With less than two weeks until Election Day, celebrities and everyday citizens alike are heading to polls for early voting.
Singer Justin Timberlake was one of those people, but he didn't vote without controversy.
Timberlake, who is based in Los Angeles but has a home in Tennessee, voted early in Shelby County Monday and took a ballot selfie, posting it to Instagram.
But in Tennessee, taking a photo or video inside a polling location is illegal.
The selfie led the Shelby County District Attorney's Office in Tennessee to issue a statement that the incident was "under review," but USA Today reported that the Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich issued a statement through her communications director Vince Higgins that said otherwise:
"The statement released earlier (Tuesday) by my office regarding Justin Timberlake and an investigation was incorrect and was released without my knowledge,” Weirich said. "No one in our office is currently investigating this matter nor will we be using our limited resources to do so."
But Timberlake has learned his lesson regardless, and has since deleted the Instagram photo. On Wednesday, he spoke to Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" about it while promoting his new Netflix concert film.
"I recently voted, but super quiet," Timberlake deadpanned. "Under the radar... No one even knew."
"Do you have any advice for anyone?" Fallon asked.
"Get out and vote, but don't take a picture of yourself in there," he said. "I had no idea! I was like, 'This is going to be great and inspire people to vote.' Then it was like, womp womp womp."
Watch the interview below:
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