Jennifer Garner mentioned in another interview that she and Jessica Biel became quite close while filming Valentine’s Day, and here’s the proof. Biel and Garner are the cover girls for Marie Claire’s March issue, all to promote Valentine’s Day. First off, First off, the photo shoot – some of these photos are really cute! They weren’t trying to make them look high-fashion or anything, and some of them are really sweet. As for the interview… well, it’s cloying. And saccharine. The Marie Claire interviewer Kevin Sessums clearly adores Biel and Garner, and would never say anything about them harsher than “the whole restaurant watched as [Biel] gracefully strode toward this back booth.” Gracefully strode? Like, she’s a horse with a good trot? Save it for the Sarah Jessica Parker interview, dude. In the actual interview, neither of them say anything earth-shattering, but here are some of the more interesting pieces (full article here, slideshow here):

Kevin Sessums on Jennifer Garner: “Garner, 37, is dressed in a black cotton turtleneck and black jeans. She wears no makeup at all, and her hair is pulled back in a ponytail. She possesses an incongruous combination of sexual charisma and girl-next-door normalcy. There is no artifice about her — it is the essence of her appeal. She is Sandra Dee—nuded.”

Jennifer Garner on how she and Biel got to be friends: “We don’t work with a lot of women on our films. And I haven’t worked much at all lately, to tell you the truth. The two weeks I worked on this movie were the only two weeks I’ve worked in about a year-and-a-half because of being pregnant and now having a 1-year-old. But when I do work, it’s always one woman and a bunch of men in my casts — maybe my character has a friend in the script, but not always. It’s odd. So on this film, it was great to have someone like Jessica around, even though most of our scenes as best friends were over the phone.”

Biel on their friendship: “You never really bond with all the guys in your cast like they do with each other.” Biel is nevertheless excited to tell Garner about her work “shooting N4 machine guns and 9-millimeter Berettas” on the A-Team movie she’s making with Cooper, Liam Neeson, and Patrick Wilson.

Garner on “living it up”: “I’d like some wine,” says Garner. “I never go out much anymore, so I’m going to have a glass of wine. This is living it up to me now.” The women each order an appetizer, a main course, and an order of pasta Bolognese to be shared by the three of us.

Biel heard a story about Violet Affleck: “Oh, I heard the sweetest story about Violet the other day,” says Biel, mentioning Garner’s 4-year-old daughter (older sister of 1-year-old Seraphina). “One of Violet’s classmates came up to her and said, ‘I heard Jennifer Garner lives in your house.’ And Violet said, ‘No, she doesn’t.’ The other kid kept insisting, so Violet came home and asked you, ‘Mom, who is Jennifer Garner and why are people saying she lives with us?’”

Garner confirms the story, then says: “Wow. That’s true. She just knows me as Mom, so I did have to explain to her for the first time about the difference.”

Garner on her husband, Ben Affleck: “I’m just holding down the fort while Ben works right now. I’m so impressed by his discipline. He gets up and works out every day at 4 a.m. before heading off to work. Every day. I used to do that sometimes for Alias. But not every day. And I’d do it for 30 minutes, maybe 45. He does it for an hour-and-a-half. He comes home and collapses, and then rewrites scenes for the next day, then crashes and does it all over again. He’s worn out. Jon Hamm is in it, too. It’s kind of a heist movie, and Hamm plays the FBI guy.”

Biel on Jon Hamm/Don Draper: “Mmmm … Don Draper,” says Biel, invoking the name of Hamm’s character on Mad Men. “I’m fascinated by Don Draper. But I hate him.”

Biel on whether she wants to sleep with Jon Hamm/Don Draper: “No!” she says emphatically. “No, I don’t. Not at all.”

Garner on whether it matters if she’s married to someone famous: “Well, we don’t need them to be famous ourselves. It’s not like I go to Jessica, ‘Oh, how’s your famous boyfriend?’” She goes on: “Yeah, from time to time we talk about swapping,” Garner deadpans.

Biel on her “famous partner”: “It does help to have a partner who understands what fame is about and can share that with you. It’s a hurdle you don’t have to get over.”

