Justin Timberlake was accused of having ‘no shame’ on social media after goofing around on a talk show on Monday without mentioning his recent driving while intoxicated plea deal.
The 43-year-old singer made his first talk show appearance since pleading guilty to a lesser charge on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC.
Fallon, 49, and Timberlake have been longtime friends and their conversation noticeably did not mention Timberlake’s recent legal troubles.
Their light-hearted interview was noticed on social media with one post on X criticizing the singer.
‘Justin Timberlake being on Jimmy Fallon with no shame and getting off with basicly a parking ticket is privilege at it’s finest!! #FallonTonight,’ the post read.
Justin Timberlake was accused of having ‘no shame’ on social media after goofing around on a talk show on Monday without mentioning his recent driving while intoxicated plea deal
Others in the comments section of an Instagram post by the talk show mocked Timberlake for his arrest in the Hamptons earlier this year.
‘Make sure he doesn’t drive himself,’ one comment read.
Timberlake hit the talk show stage showing off dance moves and Fallon quickly congratulated him on his ongoing Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
Fallon mentioned the upcoming second North American leg of the tour that will kick off on October 4 in Montreal and noted that Timberlake added 10 shows to the tour.
Timberlake jokingly extended an invitation for Fallon to open his upcoming performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but Fallon said he was only going to the concert to cheer on his good friend.
‘I’m going to go and scream,’ Fallon said.
Fallon steered the conversation to talk about the duet they recorded for Fallon’s upcoming Christmas album. They treated the audience to a brief preview of the track You’ll Be There.
Timberlake and Fallon also played a silly game called Playlist Playoff, in which they competed to choose the best songs for different situations.
The 43-year-old singer made his first talk show appearance since pleading guilty to a lesser charge on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on NBC and danced around with Jimmy
Their light-hearted interview was noticed on social media with one post on X criticizing the singer
Others in the comments section of an Instagram post by the talk show mocked Timberlake for his arrest in the Hamptons earlier this year
Another post wondered about Timberlake’s community service punishment
Fallon laughed while watching his good friend Timberlake on the NBC talk show
Questlove of house band the Roots declared that Timberlake was the winner.
Timberlake pleaded guilty on Friday in Sag Harbor, New York, to driving while impaired as part of a plea deal that knocked down the misdemeanor charge he´d faced to a non-criminal traffic violation. The boy band singer-turned-solo star and actor was also sentenced to a $500 fine with a $260 surcharge, 25 hours of community service at the nonprofit of his choosing and a 90-day suspension of his license.
‘I try to hold myself to a very high standard, for myself, and this was not that,’ Timberlake told the news media and other onlookers after the hearing in the adjacent Sag Harbor Village Court.
‘Even if you´ve had one drink, don´t get behind the wheel of a car,’ he said. ‘There´s so many alternatives. Call a friend. Take an Uber. There´s many travel apps. Still, take a taxi. This is a mistake that I made, but I’m hoping that whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake. I know that I certainly have.’
Timberlake was arrested on June 18 after police said he ran a stop sign in the village center, veered out of his lane and got out of his BMW smelling of alcohol.
Police said the Tennessee native told the officer he had had one martini and was following some friends home. He originally pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated.
Timberlake told the court he´s had a lot of time to reflect on his actions and was ‘grateful for the opportunity to move forward’ and use his platform to hopefully help others make ‘better decisions.’
‘I should have had better judgment,’ he said to the judge. ‘I understand the seriousness of this.’
Edward Burke Jr., Timberlake´s attorney, maintained outside the court after Friday´s hearing that his client only had one drink in two hours at the American Hotel before his arrest.
‘Contrary to what was reported, he wasn´t drinking other peoples´ drinks, or warned in advance not to drive,’ said Burke, adding that the lesser charge Timberlake pleaded to is ‘consistent with these facts.’
At one point in the hearing, Timberlake promised Judge Carl Irace he wouldn’t ‘go back’ to driving after having a drink again. The judge, who had otherwise been serious in tone, playfully interjected: ‘But come back to Sag Harbor! It´s a great place.’
