Justin Timberlake Sues Sag Harbor to Block Release of Bodycam Footage From His 2024 DWI Arrest [WATCH]

Justin Timberlake has filed a lawsuit against Sag Harbor village in an effort to prevent the release of body-worn camera footage from his 2024 arrest, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Timberlake, 45, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to driving while ability impaired. As part of a plea agreement, he received community service and issued a public apology.

On Monday, the singer filed a petition against the Sag Harbor Village Police Department; Robert Drake, in his official capacity as chief of police of the Sag Harbor Village Police Department, and the Village of Sag Harbor.

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The petition seeks to block the dissemination of eight hours of bodycam footage recorded the night of his June 18, 2024, arrest.

Justin Timberlake is going to court to keep his DWI arrest video from going public.

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According to the filing, Timberlake’s legal team was notified on March 1 of the department’s intention to respond to a request made under New York’s Freedom of Information Law seeking the release of all eight hours of footage.

The materials were subject to “undisclosed redactions for ‘medical’ reasons and for the security of the Sag Harbor police complex,” the petition states.

Timberlake argued in the filing that the footage “contains personally identifying information and private details that are not germane to any law enforcement action of public concern, and that would not otherwise be visible to the public but for the presence and recording of law enforcement officers.”

“The footage at issue depicts Petitioner in an acutely vulnerable state during a roadside encounter with law enforcement, capturing intimate details of Petitioner’s physical appearance, demeanor, speech, and conduct during field sobriety testing, the subsequent arrest, and Petitioner’s confinement following arrest over the next several hours,” the petition states.

“Public dissemination of this footage would cause severe and irreparable harm to Petitioner’s personal and professional reputation, subject Petitioner to public ridicule and harassment, and serve no legitimate public interest in understanding the operations of government.”

The petition asks the court to “prohibit the disclosure of the body-worn camera footage in whole, or in part, as an unwarranted invasion of privacy not subject to disclosure under FOIL.”

“The harm from public exposure—stigma, harassment, reputational injury, and the permanent loss of privacy—is immediate and irreparable,” the documents state.

According to arrest documents previously obtained by Fox News Digital, the arresting officer reported that Timberlake “performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests” after being pulled over in the early morning hours of June 18.

The complaint stated that Timberlake had “bloodshot and glossy” eyes, a “strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath,” and that he was “unable to divide attention.”

The officer also noted “slowed speech” and that Timberlake was “unsteady afoot.”

Timberlake told the arresting officer he had one martini and was following friends home, according to the documents.

After being taken to a police station in nearby East Hampton, he refused a breath test. Court papers listed his occupation as “professional” and said he is “self-employed.”

He was initially charged with one count of driving while intoxicated, along with citations for failure to keep right and failure to stop at a stop sign, the district attorney’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time.

Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., previously disputed the arrest.

“The most important fact to know about this case is that Justin was not intoxicated and should not have been arrested for DWI,” Burke said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“The police made a number of very significant errors in this case. In court today, you heard the district attorney try to fix one of those errors. But that’s just one, and there are many others. Sometimes the police make mistakes, and this is just one of those instances.”

After pleading guilty, Timberlake addressed the case publicly.

“This is a mistake that I made, but I’m hoping that whoever’s watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake,” Timberlake said.

“I know that I certainly have. And like I said, even one drink, don’t get behind the wheel of a car.”

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