About this tour — yes, that tour — Justin Timberlake spoke on his good friend Jimmy Fallon's talk show Monday night.
Not once did he mention the drunk driving incident or the plea agreement, which prompted intense reaction on social media.
The 43-year-old singer and host of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” shared a clip on Instagram A snippet of the pair’s conversation in which they discussed Timberlake’s Forget Tomorrow World Tour and revealed that Fallon, 49, is going to an upcoming Brooklyn show.
Fans flocked to the comments section of the clip and mocked Timberlake. When he was stopped, he mentioned his visit For driving drunk in the Hamptons in the summer.
One fan asked, “Which tour?”
Someone else wrote: “Thank god this didn't ruin the tour.”
Jokes were also made about Timberlake's DWI.
“Make sure he doesn't drive himself,” one fan said.
Another comment read: “Ask him how the car is going…”
A third person commented, “Just don't let her take you there, Jimmy.”
Timberlake also faced criticism on X (formerly Twitter) after appearing on the “Tonight Show.”
“Justin Timberlake being shameless with Jimmy Fallon and getting away with a parking ticket is the greatest privilege ever!!” A fan tweeted,
still Youtube Comments were quite harsh on the “SexyBack” singer in the interview.
One user wrote, “Sad he had the chance to address this issue but refused to remind the national audience not to drink and drive but he didn't.”
“Wow, no mention of his recent DUI?? You couldn't have talked about anything bigger in the room if you tried,” another person said.
Another comment read, “What? This sucks. It feels weird at first because Jimmy knows Justin's reputation is tarnished. I would respect it more if Justin addressed the elephant in the room.”
Timberlake was stopped in the early morning hours of June 18 when Sag Harbor police allege he violated a stop sign and swerved out of his lane. He then refused to submit to a Breathalyzer test three times, police allege.
“This will ruin the tour,” he told the arresting policeman.
24 year old policeman – who did not recognize The former *NSYNC member responded, “What tour?”
The singer replied, “The world tour.”
Timberlake's tour began in April and will end next June. He announced on “The Tonight Show” that he has added nine more shows for the fall.
On Friday, Timberlake appeared in court in Sag Harbor and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence (DWAI), a less serious charge than the DWI charge against him.
The deal includes a $500 fine, a $260 surcharge and 25 hours of community service. The judge also suspended his license for 90 days.
As part of his plea, Timberlake publicly apologized outside of court.
“I made this mistake, but I hope that the people who are watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake,” he said. “After having even one drink – don't get behind the wheel of a car.”
During a three-minute address to the media, Timberlake admitted, “I try to hold myself to a very high standard — but this wasn't the same.”
“There are so many options. Call a friend, take an Uber. There are so many travel apps. Take a taxi,” he added. “I think in the end, I would say we can all be safer out there. I'm going to do my part. I hope everybody else does their part. Thank you.”
