Justin Timberlake tells fans: 'It's been a tough week'
Justin Timberlake has admitted he has been through a “tough week” as he thanked fans at his first concert since his arrest.
The 43-year-old star was apprehended on Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and appeared to express regret about the incident during his performance in Chicago on Friday night.
“It’s been a tough week,” Timberlake told the crowd.
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Timberlake was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday after his car was pulled over in Sag Harbor, New York.
According to the paperwork, the arresting officer observed the Mirrors singer’s eyes were “bloodshot and glassy, a strong odour of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardised field sobriety tests”.
Timberlake is said to have apologised to his tour crew in the wake of his arrest and assured them the incident would not affect his upcoming world tour.
“He made sure that this arrest didn’t create tension in the crew - he reacted like a boss,” an insider told The US Sun newspaper.
“He said sorry for bringing this kind of attention to the team.
“Everyone was happy to hear what he said.”
Timberlake’s legal team has also promised to “vigorously defend” him in court.
“(We) look forward to vigorously defending Mr Timberlake against these allegations,” his lawyer Edward Burke Jr told the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column in a statement.
“We will have a lot to say at the appropriate time.
“He is currently awaiting full discovery from the DA’s office.”
