Pop superstar Justin Timberlake has filed a lawsuit on March 2, 2026, seeking to prevent the public release of eight hours of police body camera footage stemming from his June 18, 2024, DWI arrest in Sag Harbor, New York. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court, targets the Village of Sag Harbor and the Sag Harbor Police Department.

Timberlake's legal team, led by attorneys Edward Burke Jr. and Michael J. Del Piano, contends that the footage captures him in an “acutely vulnerable state” and contains “intimate, highly personal, and sensitive details” unrelated to public oversight of government operations. They argue that the public dissemination of this video would constitute an invasion of privacy, cause “severe and irreparable harm” to his personal and professional reputation, and subject him to public ridicule and harassment.

Acting Supreme Court Justice Joseph Farneti has yet to rule on the injunction request, delaying a decision to allow both parties time to negotiate a potential resolution. Timberlake had previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while impaired in September 2024, resolving the initial DWI charge, and agreed to pay a fine, complete community service, and have his license suspended for 90 days.