Justin Timberlake addressed his Tuesday morning DWI arrest for the first time during his concert in Chicago Friday evening.
“It’s been a tough week,” Timberlake told the United Center crowd. “I know I’m hard to love sometimes but you keep loving me right back.”
Timberlake made the remarks during a message to his fans, where he stressed they’ve both been through the “ups-and-downs and lefts-and-rights.”
Page Six was told that during his arrest, Timberlake, 43, voiced his concern that the traffic stop would “ruin the tour.” He is currently on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which kicked off in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 29 and has stops in more than 50 cities.
His Friday and Saturday concerts in Chicago mark his return to the stage following his DWI arrest.Getty Images for iHeartRadio
However, on Thursday, a music industry insider informed Page Six the legal incident would not affect the ongoing tour and that he would “continue promotion for his album [‘Everything I Thought It Was’] as planned, which, of course, includes his tour dates.”
His Chicago tour stops, which include Friday and Saturday nights, mark his first concerts following his short stint in prison.
The 10-time Grammy winner was arrested in Sag Harbor, NY, shortly after midnight Tuesday while traveling back to his hotel from a dinner with his friends at the American Hotel, per Page Six’s sources.
Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor, NY as he headed back to his hotel from a dinner with friends.Sag Harbor Police Department via Getty Images
He ran a stop sign and swerved across the road.Doug Kuntz
According to the criminal complaint, he refused a breathalyzer test at the scene and “performed poorly” on his field sobriety tests.Doug Kuntz
An officer pulled him over after he blatantly blew through a stop sign and swerved across the road.
According to the criminal complaint, he refused a breathalyzer test at the scene and “performed poorly” on his field sobriety tests.
Furthermore, he had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes, a “strong odor” of alcohol in his breath and “slowed speech” — all tell-tale signs of intoxication.
Timberlake voiced concern that his DWI would “ruin” his tour during his arrest, according to a Page Six source.Getty Images for iHeartRadio
The arresting officer was reportedly too young to know who Timberlake was.ABC via Getty Images
One of Page Six’s eyewitnesses noted that Timberlake’s friends “were telling the police, ‘Let him go, let him go,’” during the arrest. The pleas allegedly did not work because the arresting officer “was so young that he didn’t even know” Timberlake was a world-famous pop star.
He was ultimately hit with one count of driving while intoxicated as well as two traffic violations for failing to obey a stop sign and failure to stay in a proper lane of travel.
While an insider told Page Six the “Cry Me a River” singer had stopped drinking ahead of his tour, another told us it’s “no secret” he has a drinking problem.
He even admitted 18 years ago that he partook in heavy alcohol consumption and had tried “way too many drugs.”
The *NSYNC member has admitted to getting wasted and trying drugs in the past.Getty Images
His wife, Jessica Biel, is reportedly “extremely upset” with him.
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