{"id":5790,"date":"2026-03-23T20:53:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/justin-timberlake-joke-race-dui-dwi-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:53:38","slug":"justin-timberlake-joke-race-dui-dwi-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/justin-timberlake-joke-race-dui-dwi-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018WHITE?!?\u2019 Boy Wasted! Unserious &amp; Unsober Justin Timberlake Jokes About Race During DWI Arrest, Pop Locking Lockdown Memes Swarm Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/2674934\/the-brotherhood-of-the-traveling-duis-justin-timberlake-and-tiger-woods-to-open-saloon-in-scotland\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"2674934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Timberlake<\/a> is never beating the <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/2517292\/michelle-williams-imitates-justin-timberlake-hilarious-audio-britney-spears-memoir\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"2517292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cfo shiz\u201d allegations<\/a> after he hilariously hit the UNO reverse on the race card during his <a href=\"https:\/\/cassiuslife.com\/playlist\/justin-timberlake-arrested-dwi-reactions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DWI arrest<\/a>. The silly singer seemed shocked when he didn\u2019t get star treatment or spared the drunk tank. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?w=900&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Justin Timberlake Booking Photo\" class=\"wp-image-4535320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?strip=all&#038;quality=80 900w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 300w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=768%2C512&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 768w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=180%2C120&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 180w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 150w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=75%2C50&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 75w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=720%2C480&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 720w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 450w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 600w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=250%2C167&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 250w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=221%2C147&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 221w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=245%2C163&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 245w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=129%2C86&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 129w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=144%2C96&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 144w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=594%2C396&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 594w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 660w, https:\/\/bossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/03\/17742986940696.jpg?resize=50%2C33&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=80 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Handout \/ Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The police stop took place back in June 2024, but despite the <em>Man in the Woods<\/em> singer\u2019s best efforts to stop it, footage of his run-in with the boys in blue just went public. It\u2019s not nearly as out of character as <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/2757051\/social-media-reactions-karen-huger-body-cam-footage-dui-case\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4324535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>RHOP<\/em> star Karen Huger\u2019s infamous DUI footage<\/a>, but JT\u2019s got jokes. And so does the internet!<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/justin-timberlake-jokes-about-being-white-during-dwi-arrest-11931877\">PEOPLE<\/a><\/em>, the recently released bodycam footage comes from the Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) in New York. The comedy starts as soon as the questioning does on the roadside. The wide-eyed entertainer seemed so lost in the sauce that he said it was \u201chard to explain\u201d why he was in driving a rental car through the Hamptons. \u201cUmm\u2026 a world tour. I\u2019m Justin Timberlake.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-justin-timberlake-attempts-cop-choreo-for-field-sobriety-test\">Justin Timberlake Attempts Cop Choreo For Field Sobriety Test<\/h3>\n<p>When the name drop doesn\u2019t register to the officer, who stated concerns about swerving and blown stop signs, they both sound confused. During the field sobriety test, he stumbles through the \u201creally hard\u201d exercises despite boom-kacking since childhood. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/status\/2035189534745342077\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EPolice%20video%20of%20Justin%20Timberlake%26%2339%3Bs%202024%20drunken%20driving%20arrest%20in%20the%20Hamptons%20released%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F00thqrjrkz%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2F00thqrjrkz%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Eyewitness%20News%20%28%40ABC7NY%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FABC7NY%2Fstatus%2F2035189534745342077%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2021%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, funny fans said they were expecting something more like\u2026 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/notcapnamerica\/status\/2035592953796731158\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EJustin%20Timberlake%20when%20the%20officer%20told%20him%20to%20walk%20a%20straight%20line%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fvmy0Zyw3hN%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2Fvmy0Zyw3hN%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20chris%20evans%20%28%40notcapnamerica%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnotcapnamerica%2Fstatus%2F2035592953796731158%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2022%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Or a reenactment of this moment from <em>Reno 911!