Justin Timberlake has admitted it's been "a tough week" after he was charged for driving while intoxicated. Addressing fans at a concert in Chicago on Friday night, the singer also thanked them for continuing to support him. The 43-year-old pop star was arrested in New York on Tuesday for running a stop sign and failing to stay on the right side of the road.
His lawyer has said he looks forward to "vigorously defending" the singer. In his first performance since the incident, Timberlake told the crowd: "It's been a tough week." "I know sometimes I'm hard to love, but you keep on loving me and I love you right back," he added.
He also reminded fans that they have all been through “ups-and-downs and lefts-and-rights”. The arrest occurred in Sag Harbor in the Hamptons, a popular summer destination for celebrities on Long Island. When officers stopped him, Timberlake's eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" and a "strong odour of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath", according to a charging document.
His speech was slowed and he performed poorly on the officers' sobriety tests, the document said. He also refused a breathalyser test, it added. "I had one martini and I followed my friends home," Timberlake allegedly told the officer who stopped him, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.
He was released without bail after being formally charged, and is scheduled to appear virtually in court on 26 July, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office has said. Timberlak.