Garner on fame: “I think I have it all in perspective,” says Garner. “If you’re healthy and happy and you have a roof over your head, then that’s what’s important.”

[From Marie Claire]

Chuckle. My favorite part of any interview is always when Biel spouts out something to make herself seem important. Instead of answering the “does it matter that your boyfriend is famous?” question with a simple “no” or “we don’t think about it” Biel just had to go off, insinuating that because she is incredibly famous (and talented, and beautiful!), it “helps” to have a boyfriend who is just as famous as her. Oh, and what do you make of Biel’s denial that she’d want to have sex with Jon Hamm/Don Draper? What the hell? Chica needs a wakeup call. The wakeup call shall be called “Your boyfriend looks 12 years old, and if Jon Hamm ever gave you the side-eye, you should thank your lucky stars and take off your panties.” Amen.

Photos from Marie Claire, courtesy of Marie Claire online.

On the Help for Haiti telethon post, and the SAG wrap-up post, I noted two very interesting little tidbits about Justin Timberlake. First, at the Haiti telethon, he spent a few minutes flirting and acting friendly with his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz, who is currently single. Then at the SAGs, he and Kate Hudson (also single, and rumored to be JT’s ex-lover) seemed very friendly when they were presenting. I mentioned that after those two encounters, Justin’s girlfriend Jessica Biel was probably having an aneurysm. Well, she got fought back with a well-timed photo-op on Sunday night when she and Justin went to the Radiohead concert in LA. To add to the very obvious “we’re still together, bitches” photo-op, Biel’s publicist also landed a hilarious piece in Us Weekly. LaineyGossip has noted before how obvious Biel’s shenanigans are, but this one seems so transparent, it’s a little embarrassing.

Justin Timberlake wasn’t by Jessica Biel’s side when she reached the tippity-top of Mt Kiliminjaro Jan. 11 — but now that she’s back from Africa and closer to sea level, the couple are enjoying one another’s company again.

On Sunday, the pair co-attended Radiohead’s Haiti benefit concert at the Box at the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles. “They were definitely couple-y,” an observer at the Box tells UsMagazine.com. “They were sitting close, holding hands, and whispering.” They weren’t the only A-listers enjoying the band: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, Kate Hudson, Charlize Theron, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, Daniel Craig, Patricia and Rosanna Arquette, Famke Jansen, Busy Philipps, Flea and No Doubt’s Tony Kanal all attended as well.

Timberlake flew solo the night before at the all-star Hope for Haiti Now telethon, where he had a friendly, no-drama reunion with Cameron Diaz, his girlfriend before Biel.

But at the Radiohead show, he and Biel “were walking around taking pictures together and never really left each other’s sides the whole night.”

The sometimes reclusive pair “were low key but very cordial,” a concertgoer says. “[They] didn’t mind talking to people that came up to them.”

Biel, who has said Timberlake is “the most precious thing in my life” appeared transfixed by her man. “Justin was holding court and Jessica was laughing at everything he said,” says the eyewitness. “She was always gazing at him.”

Radiohead’s concert reportedly raised over $500,000 for Haiti relief through Oxfam America. To help earthquake victims now, consider visiting Oxfam’s website and donating today.

[From Us Weekly]

Sorry, this one gave me a chuckle. “Justin was holding court and Jessica was laughing at everything he said,” says the eyewitness. “She was always gazing at him.” Who was this eyewitness again? Sometimes I wish I was a regular at whatever Hollywood hotspots, just so I could give the tabloids these kinds of quotes. I would call up In Touch Weekly to give them a tip that Lindsay Lohan was “always gazing” at her cocaine. Or that Jessica Biel “never left Justin’s side… almost like she was… dare I say it… clinging to him.”

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake in LA on January 24, 2010. Look at how skinny Jessica’s legs are! Credit: Fame Pictures.

