Justin Timberlake is cutting the tour—the world tour—short.
The “SexyBack” singer announced he was cancelling the final U.S. concert on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour just hours before he was set to take the stage in Columbus, Ohio, after falling ill.
“You guys, I’m heartbroken,” he wrote in a post on Instagram Feb. 27. “I have to cancel the show tonight. I went into soundcheck battling the flu and now it’s gotten the best of me.”
The 44-year-old went on to express his regret for the last-minute change of plans.
“It kills me to disappoint you and my team worked so hard to make this show happen,” he continued. “I want to reassure you, you’ll be getting refunds for your tickets. I love you all.”
Earlier in the day, Justin’s wife Jessica Biel—with whom he shares sons Silas, 9, and Phineas, 4—marked the expected conclusion of the tour with a touching tribute to her husband of 12 years.
“There’s truly nothing this man can’t do,” the 7th Heaven actress wrote on Instagram alongside clips of herself dancing at Justin’s shows. “It’s been so special to watch you, listen to you, and be alongside you for this tour. One last show tonight, give it all you’ve got. I am the proudest.”
Despite the cancellation, Justin is still set to perform a series of festival shows across Europe and Latin America later this year, as well as a headlining set at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival in Napa, Calif., according to his official website.
The *NSYNC alum previously faced another setback during his concert run when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Long Island in June. He later pled guilty to a noncriminal traffic violation of driving while impaired and agreed to pay a fine as well as perform community service, according to NBC News.
“As you may know, I try to hold myself to a very high standard for myself—and this was not that,” he said during a press conference in September after striking the plea deal. “I found myself in a position where I could have made a different decision, but I’ve had some time to reflect on that.”
He noted that the offense was “a mistake that I made,” adding, “I hope whoever is watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake. I know that I certainly have.”
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