Justin Timberlake health update: Singer ‘doing okay’ with Lyme disease

Justin Timberlake is "doing okay" after being diagnosed with Lyme disease after his two-year tour. Photo / WireImages

Justin Timberlake is “doing okay” amid his Lyme disease battle.

The 44-year-old singer revealed this northern summer he had been diagnosed with “relentlessly debilitating” Lyme disease – a bacterial infection spread to humans by ticks, which can cause symptoms ranging from nerve pain and fatigue to cognitive difficulties and chronic illness – after his two-year Forget Tomorrow World Tour.

The Mirrors hitmaker’s wife Jessica Biel, 43, is said to be supporting the star as he prioritises his health after the “gruelling” two-year run of gigs.

A source told People: “Justin seems to be doing okay. He’s prioritising his health after the gruelling tour and Lyme disease diagnosis.

“Jess is supportive. She wants him healthy.”

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Justin – who has sons, Silas, 10, and Phineas, 5, with The Sinner actress – told fans about his Lyme disease in July.

After the final show of his tour, which concluded in Istanbul on July 30, the SexyBack star said: “I’ve been battling some health issues, and was diagnosed with Lyme disease – which I don’t say so you feel bad for me – but to shed some light on what I’ve been up against behind the scenes”.

Timberlake added the diagnosis helped explain why he would be onstage and “in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness”.

He said: “I was faced with a personal decision. Stop touring? Or, keep going and figure it out.”

Justin, who rose to fame as part of the boy band *NSYNC, opted to carry on with the gigs.

“The joy that performing brings me far outweighs the fleeting stress my body was feeling. I’m so glad I kept going.

“I chose to be transparent about [my] struggles, so they would not be misinterpreted.”