Beverley Mitchell had a warning message for Justin Timberlake when he first began a relationship with Jessica Biel.
Mitchell, 44, recalled on the Monday, July 7, episode of the “Pod Meets World” podcast when she would run round with the NSYNC bandmates — together with Timberlake, now 44, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass — and their bodyguards. Mitchell famous that she's “nonetheless excellent buddies” with “all of them.”
“It's very humorous that one in all them ended up marrying my finest buddy,” she stated, referring to Biel, now 43, and Timberlake. “I give Jessie a lot crap as a result of she used to make enjoyable of me. She's like, ‘You're simply hanging out with the NSYNC boys once more,' and I'm like, ‘Dude, they're enjoyable, now we have enjoyable.' And he or she used to suppose I used to be so foolish and lame and I'm like, ‘Now you're married to 1.'”
When the pair started courting, Mitchell — who starred on seventh Heaven alongside Biel from 1996 to 2007 — stated Timberlake's mother requested her about his new love curiosity.
“‘OK, Bev, inform me about her,'” Mitchell recalled Lynn Bomar Harless asking. “And I used to be like, ‘If he hurts her, I'll kill him.' And he or she's like, ‘OK, so you like her?' And I'm like, ‘I do. She is my sister.' These had been the great instances.”
Timberlake and Biel started courting in 2007, tying the knot 5 years later. The couple welcomed sons Silas and Phineas in 2015 and 2020, respectively.
After Timberlake was arrested for driving whereas intoxicated, a supply completely instructed Us Weekly that his marriage with Biel was examined — however now the pair are higher than ever. (Timberlake was held in police custody in 2024 earlier than being charged with a single rely of DWI and two site visitors violations. He was launched on his personal recognizance the following day. He appeared in court docket for the DWI case later that 12 months, accepting a lesser cost of a site visitors violation. He agreed to a plea deal that included 25 to 40 hours of group service with a nonprofit, a $500 advantageous and a public security announcement.)
“Jessica and Justin are spending extra time collectively and are happier and extra relaxed,” the insider instructed Us later that 12 months. “Justin has taken time to reevaluate his priorities. He hasn't been going out as a lot and is staying in additional with Jessica and the children.”
The supply shared that Timberlake is “discovering new methods to attach” along with his family and friends whereas Biel is being supportive, however holding him accountable as they “rebuild belief.”
“Jessica is displaying endurance and compassion whereas additionally sustaining agency expectations of him,” the insider famous, including that the pair are “prioritizing their energy as a household.”
