Buffy star Nicholas Brendon dies in sleep at 54 as family reveals causes
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Nicholas Brendon died Friday, March 20, at the age of 54.
His family confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, telling the outlet, “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon.
“He passed in his sleep of natural causes,” the statement added. “Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over the years. In recent years, Nicky has found his passion in painting and art. Nicky loved to share his enthusiastic talent with his family, friends and fans. He was passionate, sensitive and endlessly driven to create.
“Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was. While it’s no secret that Nicholas had struggles in the past, he was on medications and treatment to manage his diagnosis and he was optimistic about the future at the time of his passing.”
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They finished their statement by asking the public “for privacy during this time” as they take the time to “grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination, and heart.”
“Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support,” they concluded.
In 2022, a post on his Instagram account shared with fans that the actor had been rushed to the hospital after a cardiac incident, adding he had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
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He then shared in a 2023 Instagram post that he had a heart attack and multiple spinal surgeries. The actor previously revealed he was diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, which the Cleveland Clinic describes as “the compression of a collection of nerve roots” found “at the bottom of your spinal cord” that control your ability to “move and feel sensations in your legs and urinary bladder.”
Brendon broke into the entertainment business by starring as Xander Harris in all seven seasons of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” from 1997 to 2003.
During that time, he also appeared in films such as “Psycho Beach Party,” “Hard Ground” and “Survivor Island,” later appearing in popular TV shows such as “Private Practice” and “Criminal Minds.”
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“I love that so many of you connected with the show and the characters,” he wrote on Instagram on “Buffy’s” 25th anniversary. “And despite some of the bittersweet memories, I’ll always be so grateful I had the opportunity to play Xander and that it gave me the chance to meet so many of you.”
Brendon struggled with substance abuse and mental health in his 30s and was arrested a number of times on felony charges.
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Young girl dies after dangerous trend goes viral as parents warn ‘life and death’
A Texas girl has died after accidentally strangling herself while taking part in the viral “blackout challenge,” as her family is speaking out to warn other families of the dangerous trend sweeping social media.
JackLynn Blackwell, 9, was killed after she choked herself in the backyard of her family’s Stephenville home on Feb. 3, according to CBS News.
“She goes out to play like she always does, out in the yard. I noticed it’s kind of quiet — quieter than it should’ve been,” her father, Curtis Blackwell, told the outlet as he described the moment he found his daughter.
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“Then I saw her kind of around the corner that goes to the carport, saw her hair. I said, ‘JackLynn!’ I thought she was bending over playing ’cause she was always in that area playing, but she wasn’t playing.”
The father quickly went to check on his daughter, who was found motionless with a cord wrapped around her neck.
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“I tried to do everything I could to save her,” Curtis Blackwell told the outlet. “I got her off the cord. I tried to give her CPR until the first responders got there. It was the most terrifying, shocking thing I’ve ever seen.”
The incident unfolded after JackLynn showed her grandmother a video of the online challenge in which children and teens film themselves intentionally being choked to the point of blacking out or experiencing a euphoric “high,” according to CBS.
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“It was horrible to see my daughter in such a vulnerable state because of something so senseless.”
In light of their daughter’s tragic death, JackLynn’s parents are slamming social media companies for allowing such dangerous videos to circulate on their platforms, CBS reported.
“It’s not a joke, it’s not a game, it’s life and death,” Curtis Blackwell said, according to the outlet.
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“Most of the kids are like 9 years old to 14 years old. A lot of kids her age, their brains aren’t fully developed, and they are very easily influenced.”
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Approximately 80 children have died from the online trend, according to the CDC, CBS reported.
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Several social media companies are reportedly blocking videos related to the deadly challenge or issuing warnings to viewers who search for related keywords.
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However, the warnings are too late for JackLynn’s grieving parents, who are looking to hold social media companies accountable for the videos posted to their platforms.
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“You could check on your kid, it could be kid-friendly videos, and then three minutes later it could be totally something dark because of the algorithms they start creating,” Curtis Blackwell told CBS. “There’s too many of these kids lost for these companies not to be held accountable in my eyes.”
Aviator says he spotted 39-foot object on remote atoll matching Amelia Earhart’s plane
A pilot with decades of experience flying thinks he may have found an image of Amelia Earhart’s lost plane via Google Earth.
