Justin Timberlake jokes about his race being labeled as ‘white’ in Hamptons DWI arrest video

Justin Timberlake was rather nan comedian aft being arrested successful nan Hamptons for DWI.

Footage of nan singer’s June 2024 apprehension was released Friday aft his unsuccessful legal effort to artifact it. During 1 light-hearted infinitesimal from nan incident, Timberlake, 45, cracked a joke astir his title being branded “white” connected a shape he was asked to sign.

After he was asked to look complete his paperwork, he appeared confused arsenic he looked up astatine an serviceman and questioned, “White?”

When nan serviceman laughed, he cracked, “I’m conscionable kidding.”

Timberlake himself chuckled, adding, I’m conscionable kidding, man.”

The Grammy-winning vocalist was jovial capable during nan brushwood pinch constabulary officers, but he did look to beryllium successful disbelief erstwhile told that he was going to person to walk nan nighttime successful jail.

“You guys are wild, man,” he remarked.

Timberlake was pulled complete by constabulary that nighttime aft he allegedly ran a extremity motion and swerved betwixt lanes pursuing a nighttime retired pinch friends.

At nan opening of nan astir 20-minute video, he was pulled complete successful his grey 2025 BMW and complied erstwhile asked to complete respective tests.

He seemed to beryllium confused by nan instructions arsenic he told nan officers, “These are, like, difficult tests.”

He later stumbled a mates times while attempting to locomotion a consecutive line.

“My heart’s racing,” he said.

A female friend arrived aft he was handcuffed and put successful nan backmost of a squad car and tried to get him disconnected nan hook, though she was unsuccessful.

“You’re arresting Justin Timberlake correct now?” she asked, later pleading, “Can you guys please conscionable do maine a favour ’cause you loved ‘Bye Bye Bye’ aliases ‘Sexyback?’ Do maine 1 favor!”

Timberlake signed disconnected connected a plea deal dropping his DWI complaint down to a postulation violation, which is not a criminal offense, successful September 2024.

Before hammering retired nan agreement, nan “Rock Your Body” vocalist pleaded not blameworthy to nan original charges twice.

His lawyer, Edward Burke Jr., was antecedently adamant that nan singer was “not intoxicated” at nan clip of his arrest.

“The constabulary made a number of very important errors successful this case,” Burke told Page Six a period aft his customer was arrested.