Justin Timberlake fans demand a refund after 'embarrassing' show in Romania where star arrived late, lacklustre dance moves and 'hardly sang' - a year after he feared DWI arrest would derail shows

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4 days ago

Justin Timberlake fans have demanded a refund after he put on an 'embarrassing' show in .
The popstar, 44, embarked on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour last year, his first in half a decade, before announcing a further string of dates taking place this summer titled JT Live 2025.
A year prior, Justin's 'golden boy' image had been tarnished when he was charged with a DWI, later admitting to Driving While Ability Impaired instead to avoid a drunk driving charge.
During the arrest, Justin predicted in a viral moment: 'This is going to ruin the tour.'
Yet while the tour pressed on, it seemed to be Justin himself who was accused of 'ruining' the shows, with many supporters left furious with the star seemingly giving the 'bare minimum' and 'hardly singing'.
In particular, fan-taken footage of Justin's set at Romania's Electric Castle, his first ever performance in the country, went viral on social media with supporters dubbing the show an 'absolute disappointment.'
After reportedly arriving more than 30 minutes late, concert-goers complained about Justin singing 'less than a quarter of each song' and covering his face from the rain in glasses, a cap and a hood.
One video of the star protecting his face from the weather showed him telling the crowd: 'I'm trying to stay warm,' while holding onto his coat.
'Is the rain always like this in the summer? No? So y'all cooked this up for me? Thanks.'
While a later clip of Justin performing his 2002 single Cry Me A River was dubbed 'more like a karaoke than a show' as the singer hardly sang a word.
Disgruntled concert-goers took to TikTok to express their disappointment, writing: 'Looks like a rehearsal not a real show. Where is his energy?',
'bro doesn't want to be there... like at all',
'I want a refund and I wasn't even there',
'He wasn't just off key. The key was nowhere to be found',
'OHHHH MYYYYY THIS IS WORSE THAN SHE DESCRIBED!!! He owes people their money! How embarrassing',
After reportedly arriving more than 30 minutes late, concert-goers complained about Justin singing 'less than a quarter of each song' and covering his face from the rain in glasses, a cap and a hood
'I swear I put more efforts into my kitchen concerts for my neighbours'.
Such was one Timberlake-fan's fury that she took to the app to rant about the performance.
User @amelissaofficial complained in a video posted on her account: 'Mister Justin Timberlake, an absolute disappointment.
'I liked you and everything, I thought you were cool, I know your songs. This is the first time I got to see you at the Electric Castle in Romania but to be fair, you were an absolute disappointment.
'You come to my country, I pay a lot of money, it's raining like s*** and I've been waiting all day for you to come up on stage.
'You were late first of all, you sing like five words on each song. I get that you have a lot of concerts but you cannot be singing less than a quarter of the song.
'And also you came with glasses and a hat, we came here to see you and we couldn't see your face. That shows no respect whatsoever for your audience.
'So I left and so did many other people too.'
Just days before Justin took to the stage in Romania, a video surfaced of him berating the stage crew during his performance at the Lytham Festival in northern England.
The viral clip showed him initially trying to keep his cool after sound issues disrupted his performance of Cry Me a River, before launching into a furious tirade at the staff members.
The JT Live 25 tour has two remaining dates, one at Azerbaijan's Olympic Stadium before concluding in Istanbul, Turkey, next week.
The response to the tour and his new album 'made him realise what needs to be next, and that's an NSYNC reunion.'
The reunion news comes as NSYNC's biggest rivals from the early aughts, the Backstreet Boys, announced a massive takeover of the Las Vegas Sphere this summer, including multiple sold out tour dates.
The dad-of-two, who's married to Jessica Biel, is going to 'monitor' their shows 'because when NSYNC comes back, there is a big decision on whether or not they should tour or have a residency,' the source confirmed.
NSYNC fans are desperate for a reunion and embraced the songs Justin did with his former bandmates for the Trolls soundtrack.
Following the completion of this tour, the Rock Your Body hitmaker is going to spend time with his family, consider doing a film, and then potentially 'reunite with his boys.'
JC Chasez, 48, Joey Fatone, 48, Chris Kirkpatrick, 53, and Lance Bass, 45, made up NSYNC alongside Justin.
Lance previously told DailyMail.com that he 'hopes' to reunite with his bandmates after nearly 30 years and that his 'f ingers [are] crossed.'
It looks like Justin now feels the same way, with the insider claiming he knows a reunion will 'get him back on track and in the good graces with fans that he may have lost.'
'It will reinvigorate his career, and he is ready for a reset,' the source said.
MailOnline contacted Justin Timberlake's representatives for comment.
Justin has indeed had quite the torrid year or two after the star was arrested last summer when he ran a stop sign behind the wheel of his BMW X7 in the Hamptons, America.
At the time, police described him as having 'bloodshot and glassy' eyes, smelling strongly of alcohol, and having slowed speech while being unable to maintain his attention. During his arrest, he told the officer: 'This is going to ruin the tour'.
After performing a field sobriety test, police asked him to take a breathalyser test, which he refused.
Justin was later spotted emerging from the Hamptons police station in handcuffs.
He was released without bail and banned from driving for a year in the state of New York because he refused the breathalyser test.
Sources close to the singer told DailyMail.com that they hoped the arrest would serve as a 'wake-up call' to Justin, who had reportedly been using alcohol to cope with the stresses of his career.
Before this, Justin's treatment of ex-girlfriend Britney Spears was put under a microscope during her conservatorship battle.
Spears made explosive claims about their tumultuous romance in her 2023 memoir, The Woman In Me.
She claimed that Justin urged her to have an abortion when she fell pregnant and accused him of making her look like a 'harlot who'd broken the heart of America's golden boy' when they split.
Timberlake's treatment of Janet Jackson following a wardrobe mishap at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show has also come under scrutiny.
The backlash had a striking effect on Janet's career in the years that followed, and the controversy has long overshadowed the rest of her performance on the night.
While Jackson was essentially blacklisted in the years that followed, Timberlake's own career was allowed continue unscathed - although he has since faced a reckoning.
The difference in how they were treated has lead to backlash from the public who felt Jackson had been unfairly treated, prompting Timberlake to release a belated apology in 2021 to both Spears and Jackson.
He stated that he was 'deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right.'
The Cry Me A River hitmaker added that he understood that he 'fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.'