Justin Timberlake is shedding his squeaky clean, boy-band image.

According to Us Weekly, the red-hot solo artist and former Mouseketeer claims he’s actually a bad boy -- he’s just smart enough to not get caught in action.

“I’ve done way too many drugs already. I’ve already inhaled and I’ve already … who knows?” Timberlake revealed to British magazine Observer Music Monthly.

“I’m just like everyone else, I get completely plastered, I’ve done my fair share of drugs," he said. "I’ve been caught places with my pants down. It’s just I make sure there are no cameras around.”

He adds: “Some drugs haven’t been legalized because it will ruin the other drugs, like nicotine and tobacco. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin.”

So why is JT announcing this amidst the launch of his new solo tour? Who knows, but don’t expect to see him show up to functions out of sorts anytime soon. “I don’t show up drunk to functions and the drugs I do have been in my own private time … If Courtney Love shows up to a function it’s like: ‘Oh that’s Courtney Love,’ but if I show up drunk it’s like: ‘Oh my God.’”

As for his troubled ex-girlfriend Britney, he says, “I feel bad for her. We all make mistakes.”