Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer vows to “vigorously” defend star as false drug use claims go viral on social media
nme.comJustin Timberlake‘s lawyer have vowed to “vigorously” defend the pop star after false drug use claims surrounding his arrest have gone viral.Timberlake was arrested on Tuesday (June 18) in Long Island, New York for “driving while intoxicated”.
According to a complaint obtained by the New York Post, the 10-time Grammy Award winner claimed to have consumed just “one martini” before following his friends home in his car.He also allegedly refused a breathalayser, as per his lawyer Ed Burke: “The charge was a single count because he refused the breath test.
Mr. Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations, running a stop sign and not travelling in the correct traffic lane.”Following his arrest, a satirical account on X/Twitter was able to fool fans that the pop star was on various drugs at the time.As per the Daily Mail, the X/Twitter account by the name @PooCrave – which uses a similar username and icon as the popular online media source known as @PopCrave – tweeted that the ‘Rock Your Body’ singer ‘had traces’ of molly (ecstasy), poppers, Truvada and cocaine in his ‘bloodstream’ following his DWI.The tweet went viral, causing many users to be mistaken into believing that the news had come from a legitimate source.
It gained over 25,000 retweets and 24 million views in a few hours.Now, Burke has shared a statement to PA Media news agency (via BBC) that read: “I look forward to vigorously defending Mr Timberlake on these allegations.
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