Justin Timberlake: Surrounded by scandals, career goes downhill

Recently, Justin Timberlake was arrested by New York police for driving under the influence of alcohol. This is the latest scandal for the singer. Throughout his career, Timberlake has been involved in numerous scandals, both big and small. His image has been steadily deteriorating in the eyes of the public.

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears when they were still together (Photo: New York Post).

In 2023, Timberlake was embroiled in a scandal involving his ex-girlfriend, singer Britney Spears. At that time, Britney released her autobiography, revealing secrets about her relationship with Timberlake.

Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears started dating at the age of 18. Their relationship lasted from 1999 to 2002. After breaking up with Britney, Timberlake released the hit song Cry Me a River . The song implied that Britney had cheated on him during their relationship. This caused their relationship to break up and Justin Timberlake was extremely heartbroken.

In her autobiography , The Woman in Me , Britney said that Timberlake was the one who was unfaithful to her while they were together. When they broke up, he used this incident as an opportunity to create a hit and create a favorable story for himself in promoting his new music .

At the time of their breakup, both Timberlake and Spears were international stars. Their relationship attracted a lot of attention. Therefore, Timberlake's harmful insinuations caused Britney a great deal of distress. She had to endure countless accusations and rumors that made her feel miserable.

Britney also revealed that she had an abortion while still in a relationship with Timberlake because he wasn't ready to be a father at the time. Britney arranged for a home abortion so she wouldn't be recognized at the hospital. While Spears was sobbing uncontrollably on the floor due to both physical and emotional pain, Timberlake comforted her by... playing guitar and singing to her.

Besides Britney Spears, there is another female singer who also suffered humiliation and loss because of Timberlake, that is singer Janet Jackson.

Justin Timberlake grabbed singer Janet Jackson's shirt in 2004 (Photo: New York Post).

In 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed together at the Super Bowl, the American football championship game.

At that time, Justin Timberlake pulled Janet Jackson's shirt, causing the singer to expose one of her breasts live on television, in front of 140 million viewers watching the event.

Timberlake and Jackson had previously come up with some raunchy dance moves. On stage, Timberlake took things too far, creating one of the most controversial moments in American television history.

Following the controversy, Janet Jackson quickly issued an apology to the public. The incident severely impacted the singer's image and career afterward. Meanwhile, Timberlake was completely innocent; he did not suffer any consequences from his controversial actions.

Later, Janet Jackson shared that she and Timberlake were good friends, so she didn't want to delve too deeply into the matter. Jackson accepted being misunderstood by the public because she didn't want to pursue the issue to the very end and determine who was right and who was wrong.

Justin Timberlake and his wife, actress Jessica Biel (Photo: New York Post).

In 2019, Timberlake made a mistake with another woman, his wife. At that time, Timberlake had been married to actress Jessica Biel for 7 years. He shocked everyone when he was intimate with actress Alisha Wainwright when they were at a bar together.

After the controversial images were published in the news, the singer publicly apologized for his thoughtless actions. Timberlake explained that he had drunk too much and lost control of himself. He expressed deep regret and also publicly apologized to his wife and family for causing them such an embarrassing situation.

Back to Timberlake's current career situation, he is facing many difficulties. His 6th album - Everything I Thought It Was - released in March this year - did not reach high rankings on the charts. Ticket sales for the international Forget Tomorrow tour were also not as expected.

Justin Timberlake was also arrested by police for drunk driving in New York early Tuesday morning. This incident will severely impact his image in the context of promoting his ongoing tour.

According to the New York Post , when he was arrested by police early Tuesday morning, the male singer said: "This incident will ruin the tour."

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