Justin Timberlake has broken his silence following being charged with a DWI.
The 43-year-old was detained by the police on Monday night in Sag Harbor in the Hamptons.
The Cry Me A River singer appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon.
During his first performance following the arrest, Justin spoke to the crowd at the United Center stage in Chicago.
He said, alluding to his charges: “We’ve been together through ups and downs, lefts and rights, and, um, it’s been a tough week.”
“But you’re here and I’m here and nothing can change this,” he continued.
“I know I’m hard to love sometimes but you keep loving me and I love you right back.”
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He added: “Thank you so much.”
The 43-year-old was arraigned on Tuesday, June 18, and released without bail.
Justin was charged with one count of driving while intoxicated.
“The charge was a single count because he refused the breath test,” his lawyer, Ed Burke, told Us Weekly.
“Mr Timberlake was also charged with two other court citations, running a stop sign and not travelling in the correct traffic lane.”
The pop star’s two shows in Chicago this week are followed by back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City next week.
The singer is due back in court on July 26, the same date as the start of his world tour in Poland, which caused tension amongst his crew that the 43-year-old would not be able to perform.
An insider told the U.S. Sun that the former NSYNC star spoke on a long conference call following the shock arrest.
“He made sure that this arrest didn’t create tension in the crew, he reacted like a boss, like someone who owns his s**t,” said the insider.
“He said sorry for bringing this kind of attention to the team. Everyone was happy to hear what he said.”
However, it seems that his work has been largely unaffected by the DWI charges as a source close to the singer revealed it will be going ahead.
A source told People on Thursday: “It’s business as usual for him, the tour is continuing as planned.”
