- The 42-year-old singer and actress, 41, at the screening of LA Trolls: Band Together
- His name was in the news during the publication of Britney Spears’ memoir
- Spears wrote that she had an abortion after Timberlake got her pregnant
- Timberlake and Biel are parents to Silas, eight, and Phineas, three
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were pictured Wednesday making their first major public appearance since the release of ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me.
The 42-year-old singer-actor and 41-year-old actress presented a united front as they held hands during a film screening in Los Angeles for his new project Trolls: Band Together.
The SexyBack singer and his wife, parents to sons Silas, eight, and Phineas, three, came together in all-black ensembles on a drizzly evening in Southern California.
The 10-time Grammy winner wore a black patterned jacket over a black T-shirt, black slacks and black dress shoes. He wore a chain and sunglasses with brown lenses and black rims during the midweek excursion.
In the spotlight: Justin Timberlake, 42, and Jessica Biel, 41, were pictured Wednesday making their first major public appearance at a screening since the release of ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me
Longing: The couple looked at each other fondly while holding hands
Timberlake was pictured last month in Cabo San Lucas with Biel, 41, for a fall getaway amid the fallout from Spears, 41,’s book, which was released on Oct. 24.
Timberlake and his family arrived there on October 30.
Spears made headlines with her revelations about her relationship with the then-NSYNC singer, which lasted from 1999 to 2002.
She wrote in the memoir that she had an abortion after Timberlake got her pregnant.
“It was a surprise, but to me it wasn’t a tragedy,” Spears said in the fast-selling book. ‘I loved Justin so much. I always expected that one day we would start a family together. This would just be a lot sooner than I expected.
‘But Justin was definitely not happy with the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.’
She continued, “If it had been left up to me alone, I would never have done it. And yet Justin was so sure he didn’t want to be a father. To this day it is one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life.’
Amid the fallout from Spears’ revelations, Timberlake turned off his Instagram comments on October 26.
An insider told People that despite the details of their relationship being made public, Timberlake is in “such a great place” because he’s “happy at home with Jess and their kids and he’s focused on new music.”
A source said this on Monday Entertainment tonight that Timberlake and Biel are “focused on their relationship and family as always.”
The source added: “It has been somewhat upsetting to bring past cases back to the public’s attention, but they are making sure they are there for each other and continuing to move forward.”