Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were was pictured in their first major public appearance Wednesday 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 at a Los Angeles film screening for his new project Trolls: Band Together.
The SexyBack singer and his spouse, who are parents to sons Silas, eight, and Phineas, three, matched in all-black ensembles on a drizzly evening in Southern California.
The 10-time Grammy winner wore a patterned black jacket over a black T-shirt with black slacks and black dress shoes. He wore a necklace and brown lens sunglasses with black rims for the weeknight excursion.
The 7th Heaven actress matched her spouse in a silk top with a black skirt with circular silver embellishments, rounding out the ensemble with dark pantyhose and black heels.
In the limelight: Justin Timberlake, 42, and Jessica Biel, 41, were was pictured in their first major public appearance Wednesday at a screening of since the release of ex-girlfriend Britney Spears ‘ memoir The Woman in Me
Longing: The couple looked at one another with affection while holding hands
The Emmy-nominated actress wore her light brown locks parted and tied back with hoop earrings in what was her first public appearance since the release of Spears’ book, titled The Woman in Me.
Timberlake was pictured in Cabo San Lucas last month with Biel, 41, for a fall getaway amid the fallout of the book from Spears, 41, which was released October 24. He and his family had been pictured arriving there October 30.
The Memphis, Tennessee native and his Ely, Minnesota-born spouse last month celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary, as they initially tied the knot at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy on October 19, 2012.
Their wedding came more than five years after they emerged publicly as a couple in January of 2007.
Before Timberlake, Biel had been linked to actors Chris Evans, Gerard Butler and Adam LaVorgna. Prior to Biel, Timberlake had been in romances with actresses Cameron Diaz, Alyssa Milano and Jenna Dewan, as well as Spears.
Spears made headlines with her revelations about her relationship with the then-NSYNC lead singer, which spanned from 1999 to 2002. She wrote in the memoir that she had an abortion after Timberlake had gotten her pregnant.
‘It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy, Spears said in the fast-selling book. ‘I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.
‘But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.’
The SexyBack singer and his spouse matched in all-black ensembles on a drizzly evening in Southern California
The pair of 11 years appeared to be in good spirits on the rainy autumn evening
The Emmy-nominated actress beamed as she stepped out with her husband after weeks of bad publicity stemming from the Spears book
The 7th Heaven actress was stylish in a silk top with a black skirt with circular silver embellishments, rounding out the ensemble with dark pantyhose and black heels
Timberlake is in ‘such a great place’ as he’s ‘happy at home with Jess and their kids and he’s focusing on new music,’ a source told People of the celebrity couple last month
The Memphis, Tennessee native and his Ely, Minnesota-born spouse celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary last month, as they initially tied the knot at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy on October 19, 2012
She continued, ‘If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father. To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.’
Amid the fallout of the revelations from Spears, Timberlake turned off his Instagram comments October 26.
An insider told People that in spite of the details of their relationship going public, Timberlake is in ‘such a great place’ as he’s ‘happy at home with Jess and their kids and he’s focusing on new music.’
On Monday, a source told Entertainment Tonight that Timberlake and Biel have ‘been focusing on their relationship and family as always.’
The source added: ‘It has been somewhat upsetting to have past instances be brought back up into the public eye, but they are making sure to be there for each other and continuing to move forward.’
Timberlake was pictured with his Trolls: Band Together costar Anna Kendrick at the screening
Songstress Camila Cabello, who has a part in the animated film, looked lovely at the event
In Trolls: Band Together, which is slated to open nationwide Friday, Timberlake reprises his voice role of the character Branch, which he did in 2016’s Trolls and the 2020 sequel Trolls World Tour.
Other stars who have voice roles in the upcoming movie include Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello, Daveed Diggs, Zooey Deschanel, RuPaul, Eric André and Amy Schumer.
The storyline of the movie mirrors Timberlake’s boy band roots, according to Dreamworks.
‘Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of a boy band, BroZone, with his brothers: Floyd, John Dory, Spruce, and Clay,’ a logline for the film read. ‘But when Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd.’