, Timberlake comments to officers, “these are like really hard tests.”

The former NSYNC member and current solo artist informed officers he had drunk one martini and was driving behind friends to their destination in the wealthy coastal community, located roughly 100 miles east of New York City.

In an awkward exchange captured on camera, an officer inquires about Timberlake’s reason for visiting the area. “I’m on a world tour,” Timberlake responds.

“Doing what?” the officer questions.

“Hard to explain,” Timberlake answers.

After hesitating, he clarifies: “World tour. I’m Justin Timberlake.”

The officer eventually replies: “You are Justin Timberlake? Do you have a license with you?”

The footage shows Timberlake attempting to walk in a straight line and balance on one foot as requested by officers. He appears confused by the directions at times and expresses his anxiety to the officers, saying his heart rate has increased.

“I’m a little nervous,” Timberlake admits during the encounter.

While seated in the patrol car, he questions: “Why are you arresting me?”

At the police facility, when informed he would spend the night in custody, Timberlake responds, “I’m going to be here all night? You guys are wild, man.”

He requests that officers leave the cell light on before they secure the door.

Sag Harbor Police released the footage after reaching an agreement with Timberlake’s legal team to provide a censored version. Multiple news organizations, including The Associated Press, had formally requested access to the recordings.

Timberlake’s attorneys had initially filed a lawsuit to prevent the video’s release, claiming it would “devastate” his privacy by exposing “intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details.” They argued the footage would cause “severe and irreparable harm” to his public image through “public ridicule and harassment.”

However, in a joint court document filed Friday, Timberlake’s lawyers conceded the video “does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under” New York’s freedom of information statutes and consented to its publication.

Representatives for Timberlake did not respond to requests for comment Friday.

Village officials, through their attorney Vincent Toomey, expressed satisfaction that the dispute was settled while allowing them to follow state transparency laws.

“From the beginning of this matter, after Mr. Timberlake’s arrest, the Village has attempted to comply with the mandates of the Freedom of Information Law,” their statement explained. “As would be true in any case involving records or video footage from our Police Department, such material is reviewed and redacted to address public and officer safety concerns as well as personal privacy considerations.”

In September 2024, Timberlake entered a guilty plea to impaired driving charges.

As part of his plea agreement, which reduced his original misdemeanor charge to a non-criminal traffic offense, the Tennessee-born entertainer agreed to record a public service message warning about the dangers of drunk driving.

His sentence included a $500 fine, 25 hours of community service, and a 90-day driver’s license suspension.