Justin Myers told Popular Mechanics recently he began looking through satellite images of Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific after watching a documentary on her final flight.
“To be totally honest, my interest started after watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel. It was the next day when curiosity about Nikumaroro Island took me to looking on Google Earth.”
When first looking at images of Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific, Myers said he wasn’t trying to find the Lockheed Electra 10E. “I was just putting myself in Amelia and [her navigator] Fred’s shoes.”
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But then he tried to imagine, as a pilot, “where I would have force landed a light twin aircraft in their position, lost and low on fuel.”
Once he zoomed into an area where he thought they might have tried to land, he noticed a “dark-coloured, perfectly straight object” that measured approximately 39 feet, the same as Earhart’s plane.
“I used the measuring tool on Google Earth and to my surprise and mild little shiver it measured approximately 39 ft,” he wrote in a blog post.
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“It looked man-made,” he told Popular Mechanics. “It looked like a section of aircraft fuselage. That was remarkable by itself, let alone the possibility it was Electra 10E NR16020, even though the measurements looked the same.”
Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 when she and her navigator lost radio contact on July 2 while attempting to land on Howland Island in the Pacific, north of Nikumaroro.
Neither the pair nor their plane have been found, leaving nearly a century of professional and amateur investigators attempting to figure out what happened to them.
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Myers said as he continued to look at the satellite imagery, he thought he saw more plane debris, thinking he might have gotten lucky with his sighting.
“There was an element of luck in spotting that aircraft debris, as Mother Nature had revealed what had been buried on the reef for a long time,” he said. “I managed to catch some photos before being covered over again by passing weather systems.”
Myers wrote in his blog that he attempted to contact several agencies with his findings but was largely ignored.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said the island wasn’t its jurisdiction, so he filed a report with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau but never heard anything back.
He also contacted Purdue University in California but never heard anything, and he contacted an expedition company in the state but said he hadn’t heard back from them in a while.
Myers is hardly the first person to believe he figured out the mystery of the aviators’ disappearance.
Last year, Purdue announced its own expedition to research the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly also on Nikumaroro that some think could be the plane’s wreckage.
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery also believes that Nikumaroro is where Earhart went down, based on a huge body of evidence and a dozen visits to the island between 1989 and 2019, according to Archaeologychannel.org.
Tony Romeo, a former Air Force intelligence officer and CEO of Deep Sea Vision, made news a couple of years ago after sonar images from a 2023 expedition showed what looked like a plane on the seafloor near Howland.
But it was soon discovered to just be a natural rock formation with plane-like features.
Still, that hasn’t deterred Myers in his findings.
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“The bottom line is, from my interests from a child in vintage aircraft and air crash investigation, I can say that is what was once a 12-metre, 2-engine vintage aircraft,” he told Popular Mechanics, adding the caveat that he’s not sure it’s Earhart’s.
And even if it’s not the famed pilot’s plane, “then it’s the answer to another mystery that has never been answered. This finding could answer some questions to someone who disappeared many years ago.”
State forbids cities from requiring voter ID, 2028 prospect flabbergasted
Rep. Kevin Kiley explained California’s voter ID during an appearance Thursday on “Straight Shooter with Stephen A,” on SiriusXM, prompting a stunned response from host Stephen A. Smith as the conversation turned to election integrity and federal reform.
“California does not have voter ID,” Kiley said. “You don’t need to present it to register. You don’t need to present it to vote.”
“What!? That’s why the SAVE Act has been proposed right there … the state of California,” said Smith, shocked.
The exchange unfolded as the House of Representatives had already passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, with a path to pass awaiting in the Senate.
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Kiley argued California laws prevent local governments from setting their own requirements, claiming it is “banned” within the state.
“The state passed a law forbidding voter ID,” Kiley said, adding that localities, cities and counties are not allowed to enact their own standards. Smith admitted he was unaware of the policy.
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“I thought every state just showed an ID … little did I know,” Smith said, calling the situation surprising.
Kiley framed voter ID as the global norm, claiming America is one of few democracies that haven’t enacted proof of citizenship legislation.
“There’s maybe like two or three democracies in the world that don’t have it,” Kiley noted. “This is just kind of a standard administrative requirement in a well-functioning democracy.”
Smith acknowledged Republicans are likely to use California’s approach as a central argument in pushing federal election reforms.
