Justin Timberlake’s DWI Arrest Video Released After Redactions Deal
Justin Timberlake’s DWI Arrest Video Released After Redactions Deal
Publish Date: 2026-03-20 20:42:00
Source Domain: www.rollingstone.com
Officer body camera footage of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 arrest in Sag Harbor, New York was released Friday, after the singer agreed to redactions as part of a settlement of his privacy lawsuit against the local police department.
Timberlake, 45, was pulled over, subjected to a series of field sobriety tests, and ultimately charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while impaired, an infraction.
The footage was published online Friday by The Sag Harbor Express, a local outlet that sought its release through a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request filed by its parent company, The Express News Group.
In the video, Timberlake is already out of his BMW sport utility vehicle on the side of a road as an officer administers sobriety tests. “Guys, I’m just following my friends back to my house,” he says, his speech slow and seemingly slurred. “I’m not doing anything. I’m just following my friends back to my house.”
Officers instruct him to walk a straight line using nine heel-to-toe steps. He struggles to follow directions, stepping off the line. “Sorry, I’m a little nervous,” he says, before taking more steps than requested. An officer is seen taking notes.
Timberlake also appears to have difficulty with another test requiring him to lift one foot six inches off the ground and count aloud. “Sorry, my heart is racing,” he says. “These are like, really hard tests.” A short time later, he is placed in handcuffs and arrested.
On March 2, Timberlake filed a petition seeking to block release of the footage, citing privacy concerns. A judge then granted a temporary restraining order.
“The footage at issue depicts petitioner in an acutely vulnerable state during a roadside encounter with law enforcement, capturing intimate details of petitioner’s physical appearance, demeanor, speech, and conduct during field sobriety testing, the…
