Exploring Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Roller-Coaster Relationship Timeline
Updated Jan. 22 2024, 1:05 p.m. ET
Singer and actor Justin Timberlake and award-winning actress Jessica Biel are arguably one of America's favorite Hollywood couples. Their relationship dates back to 2007 after casually meeting at a birthday party. While the two have managed to keep their personal business private, which is likely why they've been able to stay together this long, there may be trouble on the horizon for the parents of two.
In January 2024, rumors began swirling on the internet that Justin and Jessica and splitting up. However, this wouldn't be the first the Hollywood couple called it quits.
Here's the latest on Justin and Jessica and look at their relationship timeline.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's relationship began after they met in 2007.
The couple initially met at a birthday party Justin threw for a friend back in early 2007. According to the singer, a dry joke he delivered — which elicited no response from others in the crowd — got a laugh out of Jessica. This prompted him to begin his romantic pursuit of her. Following an invite for the actress and her friends to attend his performance, Justin asked her for her phone number, and their relationship began.
Justin and Jessica broke up in 2011, but eventually reconciled.
Fast forward to the year 2011 (four years into their relationship), when the pair decided to call it quits. Both cited a similar timeline of events that led to a belief they didn't belong together. However, this breakup did not last long, and paparazzi spotted the couple together just a few months later. Up next: a full-blown public reconciliation.
Justin and Jessica tied the knot in 2012.
In December 2011 Justin shocked the world with the news that he had proposed to Jessica on a mountain in Montana. According to US Weekly, he described his creative approach to popping the big question. "When I did propose, I was saying to her, I was like, 'Oh look at the shadows on the mountains,' and I had the ring on my pinkie," he recalled.
Come October of the following year, they were officially married in a picturesque ceremony held in Italy, where Jessica wore a bright pink wedding gown.
The couple welcomed their first son into the world in 2015.
Justin revealed to fans via a now-deleted Instagram post on his birthday, Jan. 31, 2015, that he and Jessica were expecting their first child together. He captioned the sweet snapshot at the time with, “Thank you EVERYONE for the Bday wishes! This year, I’m getting the GREATEST GIFT EVER. CAN’T WAIT.”
By April, the couple had given birth to their first son, named Silas Randall (named after Justin's grandfather), once again breaking the news via an adorable selfie shared to the same platform.
A cheating scandal rocked the foundation of Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's relationship in 2019.
Roughly four years later, in November of 2019, a scandal erupted when photos emerged of Justin holding hands with Alisha Wainwright around the time that they were filming a project together in New Orleans. Following the news, Justin took to social media to denounce claims he was cheating on Jessica with Alisha, furthering his argument by adding that their meeting was innocent and taken out of context.
After his apology, Jessica shared a series of loving birthday photos in honor of Justin only weeks later, leading fans to speculate their issues had been resolved.
In July 2020, Justin and Jessica welcomed their second baby to the family.
Despite the hiccup Justin and Jessica experienced, they remained together and secretly welcome their second son, Phineas, in July 2020. During a remote appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' namesake talk show on Jan. 18, 2021, Justin finally revealed that the pair did indeed welcome another son to their family.
Are Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel getting divorced?
Justin and Jessica's relationship seemed to have been going smoothly, that is, until Justin's ex, Britney Spears, revealed in 2023 that she had gotten pregnant with his baby while the two were dating. The "Oops...I Did It Again" singer alleges she had to abort the baby sometime in the 2000s (in secret) after Justin expressed he didn't want to be a father.
Apparently, the news didn't sit well with Jessica and now, sources are reporting that their relationship is on rocky ground. An insider revealed to Life & Style that Justin and Jessica "are headed for a split." The insider also disclosed that “Though they do love each other, all of the couples therapy they’ve undergone simply isn’t fixing some of their underlying issues.”
The couple reportedly put three of their properties on the market, located in Tennessee, California, and New York. Some now believe this signals their effort to get their financial affairs in order to ease the burden of the split.
Although the most recent photo of the two together was posted by Jessica in December 2023, this situation could be a case similar to Will and Jada. In the meantime, we'll be waiting for a statement from either the singer or the actress that clarifies what is happening in their marriage.