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“That’s what the Republicans [are] gonna lean on as an excuse to definitely push forth the Save Act right there, right there. I can’t believe it,” Smith stated.
The conversation widened beyond elections, with Kiley discussing California’s high cost of living and gas prices, arguing that high costs within the Golden State are driven more by state policy than global events.
“We have $5.56 per gallon right now in California … nearly $2 higher than the national average,” he said. “Our regulations are impossible to comply with.”
Kiley also highlighted broader economic pressures, pointing to housing, energy and taxation.
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“We have the highest housing prices … highest electricity rates … highest taxes,” he said. “That’s why we have the highest poverty in California when you factor in cost of living.”
Kiley became an independent after California’s new Proposition 50 gerrymandered congressional maps were passed in the state in November 2024, which includes much of his home base in the suburbs of Sacramento.
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Luxury brand could face legal action after staffer allegedly leaked Kirk purchase history
High-end athleisure brand Alo could face legal trouble after Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk’s private purchase history was allegedly leaked and used to smear her.
A TikTok content creator recorded a now-viral video this week claiming he received an email from “someone who works at Alo” who looked up Kirk’s account and found that she spent over $1,000 the day after her husband was assassinated. The TikTok creator, who displayed the receipt online, mocked Kirk over the timing of the “shopping spree.”
The influencer – @markosbits on TikTok – insisted the leaked receipt would “completely ruin Erika Kirk’s entire story,” and suggested that it proved she wasn’t grieving the morning after her husband was assassinated. The account has nearly 900,000 followers and the video has been viewed over 8 million times.
The stunning invasion of privacy quickly emerged as fuel for others to further torment and abuse Kirk. On Thursday, TPUSA staffer Elizabeth McCoy took to social media to explain that she purchased the clothes because Kirk was forced to quickly board a plane after learning her husband had been assassinated at Utah Valley University.
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“I was the one who made the Alo purchase, in person, in Utah. When we got the call that Charlie had been shot, we rushed from the office and into the airplane. We arrived in Utah with nothing but the clothes we were wearing. We were in those clothes all day at the hospital and slept in them that night,” McCoy wrote.
“The next morning, our friend Stacy handed me her card, and I went out and picked up some items and toiletries for various team members and Erika. Alo was down the street,” McCoy continued. “To accuse Erika or anyone else of entertaining a ‘shopping spree’ hours after her husband was brutally murdered is cruel and vicious.”
McCoy called the campaign against Kirk a “planned, manufactured attack.”
A Turning Point USA insider confirmed to Fox News Digital that the items were purchased for staffers who rushed to Utah without extra clothing.
Alo did not immediately respond to a series of questions, including whether it would investigate who leaked the receipt and if the company finds it appropriate to share a customer’s purchasing history.
The influencer who posted the receipt, allegedly sent by an Alo employee, has been extremely critical of Kirk and previously called her a “crazy b—h” on TikTok.
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Attorney Danny Karon, author of “Your Love Lawyer’s Guide to Legal Wellness,” said that retail stores can’t freely disclose your purchasing history to just anyone.
“The level of protection they owe you depends on how they use your data, who they share it with, and which state’s laws apply,” Karon told Fox News Digital.
Utah, where the Alo purchase was made, enacted comprehensive consumer privacy legislation in 2023. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) allows retailers to share or sell customer purchasing data to third parties so long as the retailer’s privacy notice discloses this practice and allows consumers to opt out, according to Karon.
“Consumers aren’t permitted to bring UCPA claims; only the Utah attorney general can. But no matter, because what happened to Erica Kirk wasn’t a share or sale as contemplated by the UCPA, meaning Alo may not take refuge in it,” Karon said.
“Instead, what happened was a privacy breach that gives rise to several common-law —— as opposed to statutory, like the UCPA —— claims, such as public disclosure of private facts, breach of contract, intrusion upon seclusion, doxxing and negligence,” Karon continued. “And even though Kirk is not a Utah resident, because her Alo purchase occurred in a Utah brick-and-mortar location and the disclosure occurred in Utah, personal jurisdiction over the parties exists in Utah, as does the application of Utah law. This means, she may file her case in Utah under Utah law.”
Karon said that the Federal Trade Commission Act also prohibits deceptive or unfair practices, meaning “if a retailer promises not to share your data but does, they could violate federal law.”
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TPUSA did not immediately respond when asked if Kirk plans to take legal action.
