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Justin Timberlake(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nThe 44-year-old singer and actor disclosed the diagnosis after the final show of his Forget Tomorrow tourJustin Timberlake(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Justin Timberlake has told fans he has been diagnosed with “relentlessly debilitating” Lyme disease, having face backlash by some following his recent tour.<\/p>\n
The 44-year-old singer and actor disclosed the diagnosis in a statement posted on Instagram after the final show of his Forget Tomorrow tour, which concluded in Turkey on Wednesday (July 30.)<\/p>\n
Justin told fans: \u201cI\u2019ve been battling some health issues, and was diagnosed with Lyme disease \u2013 which I don\u2019t say so you feel bad for me \u2013 but to shed some light on what I\u2019ve been up against behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
“If you\u2019ve experienced this disease or know someone who has \u2014 then you\u2019re aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically. When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure.”<\/p>\n
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks, which can cause symptoms ranging from nerve pain and fatigue to cognitive difficulties and chronic illness.<\/p>\n
In his statement, Justin added the diagnosis helped explain \u201cwhy (he) would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Justin Timberlake performing on the main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival in June(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
He explained: “I was faced with a personal decision. Stop touring? Or, keep going and figure it out”, and Justin, who first rose to fame as part of the boy band *NSYNC, opted to continue.<\/p>\n
“The joy that performing brings me far outweighs the fleeting stress my body was feeling,\u201d he said \u2013 adding: \u201cI\u2019m so glad I kept going.”<\/p>\n
He also said sharing his condition publicly was important to ensure his struggles were not \u201cmisinterpreted\u201d, adding he was proud to prove his \u201cmental tenacity\u201d during the tour, which has received mixed reviews for what some described as underwhelming performances.<\/p>\n
Justin went on: “I chose to be transparent about (my) struggles, so they would not be misinterpreted.”<\/p>\n
In the weeks prior to his announcement, Justin had been widely criticized by fans who felt his tour had been underwhelming and that he hadn\u2019t been singing consistently throughout the shows.<\/p>\n
Clips circulated on social media showing Timberlake letting the audience sing several songs themselves<\/p>\n
The performer has sold more than 88 million records worldwide and has won ten Grammy Awards. His latest tour began in April 2024 and included performances across Europe, North America and Asia..<\/p>\n
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates around 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for the condition annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 44-year-old singer and actor disclosed the diagnosis after the final show of his Forget Tomorrow tourJustin Timberlake(Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,2141,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-38209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-in-the-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}