Justin Timberlake ignored police warning moments before DWI arrest by same officer
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: All the DWI drama could have been avoided if Justin Timberlake had heeded the warning from the officer who eventually arrested him.
A local law enforcement source told The New York Post that Timberlake, 43, was actually stopped twice on the morning of Tuesday, June 18, in Sag Harbor on Long Island.
Justin Timberlake was 'stopped and advised not to drive'
"He was stopped and advised not to drive,” the source said of the 'Cry Me a River' crooner.
"The officer didn’t recognize him; he’s a young guy. And he still gave Justin a break, because he didn’t pose an immediate danger.”
The now infamous officer has since been identified as 23-year-old Michael Arkinson.
According to the source, Arkinson "thought that was the end of it, that this guy would get a ride home." However, the source continued that the 'Friends with Benefits' actor "was observed by the same officer driving" his 2025 BMW SUV again, and stopped "several minutes later," while Arkinson was policing a different part of the hamlet.
"What a dumbass,” the source added. He added, “I am thinking he could afford a driver. How’s that for entitlement?”
After reportedly running a stop sign at a four-way intersection and veering his SUV into the left lane, Timberlake was stopped a second time.
According to sources who spoke to Page Six, the married father of two, who has previously admitted to having problems with "excessive drinking," told authorities that he had had a single martini at the historic American Hotel after having dinner with friends.
The 'Suit & Tie' singer was asked three times to blow into a breathalyzer, but he refused. Arkinson noted in his report that Timberlake was unsteady on his feet, slurred his speech, and smelled strongly of alcohol.
Internet sides with cop over Justin Timberlake's bust
Several social media users weighed in on the scene, with a user saying on the NY post, "Just waiting for the lawyer to the rich and entitled to turn this around on the young cop who was doing his job."
Another user said, "I think he needs better friends who don't enable him to commit dangerous and illegal activity." A user said, "This is exactly how most of the rich and famous think: cast blame everywhere except at themselves. And since many of the rest of us let them get away with it, they’ll never change."
Another user said, "Driving intoxicated is a risky activity."
Another added, "Celebrity entitlement at its highest order. His friends obviously have the same entitlement. He was given a chance and he put his two lips around it and blew it. We don't need a slap on the wrist here. What we need is accountability."
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