Alo’s X account is locked as private amid the controversy, but some Kirk supporters have taken to Instagram to scold the company for leaking private information.
“I am so sorry that you all have to deal with this viciousness,” conservative pundit Dana Loesch responded.
“SCUM. An @aloyoga employee leaked a customer’s private purchase history to smear her—after those items were bought in the immediate aftermath of one of the most HORRIFIC MURDERS in American HISTORY, when there was no time to grab anything but the clothes on their backs,” podcaster Alex Clark posted on X.
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“Alo REFUSES to apologize and NOW LOCKS THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNT. You are a despicable company and this is PREDATORY behavior,” she continued. “Alo needs to make a statement immediately-do you or do you not prey on conservative customers?”
OutKick’s Mary Katharine Ham, who tragically lost her first husband in 2015, explained that sometimes it’s important to “feel human and look presentable” in clothes that don’t have memories attached following a crisis.
“It is insane they have to defend or explain this, but since people are intent on making them do so, let’s use it as a teachable moment. If your loved one dies far from your home and you rush to them, you will need clothes. I am contacted by people in crisis (or their friends) often about how to help, and sending comfortable matching sets they can wear from couch to funeral home to probate court is one of my tips,” Ham wrote.
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Tyson Fury’s father says relationship with boxer son is ‘destroyed’ forever
Boxer Tyson Fury and his father do not appear to have a close — or even friendly — relationship, at least according to the elder Fury’s latest public comments.
“My relationship with Tyson is destroyed,” John said during an appearance on Playbook Boxing. The claim marks a stark contrast to the time when John served as a mentor to his son.
John said the rift between father and son stems from Tyson’s decision to fight Oleksandr Usyk twice. He also cited Tyson’s setback against Deontay Wilder after urging him to decline those bouts.
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“I begged and prayed with him before the first fight,” John said. “He’d already been through a full training camp, and then he got cut in the last week. He was worn out from that camp. You can’t just have three weeks rest and then go straight into another seven weeks. That’s what happened.”
“The Gypsy King” lost back-to-back bouts to Usyk. He lost via split decision in the first meeting and via unanimous decision in the rematch.
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Fury announced his retirement in January 2025, roughly one month after the second loss to Usyk.
“Hi everybody, I’m going to make this short and sweet. I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing,” Fury said at the time. “It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it, and I’m going to end with this: Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side.”
In January, Fury announced plans to come out of retirement and return to boxing in 2026, but his father believes his best days are behind him.
“I think he’s past his best,” John said. “I’m a no-filter kind of guy — I say it how I see it. I love him, but there are too many people patting him on the back and telling him things that aren’t true, building him up like he’s invincible. He’s not, and he hasn’t been for a while.
“I felt like strangling Sugar afterwards,” John said in reference to the meetings with Usyk. “He’s no Emanuel Steward — he’s nothing like him. He’s just a gym sweeper. That’s all he ever was.”
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Fury is slated to face Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
Alabama student’s spring break death may not be accidental, source says
University of Alabama student Jimmy Gracey’s spring break death off the coast of Spain is primarily believed to have been an accident, but authorities have not yet ruled out the possibility he was drugged, a law enforcement source in Barcelona tells Fox News Digital.
However, the 20-year-old’s wallet was recovered intact, with cash, credit cards and identification all inside.
Investigators believe Gracey walked toward the water on his own and fell in while under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both, according to the source, but they’re not certain enough to close the case yet with autopsy and toxicology results pending.
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The source also shed new light on the arrest of a man who had Gracey’s phone. The subject was previously known to authorities and has a history of prior thefts. However, according to the source, he is not believed to have taken it from Gracey directly.
He is believed to have found the phone on a street and picked it up — leading to his arrest later.
As far as investigators can tell, he didn’t have any contact with Gracey, the source told Fox News Digital.
Investigators are still reviewing surveillance video, the source said. Autopsy results and a toxicology report are not expected to be completed until next Thursday, and authorities are not expected to announce an official cause of death before then. There was no word on any potential signs of trauma Friday.
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There are said to be several “loose ends” that authorities need to tie up before the case comes to a close.
Other active hypotheses that remain in play include that Gracey could have been drugged, taken drugs himself or ingested a large enough amount of alcohol to disorient himself.