Jessica Biel is the cover girl for the February issue of Vogue Magazine, and while I think the cover shot is lovely, the other photos inside the magazine are… not good. Like, how would you style Jessica Biel if you got the chance? I would keep her makeup very simple and light, and put her in softer, feminine clothes that would give her a chance to look less masculine. But Vogue slapped on some too-dark lipstick and tried to make her look tomboy-ish in some of these photos, which isn’t such a stretch. It’s so much of a “not a stretch” I was looking for Biel’s Adam’s apple. The other word that keeps bouncing around my head is “horsey”. Jessica comes across as very horsey, like Julia Roberts or Sarah Jessica Parker, but not in a good way. Anyway, the Vogue slideshow is here, and the full Vogue interview is here. Now, for some of the highlights:

On her parents: “They are major outdoor people,” she says. “They rafted the Grand Canyon when they were in their 20s. They are an incredible couple.” Her father, Jon, worked for GE for many years and ran his own business consultancy in Boulder. “He is extremely motivated and ambitious,” she says. “I get those qualities from him.”

About her posing half-naked on Gear to get out of her Seventh Heaven contract: “I really wanted to go to college, and it all kind of happened at the same time. I did this photo shoot; the photo shoot came out; it was terribly embarrassing. I had to apologize to everybody, including my parents. It was a big learning experience: learning how to have boundaries and how to say no.”

Her empathy for young girls: “I have this overwhelming motherly feeling toward them. Just do what you gotta do, girls! Hold it together! I wish everyone would just leave them alone.”

Her Hollywood complaints: “The last year in this business has been harsh,” says Biel. “There’s no material. Nobody wants to make dramas. And that’s what we all want to do.” What is getting produced, she says, are “commercial movies—horror movies, big romantic comedies, and action movies. Those can be great, but you don’t want to do only those kinds of films. You can’t live on éclairs alone. You have to have a spinach salad every now and again.”

On her new film Valentine‘s Day: “I really get to play crazy,” she says gleefully. “A girl who has hit the wall with wanting to find a man. And I get to do some broad comedy; it’s a little Lucille Ball-esque.”

On her style: “I like really überfeminine, classic-looking things mixed with something rougher around the edges. I’ve been looking at Rihanna a lot, checking her out. She’s got something going on that I am sort of craving a little bit.”

On the breakup rumors between her and Justin Timberlake: “It’s definitely been weird and sort of bizarre to deal with. But you have to have a sense of humor about the whole thing. Honestly, I look at a magazine and they know more than I do.” Last night at dinner I brought it up and was met with steely resolve. “I don’t want to talk about it,” she said. “I don’t feel the need to clear anything up. It’s the most precious thing that I have in my life, and I care about it so much that I don’t care about what anyone says or thinks. I have just not addressed it in any real way, and I’m not going to. It’s mine. And I really like that about it.”

[From Vogue]

Okay, so the interview wasn’t terrible. It wasn’t like some of Jessica’s infamous interviews, where she waxes rhapsodically about her beauty or tries to put her name together with “Oscar”. But there’s still a whiff of the self-absorbed, delusional girl there too, especially when she won’t stop bitching about how there is “no material”. Uh, there is material, Jessica, they just aren’t hiring you. Oh, and does anyone else think she was comparing herself to Lucille Ball?

Vogue cover and additional photos, courtesy of Vogue online.

Here is the new trailer for the film version of The A-Team, starring Liam Neeson (as Hannibal), Bradley Cooper (as the guy with the oiled abs) and Jessica Biel (as the girl who is too gorgeous to be in any film, period, right?). Ugh, where to even start with this junk? Okay, let me begin with Bradley Cooper. Is anyone else perturbed that Hollywood is trying to make Bradley into an action hero? Because he’s not. No offense to Bradley, who I’m sure is a great guy and a lot of fun and all of that, but rippling abs and smirking in shadows does not an action hero make. Bradley should stick to the tried and true – dramas, romantic comedies, regular comedies, buddy films, that sort of thing. Anything involving boys and toys, running around, and Bradley Cooper shooting things, it just seems like you’re inviting a gay pr0n spoof.

Next up: Jessica Biel. She’s barely in the trailer, which seems like a good thing, yes? Hopefully she won’t be in the movie that much. It’s pretty obvious that she’s supposed to be Bradley’s love interest, but judging them solely from the trailer, they look like they have zero chemistry together. Maybe they just shot that kiss on a elevator the wrong way. Or maybe Bradley was thinking “I have to kiss that? I’d prefer Liam!”

