A Thorough Investigation of All the Ups and Downs in Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s Relationship
In a world where celeb couples break up faster than you can say “maybe just don’t get married,” Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have always been pretty damn solid. These two met in 2007 and—aside from one brief split—have been together for over a decade. Or in layman’s terms, 137 months more than Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. Sadly, Justin and Jessica are kinda going through it right now due to Justin’s low-key “cheating scandal” (note: no actual cheating happened—just hand holding), so let’s catch up with a brief timeline of their relationship, yes?
Circa 2007
So apparently, Justin and Jessica met at a random birthday party in 2007 and just connected. “We met and got talking,” Justin revealed during a press conference back in 2012. “Afterward, I asked my friend if I could call her and ask her out. My friend called Jessica and Jessica said yes, and so I called her.”
Here’s Jessica talking about the fated day, saying, “We really technically met and had a conversation when I was invited to a birthday party that Justin was throwing for a friend of his.”
Psst: At the time, a source told People, “She’s the coolest chick ever. He wants to be with her all the time. He’s ready to be serious.” Cuuuuute.
March 2011
Jessica and Justin briefly split up, and their rep confirmed the news to People, saying, “Addressing the media speculation regarding Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s relationship, we are confirming that they mutually have decided to part ways. The two remain friends and continue to hold the highest level of love and respect for each other.”
December 2011
Justin and Jessica get engaged! It goes down in Jackson, Wyoming, and a source tells Us Weekly that “Justin knows how much she loves snowboarding and the mountains, so it was the perfect place.” Apparently, fans think the proposal inspired this song:
Here are some lyricsssss:
Everything is heightened
We’re feelin’ vulnerable
I’m makin’ you this vow, uh
That you can have it all
Take whatever you want, take whatever you want
October 19, 2012
Jessica and Justin exchange vows in Italy and Jessica wears a gorgeous pink dress. She describes the wedding as a “total fantasy experience,” and apparently, Justin serenades her as she walked down the aisle.
January 31, 2015
Jessica and Justin announce they’re expecting a baby!!!!
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Jan 31, 2015 at 3:29pm PST
April 8, 2015
The couple’s son, Silas Randall Timberlake, is born. Here’s his grand debut!
The Timberlakes are ready!!! GO GRIZZ! #GritNGrind #Playoffs #BabyGrizzROAR
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Apr 19, 2015 at 5:12pm PDT
June 18, 2017
Justin shares a bunch of cute (and pretty rare) photos of his family life in celebration of Father’s Day. They seem so happy, I can’t!
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Jun 18, 2017 at 12:44pm PDT
October 20, 2017
Jessica shares this insanely cute message to Justin and melts everyone’s heart in the process. Even mine, which has been frozen since 2016.
My tender heart is yours, now until forever.
A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Oct 19, 2017 at 10:29pm PDT
January 7, 2018
Justin causes a lot of side eyes by using the #TIMESUP hashtag while talking about Jessica being hot. A true yikes moment, but at least he tried?!
Here we come!! And DAMN, my wife is hot! #TIMESUP #whywewearblack
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Jan 7, 2018 at 2:40pm PST
October 1, 2018
Jessica leaves a suuuper-flirty comment about Justin’s, uh, size on Instagram:
Brain, yes. That too. #CommentsByCelebs
A post shared by Comments By Celebs (@commentsbycelebs) on Oct 1, 2018 at 11:48am PDT
January 31, 2019
Jessica calls Justin the “man of my blue ocean dreams” in a truly lovely Instagram post for his birthday:
A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Jan 31, 2019 at 3:48pm PST
March 3, 2019
A couple of months later, Justin calls Jessica his “partner in this thing called life” and shares some cute throwbacks:
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Mar 3, 2019 at 4:48pm PST
October 26, 2019
I think we can all agree that Jessica and Justin completely nail couples Halloween costumes:
A post shared by Jessica Biel (@jessicabiel) on Oct 26, 2019 at 2:11pm PDT
November 23, 2019
The Sun publishes photos of Justin holding hands with his costar Alisha Wainwright in New Orleans. In a video from the incident, Alisha can be seen resting her hands on Justin’s knee—and an eyewitness says, “They were smiling and laughing. At one stage, he grabbed her hand and rested it on his knee. She then gently started stroking his leg. Then he clutched her hand with both of his and was playing with her hands.”
Naturally, Twitter goes in:
Justin Timberlake is a cheater? pic.twitter.com/R8hZ932cW0
— Sam 🌟 Cornelia Street stan (@QueenTaylor89) November 24, 2019
Britney Spears reading about Justin Timberlake getting caught on video cheating on his wife pic.twitter.com/nCTZKmMlgn
— Songbird (@xsongbird07) November 24, 2019
November 24, 2019
Alisha’s rep releases a statement to Us Weekly, saying, “There is no validity to this speculation. They are working on a project together.”
December 5, 2019
Justin breaks his silence with a public apology. Read the whole thing in the ’gram, but the main takeaway? “Let me be clear—nothing happened between me and my costar.”
A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake) on Dec 4, 2019 at 5:05pm PST
That same day, a People magazine source says Jessica “believes he didn’t cheat on her” and added, “She will stand by him.” That just about brings us up to date, but here’s to hoping these two get through this rough patch!
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