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By Sophie Lloyd
Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter
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Justin Timberlake's mugshot is surprising fans online, with one social media user describing it as "like an oil painting."
The pop star and actor was arrested early Tuesday morning in Sag Harbor, Long Island, on a DWI charge.
According to a statement released by the Sag Harbor Village Police Department, Timberlake was pulled over after running a stop sign and swerving out of his lane, with officers tailing the 43-year-old for roughly a mile before making the arrest.
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The NSYNC star, who has appeared in movies including The Social Network, refused a breathalyzer test. He was released without bail later that day, and is scheduled to appear in court on July 26—putting a planned concert in Krakow, Poland, in jeopardy.
It wasn't long after news of Timberlake's arrest broke that his mugshot went viral. However, fans felt the photo was exceptionally high-quality compared with other celebrity mugshots to take over the internet.
"Why is this the most high quality mug shot ever?" joked @mannyfidel on X, formerly Twitter. "They said get the Nikon out we're getting this [m***********] in 4K."
"Of course jails in the hamptons use ring lights," quipped @LEBassett.
"The lighting is simply great in this precinct," @mannyfidel agreed.
"Look like an oil painting it's so good," said @ArielEsq305.
"It's the Hamptons... most expensive zip code in the USA... bet their police force is STACKED," commented @cryptomuse.
"Why'd they give Justin Timberlake the 4K HD, but Travis Scott the 480p?!?" wondered user @HotBoxMinute, reposting Timberlake's mugshot alongside Travis Scott's arrest photo.
The rapper was arrested in Miami on Thursday morning. According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the 33-year-old was taken in for "disorderly intoxication and trespassing" at the Miami Beach Marina.
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"I don't think Travis Scott would hate me if I said Justin Timberlake had the better DWI mugshot," wrote @relativeread.
"Why was Justin Timberlake's mugshot taken in 4k crystal clarity, to where you can literally see the light reflection in his blue eyes, but Donald Trump's mugshot was shot on a 2009 camera phone?" said @RealDylanD1, referencing the former president's mugshot from August.
The Republican politician was indicted on racketeering charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 general election. The 78-year-old voluntarily surrendered himself to the police Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, where the mugshot was taken.
"Trump's is better," wrote @grumpybbee, while @anumccartney said: "You know what's going to happen to Justin Timberlake's mugshot? It's gonna be memed."
Updated 6/25/2024 11:17 a.m. ET: The headline was changed.
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