I will give the trailer credit for something – Liam looks good. He looks healthy and like he might have had some fun making the film, which makes me happy. This was one of the first projects Liam signed on for after his wife Natasha Richardson died last year, and Liam probably signed on for this project to get his mind off his grief and to get a paycheck, maybe. I hope that’s all it was, because then I can declare mission accomplished and leave it at that. Oh, but I do like Liam’s hair in it. His hair wins.

When the cat’s away, et cetera. Jessica Biel is still in Canada, filming The A-Team. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake is still acting like “Jessica who?” whenever Biel isn’t around. The latest incident seems to have started at Hudson Terrace in New York the other night. Page Six reports that JT, his best buddy Trace Ayala, and Brett Ratner (ew) were partying with many women. After that, the boys left with a “group of girls” and headed off to the Boom Boom Room. He sounds like a single guy, doesn’t he?

Justin Timberlake partied and flirted with a gaggle of gorgeous girls the other night, sparking new rumors that he and girlfriend Jessica Biel are on the rocks.

Timberlake, who’s repeatedly denied his relationship with Biel is in trouble, flirted with a string of women as he partied with Brett Ratner at Timbaland’s album release party at Hudson Terrace on Tuesday. He later left with prolific womanizer Ratner and a group of pretty girls in tow.

A source told Page Six: “He certainly didn’t look like a man with a girlfriend. He was partying in the upstairs VIP area with his best friend, Trace Ayala, Brett Ratner and a group of girls.”

“The girls were all over him, fighting to give him their numbers, and he seemed to be enjoying it. There was one model-type blonde he chatted to for a while. At one point, a bodyguard did not recognize Ayala and kept him out of the VIP area, so Timberlake fired him on the spot.”

“Around 1:30 a.m., Timberlake left along with Ayala, Ratner and a group of girls, including the model blonde, and headed to the Boom Boom Room.”

Timberlake has been fending off rumors that he and Hollywood beauty Biel, who’s been filming “The A-Team,” are in trouble over his flirting. They put on a display of unity last month at a Jay-Z concert in LA.

They also denied a report that their three-year romance was over. Biel said in an interview last month, “You have to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.”

Earlier on Tuesday night, Timberlake attended an event at Skylight Studio and was careful to sit far away from Rihanna, who denied rumors they hooked up while working on her album.

A rep for Timberlake said, “We do not comment on Justin’s private life.” A rep for Biel didn’t get back to us.

[From Page Six]

Two things: first, the most interesting part of the story was when JT fired the guard “on the spot” for not recognizing Trace Ayala, who I couldn’t pick out of lineup either. Secondly, I don’t really think what Jessica and Justin did to fight the breakup rumors should be called a “display of unity”. Jessica literally dragged JT out for a few photo ops, and then gave a few interviews denying the rumors while JT stayed silent. I think they really are broken up for real, or Jessica is letting him see other women.

Oh, and one other thing – Lainey Gossip mentioned this in a post yesterday: “Pippy hit up Timbaland’s album release party and may or may not have paid a visit to a brunette piece he’s keeping in NYC on the site. That’s the rumour, and while it’s not slamdunk quite yet, some insist it’s been common knowledge for ages dating back from when Lilo ratted him out last summer.” So, JT has Biel, a brunette on the side, and a blonde model in the Boom Boom Room. This is better than playing Clue. Also – doesn’t the photo below look like The Douche Convention?

Jessica Biel has a new interview out in the British paper, The Independent (thanks to Lainey Gossip for the link). Now, Jessica Biel isn’t one of those actresses who comes across as interesting, or even sane, in interviews. Personally, I find her personality to be vapid, snotty and bratty, so that probably influences how I read her print interviews. That being said, Jessica does have a history of saying ridiculous, delusional and absurd things. Like the time she claimed her “beauty” was a problem for her career. Or the time after that where she reiterated that she wasn’t getting good acting roles because she’s so gorgeous, this time name-dropping Meryl Streep like she was worthy. Or the time when she pontificated about how she wasn’t “opposed” to being hired for the Twilight films. Or that she’s not “opposed” to doing Broadway. Because her voice is that good.

