Fans are shocked by a fake AI-generated video of Justin Timberlake drinking beer after being arrested for drunk driving.
Created by visual designer Edmund Yang, the video features animated versions of Timberlake's now-famous mugshot, showing him waving, sipping a beer and staring intently into the camera.
Yang wrote: “It's now really easy to fake a video. Look at the hands. What's next?”
The creepy fake video immediately upset fans, with one writing: “I have a bad feeling about this.”
Other comments included: “This is insane!”, “This shit is getting too good, it needs to stop” and “Oh my god.”
Fans were shocked by a fake AI-generated video of Justin Timberlake drinking beer after being arrested for DUI.
Created by visual designer Edmund Yang, the video animates Star's now-famous mugshot, showing him waving, sipping a beer and staring intently into the camera.
Another user wrote, “When I lift the glass the fingers on my right hand become thread-like so I think I'm okay for now,” and “I have a bad feeling about this.”
According to court documents, Justin was stopped by officers from the Sag Harbor Village Police Department in the Hamptons, New York, around 12:30 p.m. on June 18 and arrested for allegedly running a stop sign and drifting out of his lane while driving a 2025 BMW X7.
“He had bloodshot and hollow eyes, a strong odor of alcoholic beverages on his breath, difficulty dividing his attention, slowed speech, unsteady gait and performed poorly on standard field sobriety tests,” court documents state.
“This is going to ruin the tour,” the star reportedly tweeted.
A New York police officer was too young to recognize Timberlake and asked him, “What tour?” to which he simply replied, “World tour.”
According to documents, the so-called “Prince of Pop” told officers he had had a martini and was following some friends home. After being arrested and taken to the East Hampton police station, he refused a breath test, court documents state, and his occupation is listed as “professional” and “self-employed.”
The 10-time Grammy Award winner was arraigned in Sag Harbor and released without bail that afternoon. He was charged with a misdemeanor count of drunk driving and is scheduled to appear in court on July 26, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
A bartender at the hotel confirmed to People magazine that the singer had only had one drink before his arrest.
Created by visual designer Edmund Yang, the video animates Star's now-famous mugshot and shows him waving, sipping a beer and staring intently into the camera.
Yang wrote: “It's now really easy to fake a video. Look at the hands. What's next?”
In the fake video, the star was seen making a strange facial expression.
Creator Yang started a discussion about AI in the comments section
Justin Timberlake fans recently mocked the star for his DUI arrest on Tuesday while he was proudly promoting merchandise for his “Forget Tomorrow” world tour.
Justin and his wife Jessica Biel (photographed in May 2022) have been married since 2012.
“If he had been drinking more he wouldn't be here,” another employee told the paper.
He rose to fame in the mega boy band NSYNC, launched his solo recording career in 2002 and became one of the most influential figures in pop in the early 2000s.
Jessica and Justin have been married since 2012 and have two sons, Silas, 9, and Finneas, 3.
Despite his arrest, Justin has continued with his 'Forget Tomorrow' world tour, while Jessica has continued filming 'The Better Sister', which she also executive produces for her own label, Iron Ocean Films.
Jessica is also an executive producer on the 2022 Hulu biographical crime drama series Candy, in which she plays axe murder suspect Candy Montgomery, while Justin had a recurring role on Candy as Deputy Sheriff Steve Defibaugh.
