Justin Timberlake Stops Texas Show to Help Fan in Distress

Justin Timberlake briefly stopped people from rocking their bodies to help a fan in distress at a concert on June 1.

As he sang “Cry Me a River,” Justin urgently pointed toward the crowd inside the Moody Center in Austin, Texas — one of the stops on his Forget Tomorrow world tour.

'House lights up,' the 43-year-old singer said in a video shared to TikTok.

“Sorry, everybody. One second, one second. We need some assistance right here, about five rows back.”

It’s unclear what emergency the fan was experiencing, but they signaled they were OK when asked by Justin.

@lionlatch Replying to @shellbell4190 The fan was ok! “The singer-songwriter hit the stage at the Moody Center at Austin -- Saturday night ... and, during his show, he stopped and shouted for the house lights to come up.” - @TMZ #justintimberlake #forgettomorrowtour @Justin Timberlake ♬ original sound - Lion Latch

“No problem,” the NSYNC alum replied, raising a thumb as the venue filled with cheers. “OK, we’re OK.”

In another angle from the concert shared by TMZ, a fan could be heard yelling, “That’s why I love him,” after Justin paused the show.

TMZ, citing unnamed witnesses, reported that venue staff tended to the fan, who later returned to finish watching the concert.

No paramedics were called, according to reports.

Justin kicked off his Forget Tomorrow world tour on April 29 in Vancouver, Canada. It is set to end on Dec. 20 in Kansas City, Missouri.

The “Suit & Tie” singer announced the tour — which followed the release of his latest album, Everything I Thought It Was — in January. It is his first in five years since the 13-month Man of the Woods tour in 2019.

—Angie Orellana Hernandez

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