Anyway, most of Jessica’s new interview is about her voice work in Planet 51, an animated film. Of course the conversation veers into the direction of Justin Timberlake and the “rumors” of a split. That’s what she’s selling, y’all! And of course, Jessica even farts out this absurd line about her career: “”The truth is, you really don’t make these movies thinking, ‘Oh, this one’s it. This is going to get me my Academy Award.’ You don’t think about that.” Like she’s Cate Blanchett or something. Like Biel stole the role in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry away from Blanchett, just because Biel felt strongly about the character, regardless of the Oscar aspirations of that film. Of course. The full Independent piece is here, but there are some of the good highlights – the writer notes Biel is in “the odd position of being a movie star with no real hits.” Otherwise known as “that girl with the ass” (my words).

Biel on aliens: “I definitely believe in the possibility of intelligent life on other planets. There’s just so much space out there to not believe in that. For me, the idea with this movie is to be open to change. You should be accepting of change because, only through change, can you grow and learn more about yourself, as a human or alien.”

On her most difficult experience as an actress: “Doing any kind of family entertainment comes as a huge relief from making something like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which was probably one of the hardest experiences for me, emotionally and creatively. It was intense because I was at this high level of freak-out, for about a month. It was just so not this world. That kind of emotional strain was so different. Planet 51 was just fun. I wanted to do it because it was speaking to my inner child. Yes, I want to be an alien. Yes, I want to be green!”

On the rumors Justin Timberlake dumped her: “It’s definitely been weird and sort of bizarre to deal with. But you have to have a sense of humor about the whole thing. Honestly, I look at a magazine and they know more than I do. You do really have to just get into a place where you feel Zen about it – take a deep breath and know that somebody is going to be taking your picture while you’re going to the laundry and picking up your dry cleaning. ”

Biel on how she practices her Oscar speech: “The truth is, you really don’t make these movies thinking, ‘Oh, this one’s it. This is going to get me my Academy Award.’ You don’t think about that. You think, ‘I love this story, I love this character. I can’t wait to play this character.’ And then it comes out and people start talking about it, and it’s exciting. Privately you give this speech and everything, but you really think, ‘Whatever. If I win, amazing.’ I mean, I can’t even believe if that would happen. That would be incredible. But is that the goal for my work? ‘I must win an award’? No. You do think about it, but you don’t dwell on it, because it just sort of feels so untouchable and so unrealistic. You just feel like there’s no way you’d win, so whatever, you just laugh about it and have a good time. But I think I’d be lying to say that you don’t fantasize about it. And I enjoy working. There’s always a constant fear of the unknown as in ‘When am I next going to work?’ That’s always there. I try not to think about that too much, but it’s always a little bit there. When will I work and can I pay my bills? Is it going to be creatively interesting? That’s always there for me, a little bit, as much as I might try to say it’s not.”

[From The Independent]

The last part was my favorite, I swear. From her pontificating on winning an Oscar, to her being somewhat honest about her fears of never working again, it’s some good stuff. Here’s the thing – if she was actually a quality actress, I would find her Oscar talk interesting, and I would applaud her honesty for basically saying “sure, I want one of those!” But considering Jessica Biel thinks her extreme beauty is all she really needs to succeed in Hollywood, and she’s not beating down the door of any drama school, I find her answers sad and delusional. She’s not going to win an Oscar. And talking (with faux humility) about her career in the scope of any awards is something that should be reserved for when you actually are nominated for something. Because right now it just seems like Jessica just introduced “Academy Award” into a conversation about her voice work in an animated film.

Oh, and Justin spent the holidays partying without her.

Jessica Biel attends the Planet 51 premiere at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood, CA on November 14, 2009. Credit: Fame.

Mother of necklace! Look at this thing! These are photos of Jessica from this past weekend, where she walked the red carpet for the premiere of Planet 51. The outfit is sort of cute, but what’s with the cheap, huge necklace. Actually, I bet it’s not cheap. She probably paid a lot of money for that fug piece of jewelry.