Much like in parts of the U.S., the source acknowledged theft rings and migrant crime can be a problem in the waterfront promenade area, where Gracey was last seen. He said that while there is a notable amount of crimes of opportunity there, especially at night and near the clubs and bars, overall crime in Barcelona has been in decline for several years.
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Earlier Friday, a spokesperson for Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan regional police, said they believed Gracey’s death to be accidental but declined to release specific details about his final moments.
Gracey, a college junior standing 6 feet, 1 inch tall, and a group of friends from the Alabama chapter of the Theta Chi fraternity flew to Europe for a spring break trip, with plans to visit friends in Barcelona who are studying abroad.
He was last seen alive early Tuesday morning at Shoko, a nightclub on the beach next to the Port Olimpic marina, where authorities found his remains Thursday evening.
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The final known photo of him shows him inside the club, with curly brown hair and wearing his signature gold chain, with a rhinestone cross.
Most of the group left around 3 a.m., but Gracey stayed behind. He was seen talking to an American woman with brown hair, according to local reports.
By the time his friends awoke later that morning, he’d failed to return to the group’s Airbnb along Ronda de Sant Pere, a central avenue in the city about 1.5 miles from Shoko.
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Friends notified his family and local police, who opened an investigation, according to Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional police force in Catalonia, which includes Barcelona.
The case made international headlines after Gracey’s mother, Therese Gracey, posted about his disappearance in a Facebook group for expats in Barcelona, and his father, Taras Gracey, flew to Spain to take part in the search effort.
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On Thursday, Mossos d’Esquadra deployed dive teams along the Mediterranean beach.
Around 6:30 p.m., a worker at the marina was seen running out and flagging down officers. He pointed in the direction he came from, and police soon cordoned off the area, with investigators focused on something inside.
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Despite low visibility — just under 16 inches — they recovered Gracey’s remains around 7:15 p.m.
Back home, his girlfriend in Tuscaloosa posted a heartbreaking tribute about Gracey on TikTok.
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“Fly high my angel,” she wrote in the captions, with Noah Kahan’s “Strawberry Wine” playing.
“Forever in debt for having been lucky enough to be loved by the most pure-hearted, sweet, devoted, and selfless soul,” wrote Kenna Cole. “I so badly wish I could rewind time, but I am so grateful I was able to witness the last six months of your incredible life. James Paul Gracey, you truly were a blessing, and every moment I spent with you felt nothing less than that. Please continue to pray for the Gracey family and keep Jimmy’s memory close to your hearts.”
Timberlake’s DWI arrest footage released after singer drops his lawsuit
Newly released police video shows Justin Timberlake struggling through field sobriety tests during a 2024 Hamptons traffic stop that led to his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.
Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police suspected him of driving drunk. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of driving while ability impaired and received community service, along with issuing a public apology, as part of a plea agreement.
The roughly eight-hour footage shows the “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer’s initial stop after Sag Harbor police said he ran a stop sign, veered out of his lane and exited his BMW smelling of alcohol.
After being pulled over, an officer asked Timberlake why he was in town. He responded, “I’m on a world tour.”
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“Doing what?” the officer asked.
“Hard to explain,” Timberlake responded.
He then added, “World tour. I’m Justin Timberlake.”
The officer replied, “You are Justin Timberlake? Do you have a license with you?”
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The body camera video shows Timberlake struggling to follow instructions as officers asked him to walk heel-to-toe in a straight line and stand on one leg.
As officers explained the instructions, he apologized, telling them, “My heart’s racing.”
“I’m a little nervous,” Timberlake said.
In the back seat of the police car, he asked, “Why are you arresting me?”
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Timberlake was later informed at the police station that he would be held overnight, prompting him to say, “I’m going to be here all night? You guys are wild, man.”
Earlier this month, Timberlake sued Sag Harbor Village and the police department in an attempt to block the release of body camera footage.
In a petition seeking to block the release of the footage, Timberlake’s legal team said it was notified March 1 of the police department’s intention to respond to a request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to release the body camera footage, which would include redactions for medical and security reasons.
Timberlake argued the footage “contains personally identifying information and private details that are not germane to any law enforcement action of public concern and that would not otherwise be visible to the public but for the presence and recording of law enforcement officers.”
On Friday, however, Timberlake’s lawyers said in a joint filing with the village that the video “does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy” under state law and agreed to its release.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Timberlake’s attorney for comment.