Justin Timberlake Blocks Release of Drunk Driving Footage

Pop star’s lawyers say bodycam video would be a privacy nightmare

Attorneys for pop star Justin Timberlake scored a temporary restraining order Thursday to stop Sag Harbor police from releasing body camera footage of his June 2024 DUI arrest, Newsday reports.

Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Joseph Farneti gave the village until April 9 to justify why the footage should go public. Meanwhile, the video stays under wraps.

Justin TImberlake. Photo: Tom Stevens

Timberlake, who sued the village earlier this week, called the footage an “acutely vulnerable” look at him during the arrest, arguing that releasing it would cause “severe and irreparable harm” to his privacy and reputation.

The eight-hour video reportedly includes the traffic stop, field sobriety tests, arrest, and post-arrest detention. Timberlake had pleaded not guilty to DWI but accepted a plea for a lesser, noncriminal charge, resulting in community service, fines, and a public safety announcement.