An eerily AI-generated video of Justin Timberlake chugging beer in his now-infamous arrest photo has been circulating on social media, with many fans shocked by how “realistic” it seems.
The short video, originally created by AI guru Edmund Yang, has already been viewed more than 18,000 times since it was published. Post online on wednesday.
The fake footage begins with the 43-year-old “Cry Me a River” singer staring directly into the camera lens as he has his mug shot taken after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in the Hamptons last week.
Timberlake then lifts his pint glass and slowly sips his beer, according to the video.
“It’s become really easy now to fake video really well,” Yang noted while sharing the video on LinkedIn.
“What are we going to do now?” he added, noting that the video was edited using the Kling AI app. “We need to talk about this.”
On social media, some were quick to praise the original poster’s creativity, right down to how eerily realistic Timberlake’s hands look.
“Wild. Really nice hands!” one person wrote to X.
“I’m dead,” another person interjected.
Timberlake was stopped by police after leaving a luxury American Hotel in Sag Harbor, Long Island on June 18 and arrested for drunk driving.
He allegedly ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane just before being stopped.
According to court documents, the “Sexy Back” singer told arresting officers he had only had “one martini” while refusing to take a Breathalyzer test three times.
Photos of his bloodshot-eyed mugshot quickly began being shared widely online, and became the inspiration for countless memes and AI-generated videos.
