A younger fan who as soon as took a selfie with Justin Timberlake throughout his Tremendous Bowl halftime present has been arrested.
Ryan McKenna, who was 13 when he had his image taken with the star in 2018, was arrested earlier this week after a row at a California Pizza Kitchen, in line with TMZ.
The 18-year-old allegedly received into an argument along with his 15-year-old good friend earlier than apparently pushing a desk.
Police advised TMZ that the purchasing centre safety tried to escort McKenna off the property, however he turned more and more aggressive and ended up grabbing an officer’s hand when it was positioned on his chest.
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He was then arrested for felony battery on a police officer and two misdemeanours – resisting arrest and obstruction of an officer.
McKenna’s snap with Timberlake went viral in 2018. “I simply thought to myself, ‘I’ll by no means get this chance once more in my entire life,’” McKenna later stated of his second within the highlight. “I simply went for it.”
He later appeared on the now-defunct The Ellen DeGeneres Present, the place he was stunned by a telephone name from Timberlake. “Ryan, I look ahead to assembly you and [taking] our second selfie collectively,” the star stated on the time.
In the meantime, this 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl halftime present that includes Rihanna was the second most-watched of all time, having averaged 118.7million viewers. Katy Perry’s 2015 efficiency nonetheless holds the report at a mean of 121million.
Elsewhere, Timberlake has been out of the highlight in current months, and final appeared on Calvin Harris‘ single ‘Keep With Me’ final 12 months alongside Halsey and Pharrell Williams.