<\/em> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jp_erif\/status\/2035177140522820013?s=20\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EThey%20should%E2%80%99ve%20told%20him%20to%20dance%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FZu5KQW2l0I%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FZu5KQW2l0I%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20JP%20%28%40jp_erif%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjp_erif%2Fstatus%2F2035177140522820013%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2021%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>At the very least, he could\u2019ve given them a little 8-count.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britneyscrave\/status\/2035417420035133716\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3E%E2%80%9CI%E2%80%99m%20on%20a%20world%20tour.%E2%80%9D%3Cbr%3E%E2%80%9CDoing%20what%3F%E2%80%9D%3Cbr%3E%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s%20hard%20to%20explain.%20I%E2%80%99m%20Justin%20Timberlake.%E2%80%9D%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EHe%20should%20have%20just%20said%20doing%20THIS%21%20%F0%9F%98%8D%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FuqIlyF4l73%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FuqIlyF4l73%3C%2Fa%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FqMvaIjwCAs%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FqMvaIjwCAs%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20%28Fan%29%20Britney%20Crave%20%28%40britneyscrave%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbritneyscrave%2Fstatus%2F2035417420035133716%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2021%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He declined a breathalyzer test on the road and a chemical test when he was cuffed back at the station. While the officers explained the violations and walked him through the paperwork, he complained, \u201cYou boys treat me like a criminal.\u201d You should see how innocent people get treated in custody, Justin. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying my best to treat you like anybody else, ok,\u201d one officer said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan I ask you a question? Is this the normal process?\u201d Justin wondered. <\/p>\n<p>When the officer explained this was the \u201cstandard process\u201d for DWI, the singer incredulously smirked and questioned the handcuffs. <\/p>\n<p>The most viral moment is out of focus, but JT\u2019s timing is sharp when he reviews his paperwork and incredulously reads off his race, \u201cWhite? I\u2019m just kidding, man,\u201d he laughed, nailing the unintentional Ava Coleman impression.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopBase\/status\/2035829487162753522\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EJustin%20Timberlake%20reacts%20to%20officers%20listing%20his%20race%20as%20%E2%80%9Cwhite%E2%80%9D%20in%20DWI%20arrest%20footage.%20%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FKQQVZFXzeT%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FKQQVZFXzeT%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Pop%20Base%20%28%40PopBase%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FPopBase%2Fstatus%2F2035829487162753522%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2022%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Now, Justin\u2026 we know you beatboxed so <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4527867\/monica-jack-harlow-reactions-rb-album\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4527867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Harlow could \u201cHooyeah!\u201d his way into R&#038;B cosplay<\/a>, but please relax!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grindbhoy\/status\/2035831704363946258?s=20\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22in%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3Enga%20said%3A%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FIA8C9tRbSs%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FIA8C9tRbSs%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Grind%E2%9C%AF%20%28%40Grindbhoy%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FGrindbhoy%2Fstatus%2F2035831704363946258%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2022%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When the \u201cMirrors\u201d star got scared straight about a night in a jail cell until his arraignment, it wasn\u2019t \u201chaha\u201d funny anymore. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gotta be in here all night? You guys are wild, man!\u201d he said with a frustrated sigh. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"load-later load-later-vendor-twittercom\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/officer_Lew\/status\/2035728654093762732\" data-content=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20data-width%3D%22500%22%20data-dnt%3D%22true%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EJUSTIN%20TIMBERLAKE%F0%9F%9A%A8%3A%20%E2%80%9CI%20gotta%20be%20in%20here%20all%20night%3F%3F%E2%80%9D%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E2%80%9CYou%20guys%20are%20wild%20man..%E2%80%9D%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FHD8tWbrozu%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2FHD8tWbrozu%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Officer%20Lew%20%28%40officer_Lew%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fofficer_Lew%2Fstatus%2F2035728654093762732%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EMarch%2022%2C%202026%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>JT didn\u2019t demand special treatment like his conspicuously Karen-ish friend, but every step of the way he sounded surprised that celebrity never tipped the scales. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Check out Justin Timberlake\u2019s arrest aftermath and social media reactions to the viral footage after the flip.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/4535073\/justin-timberlake-joke-race-dui-dwi-arrest\/\">\u2018WHITE?!?\u2019 Boy Wasted! Unserious &#038; Unsober Justin Timberlake Jokes About Race During DWI Arrest, Pop Locking Lockdown Memes Swarm Social Media<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/bossip.com\/\">Bossip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Timberlake is never beating the \u201cfo shiz\u201d allegations after he hilariously hit the UNO reverse on the race card&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-5790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}