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Post by mom on Jun 19, 2024 2:06:07 GMT
Justin Timberlake was arrested for DWI last night/early this am. In his mug shot, you can tell he is drunk - though he did refuse the breathalyzer test so I guess we can't definitively say how drunk he was. He did fail the field sobriety test the officer gave him. Knowing he was drinking and driving, does this change how you feel about him? I, obviously, don't know him, but I have heard about his struggles with alcohol before now. But it makes me sad that he'd choose to drink and drive. Im not a JT fan really but for some reason, his arrest makes me sad for him. He hasn't publicly said anything about this yet, but I imagine he will have to soon as he is on his World Tour. So whats your thoughts? pagesix.com/2024/06/18/entertainment/justin-timberlakes-bloodshot-glassy-eyed-mugshot-released-after-hamptons-dwi-arrest/__________________ EDITED : I want to make it clear --- I think he is a dumbass who knew better. And he should get whatever the law allows for a punishment. When I said I was sad for him I used the wrong word. Disappointed would be a better word. |
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Post by Neisey on Jun 19, 2024 2:09:55 GMT
Absolutely no excuse for drinking and driving…for anyone.
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Post by FurryP on Jun 19, 2024 2:20:05 GMT
I have no feelings about him at all, but I am happy he did not hurt anyone. I have to say he has the resources to get the help he needs or even a driver....if he wanted to. This may be mean, but I don't feel sad for him at all. He is a full grown man and he makes his own choices. Ok maybe I do have feelings about him, lol.
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Post by valincal on Jun 19, 2024 2:34:49 GMT
No excuse at all. As was said in one of the comments I read, he could take an Uber to the moon and back if he wanted to—why would he drive drunk? I’m just glad he didn’t hurt anybody.
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jun 19, 2024 2:42:13 GMT
As someone who has lost two family members to a drunk driver, it is unacceptable. He certainly knows better. He was lucky he didn’t hurt anyone but himself. They should make an example of him and give him a hefty punishment, but I know they won’t.
One thing about drunk drivers - they will do it again and again.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 19, 2024 2:42:26 GMT
I'm not that familiar with his personal life, but my daughter has a strong dislike of him.  I've always thought he's had a good charisma that just comes naturally with his acting and singing. I always liked him on SNL.
It's not great what he did, terrible actually.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jun 19, 2024 2:55:32 GMT
As a DUI/DWI survivor of a horrific crash that should have killed me, I have deleted his music from my Amazon Music account.
So yeah.
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Post by TXMary on Jun 19, 2024 2:56:06 GMT
I don’t have any feelings about him one way or the other but we were out of town this past weekend for a wedding. One night we had dinner at the bride’s parent’s house and there was drinking. Second night was rehearsal dinner with drinking. Third night was the wedding and reception and more drinking. We Ubered every night there and back. I will never understand why people with plenty of money can’t do the same.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jun 19, 2024 2:56:49 GMT
As someone who has lost two family members to a drunk driver, it is unacceptable. He certainly knows better. He was lucky he didn’t hurt anyone but himself. They should make an example of him and give him a hefty punishment, but I know they won’t. One thing about drunk drivers - they will do it again and again. Yup. Mine had 2 more cases. The guy who hit a cousin, that was like his 13th DUI. He was *finally* in trouble. If I would have died, the guy would have gotten maybe 5-10 years and served maybe 2. |
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Post by Zee on Jun 19, 2024 3:06:07 GMT
He's too old and too rich and famous for this to have happened. Get a driver.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 19, 2024 3:15:58 GMT
He should know better. Completely unacceptable.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 19, 2024 3:36:00 GMT
I feel for his wife and kids. And I can't understand for the life of me, why don't these rich celebrities just hire someone to drive them? It's SO simple. I don't condone anyone drinking and driving, but in these cases where you can afford ANYTHING in life, why risk your own life? I'm not really a JT fan. I like some of his music but only a handful. I do think he is very talented but otherwise, eh.
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Post by SabrinaP on Jun 19, 2024 3:38:18 GMT
Drinking and driving is despicable behavior. This day and age there are so many options for ride shares and he definitely has the means to get someone to drive him wherever he wanted to go.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jun 19, 2024 4:36:13 GMT
I don't know any of his music.
There are so many options (uber, lyft, taxi, call a friend or family member, take the bus, etc..), there is no reason at all for anyone to drive while under the influence.
Shame on him.
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Post by Gennifer on Jun 19, 2024 4:46:41 GMT
He’s old enough to know better.
He’s also in a financial situation where it should never have happened. Even if he didn’t want to taxi/Uber/whatever with a stranger for privacy reasons, he could have paid anyone on his staff, that he already knows and trusts, to sit next to him all night and drive him home. Even hire a personal bartender to travel with him while he’s on tour.
So needlessly stupid.
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Post by melanell on Jun 19, 2024 10:45:10 GMT
I didn't really have any thoughts about him before. Now, I'm just relieved that his poor decision didn't harm anyone else, and I hope he'll get help if he needs it, and not repeat this behavior in the future, because if there's a next time, he may very well hurt someone else.
