Clip of Justin Timberlake embracing John Legend at MSG concert upsets Internet after DWI arrest backlash

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Justin Timberlake, who has been facing backlash due to DWI charges, is now being called out online along with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen after they were all united at Timberlake’s concert.

Teigen released a video showing Timberlake embracing Legend during his 'Forget Tomorrow World Tour' at Madison Square Garden. This coincided with Teigen and Legend documenting their special date night on Wednesday, June 26.

Chrissy Teigen captures Justin Timberlake hugging John Legend

According to Chrissy Teigen's Instagram stories, Justin Timberlake stopped to hug John Legend as he navigated through the New York City crowd. The 'SexyBack' singer exclaimed, "Somebody say yeah!" upon spotting the couple. Beaming, Timberlake added, "John Legend in the house, y'all," as he embraced him. 

Teigen captured the moment, that showed Legend blowing kisses to his fellow performer. She then turned the camera to herself, wearing a 'Justin' hat at the concert, and pulled a surprised expression. 

Earlier, Teigen had shared a clip of herself and Legend playfully sticking out their tongues and grooving to Timberlake's song 'F***kin' Up The Disco'. She also humorously gave a shoutout to her stylist Alana Van Deraa in a video, in an effort to get Timberlake's attention. "She hasn't stopped waving, please wave to her @justintimberlake" the model wrote across the post.

Teigen and Legend have made it a habit this year to attend Timberlake's shows. In March, the 'Cravings' cookbook author expressed her excitement on Instagram Stories when Timberlake reunited with his *NSYNC bandmates for a special performance in Los Angeles. 

Teigen shared a clip of the band performing 'Girlfriend' and other highlights from the concert, captioning it, "Oh my f***ing God @justintimberlake."

Timberlake's recent performance at Madison Square Garden followed his first social media post since his DWI arrest on Long Island on June 18, as per People.

Before his June 25 show, he gave a shoutout to the New York Knicks and showcased tour T-shirts in the team's blue and orange colors in a video on Instagram. "This is so important right now... let's go! Got y'alls Knicks colors," Timberlake humorously remarked in the clip, which marked his first post since Father's Day.

He sang, "We had to do it!" while someone in the background added, "Bing, bong." Timberlake captioned the post with, "Had to do it 👀 @nyknicks."

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend trolled after meeting Justin Timberlake at concert

Following the celebrities' meeting at Timberlake's concert, many internet users have shared their perspectives, as per Facebook.

One user explained, "It's so dumb when celebrities find a picture with another celebrity when one of them is having a situation in life and they act like they are the greatest of friends when really it's just to be relevant. Also just take a look at Justin's face.. His eyes look dead inside.. he knows this is forever gonna haunt him 🤣🤣"

Another user trolled Teigen and Legend, "What’s with the tongue hanging out… I find that ridiculous."  One user claimed, "But of course they are…..🤣🤣🤣. They’re all from the same “club”." Someone else said, "All the more to not like him"  Another posted a GIF that mocked Teigen, who had previously struggled with drinking and had been sober for six months, along with Legend, showing text, "1,2,3, 1, 2, 3 drink,"

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