Justin Timberlake was again in comfy confines on Monday night time (Sept. 16) when he visited The Tonight Present to hold together with his good pal and frequent sketch associate host Jimmy Fallon. After a prolonged, laudatory pre-interview wind-up operating down the multi-hyphenate singer’s resumé, Timberlake took a seat as Fallon assured his pal “you’re well-liked right here.”
The go to was Timberlake’s first public look since pleading responsible to impaired driving in New York’s Sag Harbor Village Court docket on Friday, the place he was sentenced to 25 hours of neighborhood service and hit with $760 in fines and courtroom charges. “I didn’t stay as much as the requirements that I attempt to maintain for myself,” he advised the courtroom, earlier than addressing the choose, “I ought to’ve had higher judgment. I perceive the seriousness of this.”
Timberlake didn’t handle the plea deal or the DWI incident through the go to, which targeted on the singer’s Overlook Tomorrow world tour; on Tuesday morning (Sept. 17), JT introduced a string of 10 new 2025 dates for the outing (see beneath).
The buddies principally joked round, with Fallon demurring when Timberlake repeatedly advised that the host would come out and do a compulsory warm-up set earlier than Justin’s upcoming Barclays Middle present in New York on Oct. 7. “I’m not doing something,” Fallon assured him. “I’m going as a fan… screaming.”
“Shouldn’t Jimmy come out and do a 15-minute set?” JT baited Fallon because the studio viewers howled on the thought.
Fallon additionally famous that he’s at all times giving Timberlake recommendation about touring, for instance, suggesting he sit on a stool and play for 45 minutes. As a substitute, Timberlake performs for greater than two hours and as Fallon famous, does a dramatic bit throughout “Mirrors” the place he flies out over the gang on a large robotic arm that appears cool, however has led to some regrets from the singer.
“I’m going to say that was my thought… After 53-54 reveals,” Timberlake stated haltingly earlier than standing up and stepping into an arms huge open, leaning ahead pose, “I used to be up there one time, simply, like, suspended over everybody. I used to be like, ‘I may very well be on a stool proper now.’”
“Sure! I advised you that!” Fallon stated enthusiastically, requesting that when he involves the present he wish to not have the ability to see Timberlake that nicely. Clarifying, Jimmy stated he doesn’t need such good seats subsequent time, getting up from his desk and standing inside a foot of JT to exhibit his common VIP standing.
“I don’t know what to do with myself,” Fallon admitted of being so up-close-and-personal. “I don’t dance… and so I simply stand there and I bore your spouse (actress Jessica Biel), so she leaves me [and] I’m on my own. It’s an excessive amount of stress for me.”
“Do you not wish to come to the present?” Timberlake puzzled. Amid the giggles and the within jokes, Fallon teased a brand new vacation music the pair recorded for the host’s upcoming Christmas album, tracked at New York’s Electrical Girl studio. “You’ll Be There,” described as a a “vacation bromance” tune, mixes sleigh bells and ukulele for a chilled-out island vibe, with JT singing, “The one factor on my want listing/ Is that you simply’ll be house for Christmas.”
The pair additionally performed a spherical of “Playlist Playoff,” during which Fallon and Timberlake competed to select the right music for various situations, together with a pre-workout jam and the monitor they’d need on repeat if caught in an elevator collectively, which prompted Justin to pay tribute to lately deceased R&B icon Maze frontman Frankie Beverly.
Try Timberlake on The Tonight Present beneath.
Timberlake’s new 2025 North American Overlook Tomorrow world tour dates:
Jan. 13 – Portland, OR @ Moda Middle
Jan. 15 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Middle
Jan. 18 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Middle
Jan. 20 – Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Area
Jan. 23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Middle
Jan. 25 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ Delta Middle
Jan. 28 – Denver, CO @ Ball Area
Feb. 3 – Austin, TX @ Moody Middle