Now, Jessica talked to Fox News Pop Tarts about her life and career, which is always a good interview. This girl can’t speak to a reporter without farting out some nonsense about how gorgeous she is or how she’s too beautiful to get the challenging work that she needs. In this interview, Jessica starts out talking about how she would “really like” to do a Broadway musical and find a way to “incorporate my music” into her acting career. Ha! Okay, I’ll stop. Then Jessica talks about the struggles she went through growing up, fighting “overconfidence” and “insecurity”. Yeah, I think she’s dealt with that:

Could we possibly see a collaboration between Jessica Biel and her on again/off again beau Justin Timberlake? After all, the actress has strong intentions to return to her first love – singing.

“I definitely want to do it again, I’ve been dabbling here and there but I would really like to do Broadway or a movie musical, that would be a huge dream come true,” Biel told Tarts while promoting her new animation flick “Planet 51.” “I would love to incorporate my music naturally into my day job.”

And despite spending her teen years growing up on “7th Heaven,” it turns out that Biel herself was no angel.

“Being sixteen was so hard. You’re changing physically; you’re searching for who you’re going to be as woman. You’re fighting with this feeling of over confidence, but there is so much insecurity – how do you deal with boys? I was going through it, definitely pushing the envelope with authority and my parents,” she explained. “I was scared to grow up, but at the same time I just wanted to grow up.”

And although Biel gets to play at least the voice of a strong willed, moralistic teenager in “Planet 51,” she’s sick of the fact that there are pretty much no roles in Hollywood flicks that portray women in a strong, positive light and that can appeal to the whole family.

“It seems a lot of the time it is playing second fiddle to a male character which is never a bad thing, but where are the roles for the female experience from that (strong, admirable) point of view for the young college girls, mothers and grandmothers? A lot of actresses I speak to find the same thing,” she added. “We’re all scrambling for it when something good comes out that actually has a good female character.”

[From Fox News Pop Tarts]

Okay, here’s the thing: I know that when a celebrity or actress isn’t getting hired for anything, she’s supposed to go out to red carpets and give lots of interviews, all in an attempt to get her name out there and force producers to take notice. My problem with Jessica Biel is that when she does it, she always sounds so arrogant and delusional. I mean, she did a minor musical (Guys and Dolls) in Los Angeles, and suddenly it’s like in her mind, she’s the second coming of Julie Andrews. When she talks about her ideal roles, she doesn’t say “Oh, I love to be in the Twilight movies, that would be so cool!” Instead, she gets on her high horse and says crap like “Well, I’m clearly familiar with the films. I haven’t read the books, but I haven’t seen any of the films yet so I’m not that familiar — I know the idea of what it’s about. I mean, maybe [I'd be in the next Twilight film]. That would be lovely. I am not opposed to playing a vampire.” I’ll give her credit for not being riddled with insecurity, like so many celebrities – but I think Jessica’s problem is that she thinks she’s God’s gift. And she’s not.

Here’s Jessica and her massive necklace at the premiere of ‘Planet 51’ on November 14, 2009. Credit: WENN.

Here are some photos of Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake over the weekend. The pair went to Jay-Z’s Sunday concert in Los Angeles. I love the body language of these two. Granted, it’s not as harsh as those photo-ops Jessica and Justin did right after Us Weekly claimed that Justin dumped Jessica over the phone. These photos aren’t as clingy, but they’re still depressing, right? Neither one of them looks happy. In Jessica’s case, I think that’s just the way her face looks (call it “natural morose-face”), while Justin seems totally over all of it, once again. But Jessica’s got a plan! She’s got her publicist leaking to anyone that will listen that Justin wants to stay with her, and that all of his friends love her and hate the way Justin may have treated her! Right? But what did this arrangement cost Jessica? According to Fox News 411, she had to give up monogamy (if she even had that Justin in the first place). According to Fox 411, Jessica and Justin are now “friends with benefits” and Justin is free to date other women. Ugh.

Despite widespread reports of their split, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel continue to be photographed together. Could a reconciliation be in the offing?

Kind of.

A source tells Fox411 that despite appearances, the two are definitely not back together full-time. Instead, they are going the time-tested route of first seeing what its like being part-time lovers.

Yes, it appears Justin and Jessica are now “friends with benefits.”

“Justin was very clear with Jessica that he didn’t want to be in a serious relationship with her anymore where he wasn’t able to date other people,” says the insider. “Jessica took the news very hard, but once she calmed down and they started talking again, he convinced her to stay friends who hook up, without all the pressure of a relationship.”