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 19, 2024 10:57:18 GMT
My thoughts on him prior to this weren't great. The bit I read out of Britney Spears' autobiography about the abortion he insisted upon and his treatment of her during and after is terrible.
As for a DWI? Google says he's worth ~$250 million. Absolutely no excuse for being a dumbass and not having someone else drive him. If it was his pride, then I hope this bit of karma gets through to him.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 19, 2024 11:07:10 GMT
Yeah, I read Britney Spears’ memoir so I already didn’t like him much.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 19, 2024 12:41:59 GMT
I thought he was the annoying little bro in NSync, but I liked his SexyBack album. I liked when he was on SNL, and his relationship with Jimmy Fallon. But I never understood his relationship with Jessica Beil (not sure how that is spelled) and then when all the Britney stuff came out, I chalked it up to a kid who made mistakes that didn't want to impact a budding career, or have his star permanently hitched to someone as unstable as BS (not sure if she was unstable back then). His new album has come out and I dont think is as successful, so I suspect he is struggling with that feedback. No excuse tho for someone who is so rich to get behind the wheel drunk. And then to deny a breathalyzer? I'm sure he'll just get a slap on the hand, but I hope he gets help.
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Post by gramasue on Jun 19, 2024 13:19:18 GMT
What a fool. One of those guys who thinks "I'm okay to drive; I just had a few". I refuse to take his celebrity into account. He should be treated as any other idiot who thinks they're "okay to drive" after drinking.
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Post by peano on Jun 19, 2024 13:35:49 GMT
And the caliber of friends he hangs out with. The article I read quoted one friend as saying "This will ruin his tour" and two others begging for the cop to release him, after the cop didn't even recognize him, because he was too young to know who JT is.
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Post by mom on Jun 19, 2024 14:33:37 GMT
Yeah, I read Britney Spears’ memoir so I already didn’t like him much. LOL It seems like I am the only one who hasn't read it! |
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Post by mom on Jun 19, 2024 14:34:01 GMT
What a fool. One of those guys who thinks "I'm okay to drive; I just had a few". I refuse to take his celebrity into account. He should be treated as any other idiot who thinks they're "okay to drive" after drinking.Absolutely. |
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Post by mom on Jun 19, 2024 14:35:35 GMT
I thought he was the annoying little bro in NSync, but I liked his SexyBack album. I liked when he was on SNL, and his relationship with Jimmy Fallon. But I never understood his relationship with Jessica Beil (not sure how that is spelled) and then when all the Britney stuff came out, I chalked it up to a kid who made mistakes that didn't want to impact a budding career, or have his star permanently hitched to someone as unstable as BS (not sure if she was unstable back then). His new album has come out and I dont think is as successful, so I suspect he is struggling with that feedback. No excuse tho for someone who is so rich to get behind the wheel drunk. And then to deny a breathalyzer? I'm sure he'll just get a slap on the hand, but I hope he gets help. Not sure about the state he was in, but in Texas if you refuse a breathalyzer you get an automatic suspension. But being he is rich, that probably wont affect him much. |
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 19, 2024 15:17:31 GMT
Yeah, I read Britney Spears’ memoir so I already didn’t like him much. LOL It seems like I am the only one who hasn't read it! It’s a quick read, which I don’t mean as an insult to it! |
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Post by Alexxussss on Jun 19, 2024 15:41:45 GMT
Disgusting! No excuse for anyone to drink and drive!
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 19, 2024 17:43:54 GMT
His eyes are so glassy! How drunk and high was he!?
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Post by scrappinmama on Jun 19, 2024 19:01:51 GMT
I have no feelings about him at all, but I am happy he did not hurt anyone. I have to say he has the resources to get the help he needs or even a driver....if he wanted to. This may be mean, but I don't feel sad for him at all. He is a full grown man and he makes his own choices. Ok maybe I do have feelings about him, lol. I am not a fan or a hater of his. I totally agree with what you are saying. He has no excuses. I'm glad he was pulled over. I hope it opens his eyes to how wrong he was for getting behind the wheel. |
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Post by peasapie on Jun 19, 2024 19:06:28 GMT
I think that no one should be driving and drinking. Get a driver or call an uber.
With that said, the media frenzy on this is also making me sick. (The NY Times just had to mention that his latest album didn't do so well.). It just reminded me of how the media stirs up shit just to sell copy.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jun 19, 2024 23:00:09 GMT
And the caliber of friends he hangs out with. The article I read quoted one friend as saying "This will ruin his tour" and two others begging for the cop to release him, after the cop didn't even recognize him, because he was too young to know who JT is. I am 59, and I wouldn't recognize him either. Nor would I recognize 75% of the celebrities or the >> *think* they are celebrities. If a celebrity isn't on my love or like list or in the constant headlines....then I wouldn't have any idea who they are or recognize them. |
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I've always thought he's had a good charisma that just comes naturally with his acting and singing. I always liked him on SNL.
