A bombshell memoir? A little PDA with a co-star? There was already chatter that Justin Timberlake's marriage to Jessica Biel was in trouble. But his recent DWI arrest seems to be making things worse.
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00:00A bombshell memoir? A little PDA with a co-star? There was already chatter that Justin Timberlake's
00:07marriage to Jessica Biel was in trouble, but his recent DWI arrest seems to be making things
00:13worse.
00:14On June 18, 2024, Justin Timberlake was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated
00:20in the Hamptons. According to an account from police officers shared by TMZ, Timberlake
00:25had been at the American Hotel with his friends and left at 12.30 a.m. After getting in his
00:30car, he allegedly drove through a stop sign and swerved on the road, prompting the traffic
00:35stop.
00:36Timberlake reportedly told the officers,
00:38"...I had one martini and I followed my friends home."
00:40However, other signs reportedly indicated that he was under the influence, and he would
00:45not participate in a breathalyzer test when asked.
00:48After a night in jail, Timberlake attended a formal arraignment where he was charged
00:52and ordered to appear in court on July 26, 2024.
00:56Naturally, the public is curious about Jessica Biel's reaction to the charges, and sources
01:01for Us Weekly have provided some insight into how Timberlake's wife is reportedly feeling
01:06about his arrest. They said,
01:08"...Jessica is extremely upset. She was shocked to hear the news and had no idea she was working.
01:14She was really worried about him."
01:16Timberlake supposedly claimed to Biel that he was not drinking much, and the source added,
01:20She always gives Justin the benefit of the doubt. Timberlake's troubling arrest is far
01:24from the only difficulty he and Jessica Biel have faced in the past year.
01:28In October 2023, Britney Spears released her memoir, The Woman in Me. The book included
01:34some shocking confessions, including a claim that Spears had an abortion at the explicit
01:38request of Timberlake. She wrote in the book,
01:41"...if it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it."
01:44And yet, Justin was so sure that he didn't want to be a father.
01:48Spears' memoir reportedly damaged Biel and Timberlake's marriage. An insider spoke with
01:52Life & Style magazine in January 2024 and spoke about a rumored breakup, saying,
01:58"...though they do love each other, all of the couple's therapy they've undergone simply
02:02isn't fixing some of their underlying issues."
02:04"...this is really hard and I don't know what the hell I'm doing."
02:08The source also mentioned an instance of Timberlake's rumored infidelity in Spears' book, adding,
02:13"...Britney's book revelations brought up more of Jessica's trust issues. However, they felt
02:18that Timberlake and Biel ultimately wanted to stay together, saying,
02:21"...Justin and Jessica have two great kids and they'd love to make it work. It just may
02:26be too late."
02:27Even before Timberlake's legal trouble, infidelity rumors flew in 2019 when photographs of Timberlake
02:33and his Palmer co-star, Alicia Wainwright, engaging in a little PDA, were shared online.
02:39Timberlake and Wainwright both apologized after the fact. Biel was also reportedly worried
02:44about his 2024 The Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
02:47In February prior to Timberlake's tour beginning in April, sources told Us Weekly,
02:51"...if Justin were to have another incident, it would be the last straw for Jessica."
02:55While they were referring to the Wainwright situation and a hypothetical affair, it's
02:59possible that Timberlake's DWI has upset Biel the same way. However, an insider spoke to
03:05People after the DWI, and shared a more optimistic point of view. The source said,
03:10"...she had to film yesterday. She doesn't like any attention on the family, especially
03:15not negative."
03:16The insider was referring to Biel's work filming The Better Sister in New York City. They felt
03:20that even though Biel was upset about what happened, she wasn't turning her back on Timberlake.
03:25The source added,
03:26"...he's a great dad and husband. Even if Biel and Timberlake have a rock-solid marriage,
03:31the very public drama of Timberlake's DWI likely doesn't help it at all."