Justin Timberlake Agrees Cops Can Release Redacted Bodycam Video From Viral DWI Arrest

Justin Timberlake has conceded that a Hamptons police department can release some of the officer bodycam footage from his viral DWI arrest two years ago. The singer sued earlier this month for a legal injunction that would maintain the confidentiality of Sag Harbor Village Police Department footage from the incident. But on Friday (March 20), lawyers for Timberlake and the police notified a judge that they’d settled the matter.

“Petitioner had an opportunity to review the footage respondents intend to disseminate, as redacted, related to petitioner’s June 18, 2024 traffic stop and arrest,” reads the notice of settlement. “Petitioner agrees that the footage respondents intend to release, as redacted, does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” Sag Harbor police will now release the redacted bodycam footage to various news outlets that have submitted public records requests.

It’s not clear yet what will be in this footage and whether or not it will confirm much-memeified, anonymous reports that Timberlake told his arresting officers, “This is going to ruin the tour.” In a statement shared with Billboard on Friday, the...