Justin Timberlake: Surrounded by scandals, career goes downhill

Justin Timberlake was recently arrested by New York police for driving under the influence. This is the singer's latest scandal. Throughout his career, Timberlake has been involved in scandals, big and small. His public image has become increasingly worse.

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

In 2023, Timberlake was involved in a scandal involving his ex-girlfriend, singer Britney Spears. At that time, Britney released her autobiography. She revealed the secrets of 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 implications once caused Britney to have a crisis. She had to endure countless accusations and rumors that made her feel miserable.

Britney also said that she had an abortion while she was in a relationship with Timberlake, because he was not ready to be a father at the time. Britney had the procedure done at home, so that she would not be recognized at the hospital. While Spears cried on the floor in physical and mental pain, Timberlake comforted her by... playing guitar and singing to her.

Besides Britney Spears, there is another female singer who also suffered humiliation and humiliation 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.

At that time, Justin Timberlake pulled Janet Jackson's shirt, causing the female singer to expose one of her breasts on live 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.

After the scandal, Janet Jackson quickly apologized to the public. The incident seriously affected the singer's image and career later on. Meanwhile, Timberlake was completely "innocent", he did not have to suffer any consequences after his controversial actions.

Janet Jackson later shared that she and Timberlake were good friends, so she didn't want to dig too deep into the matter. Jackson accepted being misunderstood by the public because she didn't want to get to the bottom of it and figure out 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 caused a shock when he was intimate with actress Alisha Wainwright when they were both at a bar.

After the controversial images were published in the news, the singer apologized to the public for his reckless actions. Timberlake explained that he had too much to drink and was not in control of his actions. He felt very remorseful and also publicly apologized to his wife and family for putting them through such an embarrassing situation.

Back to Timberlake's current career situation, he is facing many difficulties. His sixth 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 seriously affect his image in the promotional activities for his ongoing tour.

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

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