Washington, March 6 -- In a legal move that buys him time amid ongoing scrutiny, pop star Justin Timberlake has temporarily blocked the public release of body camera footage tied to his 2024 drunk-driving arrest.

According to Variety, a judge in New York's Suffolk County granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday preventing the release of the footage recorded during Timberlake's arrest by the Sag Harbor Village Police Department.

The decision was issued by Joseph Farneti, a Suffolk County judge, according to Variety.

The order means officials in Sag Harbor, New York will have until April 9 to present documentation explaining their efforts to release the footage.

Earlier this week, Timberlake filed a lawsuit against the Sag Harb...