Justin Timberlake got lit up by cops in New York — and was taken into custody for a DWI … TMZ has learned.
A rep for the Sag Harbor Police Department tells us the singer is currently in custody at their station … as SHPD wouldn’t disclose more information at this time. But TMZ has confirmed he was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
As of this post Justin is still in custody, although it’s routine to post bail, so he should be out soon.
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Our sources say Justin went to meet friends at a hotel Monday night in Sag Harbor for dinner — and at around 12:30 AM, we’re told he got into his car to drive back to where he was staying … only to be pulled over almost immediately after he took the wheel.
In any case … someone connected to Justin tells TMZ it involved some sort of traffic violation, but police tell us they don’t take people into custody for garden variety traffic offenses. We have now confirmed it was DWI.
Justin is currently on tour His next concert is Friday in Chicago.
We’ve reached out to his camp for comment … so far, no word back.