| "If Courtney Love shows up drunk to a function, then it's like, 'Oh, that's Courtney
15 July 2006
DOPEY JUSTIN
I take drugs.. in private Heroin's 'safer' than fags
Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley
JUSTIN Timberlake has shattered his wholesome image by admitting he takes drugs.
In an extraordinary confession, the singer, who built a career on his charming boy-next-door image, admits that he has "done way too many drugs".
Justin, in Britain to promote his second album, is known for his professionalism and has hardly ever been caught drunk or falling out of nightclubs at 3am.
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But the 25-year-old has spoken candidly about taking drugs in private and reveals that he has always been careful to avoid being caught on camera.
"The drugs that I do have been done in my own private time," he admits. "I've never been arrested... though that's not to say I won't."
JT, who performed in the UK for the first time in three years on Thursday night, goes on: "I've done way too many drugs already. I've already inhaled and I've already - who knows...?"
And, clearly not wishing to hold back, he declares that killer drug heroin is less addictive than ciggies.
"Some drugs haven't been legalised because it will ruin the other drugs, like nicotine and tobacco.
"Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. I'll leave the preaching to the preachers - my grandfather is a preacher - but I believe that you don't do anything to excess.
"They always say too much of a good thing could be a bad thing. I try to live my life in a well-rounded manner. We all make mistakes."
His revelations come in the same week that singer Lily Allen announced that she wanted to celebrate her No.1, Smile, by snorting a pile of cocaine.
Justin, who's dating gorgeous actress Cameron Diaz and plays a drug dealer in his yet-to-be-released debut movie Alpha Dog, was tightlipped when asked which drugs he has taken.
"I fear that if I said that, I'd fuel the fire, so forgive me. I'm just like everyone else - I get completely plastered, I've done my fair share of drugs and been caught places with my pants down. It's just that I make sure there are no cameras around."
The US heart-throb's revelations, in tomorrow's Observer Music Monthly magazine, will shock his young fans and are a far cry from his days on TV's wholesome Mickey Mouse Club and in cleancut boy-band 'N Sync.
So far, the most outrageous thing he has done is exposing Janet Jackson's breast during her infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl in 2004.
Despite his shock confession, Justin gave a polished performance when we caught him at London's Hammersmith Palais, showcasing tracks from his new album FutureSex/LoveSounds.
He adds: "I've never done anything that bad. I don't show up drunk to functions - the drugs that I do have been in my own private time.
"If Courtney Love shows up drunk to a function, then it's like, 'Oh, that's Courtney Love'. If I show up drunk, it's like: 'Oh my God!'"
Let's just hope these revelations don't prove to be too much of a mistake...
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