Justin Timberlake has spoken publicly for the first time about his recent DWI address.

On Friday, 6/21 (Friday), the former 'N Sync frontman gave a somewhat emotional speech about his "tough week" while performing in Chicago in front of a sold・out crowd at United Center as part of his "Forget Tomorrow World Tour.""

"We were together through ups and downs and left and right. And, uh, it was a tough week. But you are here and I am here. We can't change this moment right now," Timberlake said as he carried an acoustic guitar to his fans and at some point gave the crowd a bow.

"I know that sometimes I find it hard to love, but you continue to love me and I will love you soon," he continued. "Thank you. Now, if you oblige me, I'd like to sing a little with you guys."

Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday morning on Long Island by Sag Harbor Police who say Timberlake's eyes were reportedly "glassy with blood shots," according to a police report obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

The officer also detected "a strong smell of alcoholic beverages emanating from his breath" and said that Timberlake "could not separate his attention and slowed his speech.", He was precarious in progress, and he ran poorly in all standardized field drinking tests."

According to the New York Times, Timberlake breathed, saying to the arrest officer, he allegedly had one martini" and followed my friend's home,

after Timberlake was arrested at Sag Harbor Village Judicial Court a few hours later, he was released without bail. He was released from prison. The "Rock Your Body" singer has promised "not guilty" of driving while drunk and is expected to return to court on the 26th, The New York Times reports.

According to a source who spoke to page 6, the arrested cop did not know who Timberlake was — which caused a lot of online memes

"The cop didn't know who he was at first," an insider told the outlet at the time. "Justin said under his breath, "This would ruin the tour."The policeman replied, "What tour?""Justin said, "The World Tour."

Timberlake's most recent album, "Everything I Thought It Was," has underperformed since its release that month, and the New York Times has failed to reach 1st place in more than 20 years, marking the singer's first solo release.

Timberlake has also recently come under fire for his past treatment of both Britney Spears and Janet Jackson. In 2021, Timberlake apologized to both via an Instagram post, saying, "I am deeply sorry for the times in my life when my actions contributed to the problem.In an instagram post, Timberlake said, "I am deeply sorry for the times when my actions contributed to the problem."

"I didn't speak where I spoke in turn or because of the right thing to do," he continued. "Specifically, I would like to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson.While Timberlake then deleted the post and appeared to take back his apology on stage in New York in May of this year.

"I would absolutely like to use this opportunity to apologize to anyone f******," he said at the time.

Shortly after news of Timberlake's arrest broke, Spears' 2011 hit "Criminal" rose to number 68 on the iTunes pop chart.