Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton says he hopes Justin Timberlake’s arrest will act as an “ego check” for the superstar after “decades of skating through life.”
On Tuesday, news hit the Internet that the former NSYNC member, 43, had been taken into custody for drunken driving in the exclusive Hamptons enclave of Sag Harbor.
Now media personality Perez, 46, has spoken out about the scandal against Dan Abrams NewsNation.
He believes the hitmaker has emerged unscathed from ‘tough situations’ for most of his career because of his famous name – and that this should be an eye-opener for him.
“I think what we’re seeing is an ego check,” he told the publication. “He’s been able to skate through life and tough situations for decades because he’s Justin Timberlake, because he’s rich and handsome and white and a man.”
Gossip columnist Perez Hilton said he hopes Justin Timberlake’s arrest will act as an “ego check” for the superstar after “decades of skating through life”
News hit the Internet Tuesday that the former NSYNC member, 43, had been taken into custody for drunken driving in the exclusive Hamptons enclave of Sag Harbor
Law enforcement sources report this TMZ that the sexy backup crooner was arrested shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
Police reportedly saw him blow past a stop sign and saw him crossing the road.
The father of two failed a sobriety test and was handcuffed and arrested, according to a police report. At the station he refused to take a breath test.
According to Page sixthe arresting officer “was so young, he didn’t even know” who the singer was.
“He didn’t recognize him or his name,” an insider told the publication, while a second source added, “Justin quietly said, ‘This is going to ruin the tour.’ The agent replied, “What tour?” Justin said, ‘The world tour.’”
Perez also said it “wouldn’t shock me if Justin Timberlake has driven drunk before.”
“And I wasn’t surprised that his friends weren’t more adamant that he shouldn’t be driving,” Perez continued.
“What we’ve seen in recent years is that what used to work for him no longer works for him, both professionally and personally.”
The blogger said he was “surprised” that Justin had not yet “released a statement” about the incident, adding that admitting his mistake would “go a long way.”
Now, media personality Perez, 46, has addressed the scandal to NewsNation and said it should be an eye-opener for Justin.
He believes the hitmaker has emerged from ‘tough situations’ unscathed for most of his career because of his famous name. Justin is seen leaving the police station in handcuffs
“But the fact that he hasn’t is just an indication of how he’s done things for so long,” he said.
The only good thing Perez thinks will come from this is that it might prompt Justin to want to reunite with his NSYNC bandmates next year.
“Justin knows his career needs the uplift and positive press and goodwill that reuniting with his former boy band members would bring him,” he said.
The blogger said he was “surprised” that Justin had not yet “issued a statement” about the incident, adding that admitting his mistake would “go a long way.”
On Tuesday morning, Justin was led by police officers across the bridge from the Sag Harbor Police Department to the Village Courthouse, in exclusive photos obtained by DailyMail.com.
The musician appeared shocked as he looked straight ahead and was handcuffed.
After a brief arraignment that banned him from driving in New York for a year, he was released without bail and emerged from court wearing a baseball cap.
He was charged with driving while intoxicated, ignoring a stop sign and failure to stay in his lane. He will appear in court on July 26.
Justin has has admitted to using illegal substances numerous times over the years.
In 2006, he admitted to secretly “getting plastered” and “doing his fair share of drugs,” even saying he thought he might one day be arrested for it.
“I’ve never been arrested… but that doesn’t mean I won’t,” the pop star revealed at the time.
‘I’m just like everyone else: I get completely plastered, I’ve done quite a bit of drugs and I’ve been caught with my pants down. I’m just making sure there are no cameras around.’
According to Page Six, the arresting officer was “so young he didn’t even know” who the singer was. Justin is seen leaving court on Tuesday
Justin has admitted to using illegal substances numerous times over the years. In 2006, he admitted that he had been ‘plastered’ and had ‘done his share of drugs’. It was seen in 2022
In 2019, the pop star blamed excessive drinking after he was caught getting cozy with his costar, Alisha Wainwright, despite being married to Jessica Biel. He and Jessica can be seen in 2018
Then, in 2013, he revealed at the SXSW Festival that he once attended the Coachella Music Festival while “going out of his mind.”
‘This is my first time here. I’ve been to Coachella a lot, with a lot of different fabrics,” he told Myspace during the event.
‘I’ve been to Coachella many times, but I don’t remember much about it, so I’ll leave it at that. [One year] I saw Weezer and I was standing in the middle of the field, I went completely crazy.’
Furthermore, in 2019, the pop star blamed excessive alcohol consumption after he was caught socializing with his colleague Alisha Wainwright, despite being married to Jessica Biel.
He and Alisha were seen holding hands during a night out in New Orleans, and rumors immediately broke out that he had cheated on his wife.
Afterward, Justin apologized for his “lapse in judgment” but insisted nothing happened between them.
“A few weeks ago I made a strong error of judgment, but let me be clear: nothing happened between me and my co-star,” he emphasized in a statement on Instagram.
‘I drank way too much that night and regret my behavior. I should have known better.
“This is not the example I want to set for my son. I apologize to my wonderful wife and family for putting them in such an embarrassing situation, and I am focused on being the best husband and father I can be. This wasn’t it.’
Perez previously defended Justin after facing a wave of backlash following the publication of Britney Spears’ memoir.
In the tome, Britney, who dated Justin from 1999 to 2002, accused him of cheating and claimed she had an abortion because Justin was “not ready” to be a father.
Afterwards, Perez pointed out that Justin had already apologized to Britney and that “he’s not that person anymore.”
“The people who don’t like Justin Timberlake are not going to continue to like him, and I think his fans are going to continue to like him and understand that this was over 20 years ago and he’s not that person anymore,” he said.
