Hand-holding, knee-touching - sounds like a romantic date night, right?
Well, if you're Justin Timberlake, that's just how some co-workers roll on a typical
night out.
On November 23, 2019, Timberlake was spotted at a bar in New Orleans, Louisiana., where
he's currently shooting the upcoming drama Palmer.
Included in JT's small crew that night was his co-star Alisha Wainwright.
In footage and photos obtained by The Sun, Wainwright can be seen with her hand on Timberlake's
knee and holding hands with the singer.
In addition to the fact that he was getting way too close to a woman who wasn't wife Jessica
Biel, the former NSYNC star also appeared to be without his wedding ring that night,
as well.
It's a pretty brazen thing to do in front of cameras, and enough to make you think that
this boy's marriage could be going bye, bye, bye.
Sources told the media outlet that Timberlake had been, quote, "drinking heavily" that night,
but does that excuse his behavior, or the fact that the two reportedly enjoyed quite
a bit of alone time that evening?
The answer is "no."
"Not even a little bit!"
Justin Timberlake and Alisha Wainwright's teams have seemingly been working around the
clock to mitigate the damage - after all, that's what celebs pay their "teams" for,
right?
A source claiming to have direct knowledge of the incident gave People their perspective
on what exactly went down that night.
The source explained:
"It's a balcony with a group of people and it was definitely nothing happening.
He's down there shooting [his film] Palmer, they're starring in the movie together and
they're cool and everybody was just hanging out.
The video may look a way, but literally it was nothing.
It was some friends, members of the team, crew and people like that.
They all know each other and were hanging.
Like come on, they're on an open balcony in New Orleans and he's famous.
It was nothing."
Not to be left looking like the guilty party, Wainwright's camp also issued a statement
to the outlet saying, quote, "There is no validity to this speculation.
They are currently working on a project together.
Members of the cast and crew were all together."
"A likely story!"
If he could have, Justin Timberlake probably would have cried us a river to show just how
sorry he was for publicly embarrassing his wife, but instead he did the next best thing.
In typical celeb fashion, Timberlake took to the Notes app on his phone to pen a lengthy
apology which he subsequently took a screenshot of and posted to Instagram.
He wrote:
"I stay away from gossip as much as I can, but for my family I feel it is important to
address recent rumors that are hurting the people that I love.
A few weeks ago I displayed a strong lapse in [judgment] - but let me be clear - nothing
happened between me and my costar.
I drank way too much that night and I regret my behavior.
I should have known better.
This is not the example I want to set for my son.
I apologize to my amazing wife and family for putting them through such an embarrassing
situation, and I am focused on being the best husband and father I can be.
This was not that."
Is there a better way to authentically communicate your feelings than a PR-crafted statement
released on your social media account?
Well, probably.
But we digress…
Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Justin Timberlake has been accused of having
a wandering eye.
While filming 2011's Friends with Benefits with Mila Kunis, Timberlake was accused of
being quite friendly with the actress.
The singer reportedly made a move on his co-star, allegedly telling Kunis that things were over
with Biel, but she shot him down.
A source close to the actress told US Weekly, quote, "Mila knew he had a girlfriend and
made it clear it wasn't going to happen."
Apparently, even Timberlake's own friends weren't attempting to cover for him with one
source telling the outlet, quote, "He tried every trick in the book, but Mila is not attracted
to him."
"But wait - there's more!"
Just a year earlier in 2010, Timberlake was accused of having a brief three-day affair
with actress Olivia Munn.
According to US Weekly, a source revealed that the singer allegedly also told her that
he had called it quits with Jessica when, in reality, he was really just sneaking around
- super classy, if true.
Munn's reps ultimately denied the cheating allegations, but where there's smoke there's
often fire.
In JT's own words, "What goes around, goes around, goes around.
Comes all the way back around."
So, if the rumors have any truth to them at all, he better watch out because there's probably
a good deal of bad juju headed his way.
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