Justin Timberlake Ignores DWI Bust As He Breaks His Social Media Silence: 'This Is So Important'

Justin Timberlake has made a notable comeback to social media following a brief hiatus.

On Tuesday, he took to his Instagram account to give a shoutout to the New York Knicks team ahead of his performance at the Madison Square Garden Arena.

The singer's post comes after he was recently arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Justin Timberlake's attorney, Edwin Burke Jr., has spoken about the arrest and revealed that he will "Vigorously" fight the charges.

The "Friends With Benefits" actor has returned to social media after a recent run-in with the law in the Hamptons. On Tuesday, he took to his Instagram page to shout out to the New York Knicks team as he got set to headline his Forget Tomorrow World Tour at the Madison Square Garden Arena.

In the clip, Timberlake is wearing a black T-shirt and cap and holding up a tour merch designed in the NBA team's blue and orange colors.

"This is so important right now... let's go! Got y'alls Knicks colors," he jokingly said in the video.

Someone else behind the camera said "Bing Bong," before the "Trolls" actor then sang, "We had to do it!"

"Had to do it @nyknicks," he wrote in the caption.

Timberlake's last post came on Father's Day. At the time, he shared photos of himself and his two sons and penned a touching message, thanking them for "giving me my biggest purpose."

It comes after the 43-year-old singer was arrested and charged last week in Sag Harbor, Long Island, for driving while intoxicated after allegedly running a stop sign and "failing to keep on the right side of the roadway" in his 2025 BMW.

Documents about his charging noted that his "eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."

Fears had surfaced about the effect of his legal woes on his tour, but a source recently told People magazine that it will go on as scheduled.

"It's business as usual for him," the insider shared. "The tour is continuing as planned."

Timberlake will perform again at the Madison Square Garden Arena on Wednesday, June 26, before heading to Boston for a two-legged performance at the TD Garden on June 29 and 30.

The "Mirrors" hitmaker expressed his gratitude to both new and old fans at his recently held show in Chicago.

In the aftermath of his arrest, he took to the stage at the United Center on June 21, telling fans that it'd "been a tough week."

"I know sometimes I'm hard to love, but you keep on loving me, and I love you right back," he added.

On the return leg of the show on June 22, he praised fans, thanking them for "the love of what is almost three decades together."

"This [tour] is just something that keeps watching over me, more so on this tour than any other," Timberlake said. "And that's that mostly all of us here in this room tonight, in this arena tonight, have grown up together. So many of you come up to me and say, 'I grew up with you, man.'"

"I want each and every one of you to know I've grown up with you," he continued. "You have been such a big and beautiful part of my life and sometimes I can't find the words to show my gratitude that you guys just keep riding with me and riding with me."

Timberlake could have avoided his recent legal woes if only he'd heeded a prior warning from the same cop who arrested him.

According to the New York Post, a police source said that the young cop who arrested the "Cry Me A River" crooner stopped him twice that day but only warned him the first time not to continue with his trip.

"He was stopped and advised not to drive," the source shared. "The officer didn't recognize him; he's a young guy. And he still gave Justin a break because he didn't pose an immediate danger."

The infamous cop has since been identified as 23-year-old Michael Arkinson, who reportedly "thought that was the end of it, that this guy would get a ride home."

The source shared that "several minutes later," as Arkinson went about his duties on another side of the village, Timberlake "was observed by the same officer, driving."

"What a dumba-s," the tipster exclaimed. "I am thinking he could afford a driver. How's that for entitlement?"

According to the Daily Mail, an insider close to Justin Timberlake's wife, Jessica Biel, shared that she is unhappy about her husband's recent run-in with the law.

The insider noted that Biel is "embarrassed" but hopes that the incident inspires him to reduce his alcohol intake.

"Jessica is disappointed but he is her husband so she is by his side and will have his back through all of it," the source said. "She would like Justin to curb his drinking so he never gets into a situation like this ever again. She is treating it like a slap on the wrist and is hoping that it doesn't lead to anything more severe in the future."