Justin Timberlake Stops Austin Show to Check on Distressed Fan: ‘Are We Okay?’
Justin Timberlake was in the middle of a hyped up run through his signature 2002 solo hit “Cry Me a River” on Saturday night at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas when he spotted someone in the audience who appeared to be in distress. As the band continued to play, a TikTok video of the moment showed JT repeatedly looking to the side and pointing with urgency to a spot on the floor as audience members motioned to someone about 25 feet from the stage who was seemingly in need of help.
As the band kept vamping, security waded into the crowd and Timberlake requested that the house lights be brought up so they could see where the issue was. “House lights up, thank you. Sorry everybody, one second, one second. We need some assistance here about five rows back,” Timberlake said looking concerned.
“Are we okay?” he asked after a brief pause before giving a thumbs up and saying, “no, no problem” and clapping it up for a crisis seemingly averted. The TikTok of the moment featured a note that read, “do you have the full video? That was the lady in front of me. She is okay. Thankfully ppl near to us were drs and attended to her while we got Justin’s attention.”
Timberlake launched the Forget Tomorrow 2024 world tour in Vancouver on April 29 and has played 14 more dates so far, with the next scheduled show slate to take place tonight (June 4) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Gil Kaufman
Billboard
