Justin Timberlake is regaining interaction with his fans on social media (yay).
The “SexyBack” and “What Goes Around… Comes Around” singer returned to Instagram on Tuesday to show off exclusive tour merchandise commemorating the Madison Square Garden stops on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, yeah., that world tour. Timberlake returned to social media a week after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in the Hamptons.
Timberlake's Instagram reel shows the Grammy-winning singer, 43, holding a dark blue tour T-shirt with bold, bright orange text detailing his New York concert dates. “This is very important right now,” he says, perhaps with a bit of sarcasm. “Come on.”
“I already have the Knicks colors,” he continues, referring to the NBA team that calls Madison Square Garden home. “We had to do it.”
Timberlake will continue his conquest of MSG on Wednesday before heading to Boston for two shows. Before arriving on the East Coast this week, the “Trolls” star performed in Chicago, where he broke his silence about his recent arrest.
The former 'N Sync frontman got candid with his Windy City fans, telling them, “It's been a tough week.”
And he added: “But you are here and I am here. Nothing can change this moment. I know I'm hard to love sometimes, but you keep loving me and I love you back. Thank you so much”.
Timberlake was arrested early June 18 in Sag Harbor Village, on the eastern tip of Long Island. Police officers told The Times last week that the singer failed to stop at a stop sign and did not stay in their lane.
Since then, several reports have shed light on the arrest. CNN released surveillance video of Timberlake driving in the Hamptons, and Page Six reported that the singer allegedly told a police officer he was unaware of his fame that the arrest was “going to ruin the tour.” When the officer asked “What route?” Timberlake responded: “The world tour.” The report quickly went viral, with social media users making memes of the singer's comment.
A bartender at the hotel where Timberlake allegedly drank before his arrest confirmed the singer's claim that he had only had one martini before his arrest, People reported.
“If he drank more, it wasn't here,” another hotel employee told the outlet.
Timberlake launched his Forget Tomorrow world tour in late April amid the release of his latest album, “Everything I Thought It Was.” Times critic Mikael Wood wrote in his review that Timberlake's latest release is “packed with glib disco-funk tracks and moody One Republic-style pop-rock melodies,” but also offers “a handful of gems,” including the songs “Love & War”. and “What Lovers Do.”
Times staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
