Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday in New York and charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons.
The “Selfish” and “Cry Me a River” singer was arraigned Tuesday morning in Sag Harbor Village Justice Court, in a coastal town on the eastern tip of Long Island, the prosecutor's office confirmed to The Times. district of Suffolk County.
Representatives for Timberlake and the Sag Harbor Police Department, which arrested the singer, did not immediately respond Tuesday to The Times' requests for comment.
Few details about the arrest were released Tuesday. However, TMZ reported that the 43-year-old musician was returning from dinner at a hotel shortly after midnight and was detained almost immediately after taking the wheel. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and taken into custody at the Sag Harbor Police Department.
The ten-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Emmy Award winner, who made headlines last year due to revelations about his relationship with fellow pop star Britney Spears, has been making a comeback this year. He released his sixth studio album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” in March and embarked on his Forget Tomorrow world tour in April. The tour hits Chicago on Friday and Saturday before Timberlake plays New York's Madison Square Garden next Tuesday and Wednesday.
