On Long Island in New York, Justin Timberlake was detained early on Tuesday and charged with operating a vehicle while drunk. He was freed, and the district attorney's office for Suffolk County says his next court hearing is July 26. Representatives for Timberlake have not responded.
What you should know about the performer, 43, is as follows:
From R&b To Boy Bands
At age twelve, Timberlake made his acting debut with Britney Spears, his future fiancée, in Disney's "The All-New Mickey Mouse Club". He rose to prominence in 1995 as a member of NSYNC, which went on to become one of the all-time best-selling boy bands.
Their album "No Strings Attached" sold over 1.1 million copies on its first day and over 2.4 million copies in its first week of release in 2000. For almost a decade, it was a world record.
The band announced a permanent break in 2002. With singles like "SexyBack," "What Goes Around...Comes Around," and "Suit & Tie," Timberlake began a massive solo career.
After his Grammy-winning solo debut, "Justified," he released highly praised R&B-pop albums, including as "FutureSex/LoveSounds" in 2006. Not until 2018's folk diversion "Man of the Woods" did Timberlake's career start to wane.
His first new album in six years, the sentimental "Everything I Thought It Was," was published in March. It features a return to his signature future funk style.
Both On Stage And In Movies
After acting in many movies, Timberlake gained recognition for his performance as Sean Parker in the Academy Award–winning picture “The Social Network” and for his collaboration with Mila Kunis in the 2011 romantic comedy “Friends with Benefits.” As Branch's voice actor, he has been a major character in the animated "Trolls" series since 2016.
He's received ten Grammys. He received an Oscar nomination in 2017 for the song "Can't Stop The Feeling!" from the film "Trolls." For his many contributions to "Saturday Night Live," he has received four Emmy awards.
Timberlake's "The Forget Tomorrow" global tour began in April and will continue through December 20. He's playing in Chicago on Friday, then Madison Square Garden in New York City the following week.
The Private And The Public Spheres
reared in Tennessee, Timberlake was reared by his stepfather, Paul Harless, a Baptist church choir director, and mother, Lynn Harless, who is recognized for having invented the NSYNC moniker.
Timberlake wed actress Jessica Biel in 2012. Between them, they have two boys. In 2019, after being seen shaking hands with actress Alisha Wainwright, Timberlake publicly apologized to Biel. "For my family I feel it is important to address recent rumors that are hurting the people I love," he posted on Instagram.
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Timberlake and Janet Jackson had a Super Bowl performance in 2004. A section of their dance routine had Timberlake clutching her chest. In one of the most notorious wardrobe disasters on television, she accidentally revealed her right breast instead of the extra cloth that was meant to be shown. A week later, Jackson was not allowed to attend the Grammy broadcast, which sparked outrage.
As a consequence of the "Free Britney" campaign, Timberlake was included in the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" in 2021. Spears and Timberlake dated during the beginning of the new century. Timberlake played the victim when they called it quits. Spears suffered as a result of his notoriety and was the target of nasty headlines. Several chapters of Spears' 2023 book, "The Woman in Me," are devoted to their connection and include very intimate information.
