The cop who arrested Justin Timberlake for DWI was so 'young' he didn't recognize the pop star

The police officer who arrested Justin Timberlake for DWI in the Hamptons was so young he didn't recognize the superstar, according to a report.

The 10-time Grammy winner, 43, was arrested at 12:17 a.m. Tuesday in the wealthy Hamptons enclave of Sag Harbor on Long Island, known as a popular destination for celebrities during the summer months. The pop star claimed to have only had “one martini,” according to a complaint obtained by the New York Post.

Timberlake, who rose to fame as Disney Mouseketeer before becoming one of the biggest pop stars of the 1990s and 2000s, appeared in a Long Island court on Tuesday and was released without bail, according to TMZ. He is due back in court on July 26. A photo of his arrest has not been released, but photos showed Timberlake handcuffed at a local police station.

Police told the outlet that Timberlake was at the American Hotel to party and ran a stop sign when he left. The officers began following him and arrested him after he began to swerve. The singer told police he was following his friends home.

Timberlake “performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests” and repeatedly refused to take a breathalyzer test, the complaint states.

Officers observed Timberlake with glazed eyes and smelled alcohol on his breath. “He was unable to divide his attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady,” the complaint states.

Timberlake's friends were close to the arrest and begged the cops to release him, but the officers refused, according to TMZ.

The New York Post reported that the unnamed arresting officer “was so young he didn't even know” who Timberlake was.

His arrest comes as part of the “SexyBack” singer's The Forget Tomorrow world tour, with two concerts scheduled at the United Center in Chicago on June 21 and 22. Timberlake is then expected to return to New York for two concerts at Madison Square Garden. . He made headlines earlier this week after stopping a show to help a fan in need of medical assistance.

“The house lights up, thank you!” Sorry everyone, one second…we need help here, about five rows down,” he said in video footage of the incident.

“OK, everything's fine,” he continued, when the fan apparently responded.

Timberlake recently released his new album Everything I thought I was, his first album in six years. It was critically panned, with a two-star review in The independent calling it “about as sexy as a dirty mattress.”

Timberlake's former status as a global pop icon has declined in recent years, notably after the publication of Britney Spears' memoir, The woman in me, who divulged a number of details about their relationship and subsequent split.

The couple first met as child stars on the Disney Channel, before Spears rose to fame with hits such as “Hit Me Baby (One More Time)” and “Oops!…I Did It Again.”

Timberlake, meanwhile, joined the popular boyband NYSNC and later launched a successful solo career. He is also an actor and has won acclaim for his performances in hit films such as The social network and romantic comedy Friends with benefits.

In February, Timberlake raised eyebrows when he said during a concert that he wanted to apologize to “absolutely no one” just days after Spears expressed regret over some of the revelations made in the book. Spears.

After the release of Timberlake's single “Selfish” in March, Spears' fans began streaming her 2011 song of the same title in response, which helped it outsell Timberlake in its first full week .

Timberlake has been married to Hollywood actress Jessica Biel, with whom he shares two children, since 2012.

The independent contacted a representative for Timberlake, a spokesperson for the police department and the Sag Harbor Justice Court for comment.