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Justin Timberlake STOPS his concert in Austin, Texas to make sure a fan in need received medical assistance

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2 years ago

June 3, 2024

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Justin Timberlake STOPS his concert in Austin, Texas to make sure a fan in need received medical assistance

The 43-year-old singer was performing his 2002 solo hit Cry Me A River on Saturday night at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas
At the end of the song he noticed a fan in need, which comes just after Taylor Swift stopped her Paris show to help a fan as well
The singer was motioning to security guards towards the end of the song, but when it ended he paused the show and asked for the house lights to come on

By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com

Published: 06:00 BST, 3 June 2024 | Updated: 09:09 BST, 3 June 2024

Justin Timberlake brought his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday night, where he abruptly stopped the show due to a fan in need.

The 43-year-old singer was performing his 2002 solo hit Cry Me A River on Saturday night, but at the end of the song he noticed a fan in need, which comes just after Taylor Swift stopped her Paris show to help a fan as well.

The singer was motioning to security guards towards the end of the song, but when it ended he paused the show and asked for the house lights to be turned up.

‘Sorry everybody, one second, one second. We need some assistance right here about five rows back,’ Timberlake said from the stage, via video from TikTok’s Lion Latch.

He waited for a few moments and said, ‘Oh are you OK?’ before giving a thumbs up and saying, ‘Oh, no problem.’

Justin Timberlake STOPS his concert in Austin, Texas to make sure a fan in need received medical assistance

The singer was motioning to security guards towards the end of the song, but when it ended he paused the show and asked for the house lights to be turned up

‘OK, we’re OK,’ Timberlake added, as he started clapping and the audience started applauding as well.

Another fan who was at the show said it was, ‘the lady in front of me’ who needed assistance at the show.

‘She is okay. Thankfully ppl next to us were drs and attended to her while we got Justin’s attention,’ replied TikTok user @shellbell4190.

It was not revealed what happened to the woman that caused her to need medical attention.

The Saturday show at the Moody Center was the second of two shows at the University of Texas at Austin venue.

The tour kicked off April 29 at Rogers Centre in Vancouver, with his next show in a few days at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

He’ll be on the road criss-crossing America through early June, with the first leg of his American tour concluding July 29 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

He has a break for a few weeks before getting back on the road in late July with the European leg kicking off in Krakow, Poland on July 29.

Shows in Germany, Belgium, England, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and France takes the tour to its second leg before another break in September.

‘OK, we’re OK,’ Timberlake added, as he started clapping and the audience started applauding as well.

Another fan who was at the show said it was, ‘the lady in front of me’ who needed assistance at the show

It was not revealed what happened to the woman that caused her to need medical attention

His second North American leg kicks off October 4 in Montreal, which also takes him to Brooklyn, Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta and more.

The tour wraps up on December 20 in Kansas City, just before the holiday season kicks off.

The tour is in support of his sixth solo album Everything I Thought It Was, which was released in March.

It was his first solo album in six years, following his 2018 album Man of the Woods.

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Southwest Airlines establishing new crew base in Austin

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December 12, 2025

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Southwest Airlines establishing new crew base in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Southwest Airlines will establish a new pilot and flight attendant crew base in Austin.

Abbott joined the Austin mayor at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to make the announcement today.

The expansion to Austin will lay the groundwork for future operational growth in Texas. It is expected to generate 2,000 jobs in Austin by mid-2027. In addition to the pilots and flight attendants, Austin will now also be home to managerial and support staff. The new crew base will have an average salary of $180,000 a year, the Governor’s Office says.

The state is extending a $14 million Texas Enterprise Fund to the airline, as well as a $375,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.

“Southwest Airlines was born and raised in Texas and has been a core element of the economic growth we have seen in our state,” said Governor Abbott. “We are excited to announce that today Southwest Airlines will add over 2,000 high paying jobs right here in Texas. We are the home of economic opportunity for our fellow Texans more than any other state in the United States, and we know a key reason for that is because of everything Southwest Airlines provides. We are proud to partner with everybody connected with Southwest as well as the City of Austin on such a huge announcement for our state.”

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Fire destroys abandoned E Austin auto shop

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15 hours ago

December 12, 2025

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Fire destroys abandoned E Austin auto shop

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin firefighters battled their second major fire Thursday afternoon, responding to an abandoned East Austin auto shop engulfed in flames.

Crews responded to 3100 Manor Road around 4 p.m., AFD said.

No injuries were reported and no one was inside the building.

ALSO | 40+ residents displaced in North Austin third-alarm apartment fire, no injuries reported

The incident was called in as a first alarm. The building is a total loss, according to officials.

CBS Austin has a crew on the way to the scene.

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Earlier in the afternoon, firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire in north Austin.

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Austin road rage suspect identified, charged with criminal mischief: affidavit

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December 11, 2025

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Austin road rage suspect identified, charged with criminal mischief: affidavit

AUSTIN, Texas – The suspect in a violent road rage incident on the Capital of Texas Highway has been identified and charged, according to court paperwork.

The altercation was caught on camera.

What we know:

34-year-old Ian Kevin Brinkmeyer has been charged with criminal mischief, a Class B misdemeanor, in connection with the Dec. 5 incident.

At around 2 p.m. that day, officers responded to a call for service on Capital of Texas Highway, where they spoke with Brinkmeyer and another man.

The affidavit says Brinkmeyer “engaged in a road rage” with the other man while traveling north on Capital of Texas Highway. Brinkmeyer drove around the other man, changed lanes in front of him and cut him off before stopping his car.

Brinkmeyer then allegedly got out of his vehicle holding a “steel knife sharpening rod”, walked over to the other man’s car and struck the driver’s side door window with the rod, shattering the entire window.

The affidavit says Brinkmeyer then quickly walked back to his car and drove off.

The entire incident was caught on video by other drivers and posted on social media.

The affidavit says that the repairs to the shattered window cost about $480, making this a case of criminal mischief with a value between $100 and $750.

What’s next:

A warrant has been issued for Brinkmeyer’s arrest. As of 12 p.m. Dec. 11, he is not in custody.

The Source: Information in this report comes from court paperwork and previous reporting.

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