How did Timberlake succeed in persuading one of Hollywood’s most beautiful women to agree to every man’s (okay, almost every man’s) dream scenario?

“At first she was very reluctant, but she missed him a lot and so she decided to give it a try even though it wasn’t exactly how she wanted things to be,” the source explains.

“She’s still in love with him, and they are still attracted to each other, so it would have been difficult for them to quit each other cold turkey.”

The source says the new setup is a “win-win” for Timberlake.

“Justin gets the best of both worlds,” says the source. “He doesn’t have to lose Jess as a lover or a friend, but he’s free to explore other [relationships].”

Sounds like a win-win-win.

[From Fox News 411]

I like how they describe Jessica as having “calmed down”. Did she really get hysterical? While I think that’s a horrible stereotype for a woman being dumped, I tend to think that in Jessica’s case, she would be extremely devastated if Justin tried to get away from her in anyway. And part of me believes that Jessica, trying to “save” her relationship, would agree to let Justin be a free agent. But does she get to date other guys? I hope so. We all know she’s “not opposed” to spending some time with Robert Pattinson. And we know he likes women who are a million times more ballsy than him.

Justin and Jessica in Los Angeles last night, November 8, 2009. Credit: FAME.

Well it looks like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are still together after all. At least for now. After several weeks of high-intensity breakup rumors, the pair have been spotted together in Vancouver, where Jessica is currently shooting a film. When the rumors first kicked in, Jessica dragged Justin out for what everyone thought was an obvious photo op. But they haven’t bothered to be within a hundred miles since then, and it seemed like they were definitely dunzo. But photos of the pair taken in Vancouver yesterday show them looking happy and normal. Damn.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were snapped at The Naam, a Vancouver, Canada restaurant on Wednesday, shooting down rumors the celebrity couple recently broke up after two-and-a-half years together.

Rumors that the couple had split went into overdrive earlier this month when Timberlake’s grandmother Sadie Bomar told a British magazine that she thinks the only thing JT is committed to is his career.

“Jessica was keen to marry, but Justin isn’t ready,” Bomar told Closer. “He’s busy writing new material and he works hard to be successful — he’s really focused on that. As far as we’re concerned, he’s always been single. The girlfriends come and go, but we believe nothing has ever been serious,” the grandmother added. “Justin does his own thing and he isn’t ready to marry just yet.”

[From Radar]

The thing with Justin’s grandma has always struck me as suspicious. First off, he’s very close with his family and they don’t seem to talk to the press. Secondly, while Justin’s grandma is American, the phrase “keen to marry” is very British. As is the magazine Closer. And British magazines are infamous for making up quotes. You can generally tell when they fabricate something if they have an American supposedly saying something in a very British way. I’m not saying it isn’t legit, because I don’t know. But I’m taking it with a grain of salt.

I do wish these two would break up and move on already. Jessica is the human equivalent of tapioca putting. Vanilla tapioca pudding. She often mentions how beautiful she is, and it’s sorta like… well yeah, if you have a team of professional makeup artists, you’re beautiful. We all would be under those circumstances. And I have yet to see any evidence that she has a personality. Katie Holmesbot shows more life than Jessica. End it, one of you. Unless you’re just too overcome by each other’s beauty.

Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline.

Justin Timberlake isn’t going to be able to escape from Jessica Biel’s clutches so easily. Not if she has anything to say about it. And it looks like Jessica’s got back-up too! E! Online is reporting that JT’s mom is all about Jessica. Sort of. When asked what kind of girl her son should go for, Mama Timberlake replied, “The one he’s with now is awesome.” Meanwhile, JT and Jessica haven’t seen each other in a few weeks as Jessica stays busy in Canada and New York (where Jessica is allegedly participating in a Broadway workshop of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) while JT parties in LA, Las Vegas and any golf course that will have him. It seems to me like they are definitely taking some time apart, if not completely broken up, but whatever, Mama Timberlake:

Justin Timberlake was swinging solo in Sin City this weekend, but his mom, Lynn Harless, insists he’s not on the market.

When E! News asked what kind of lady she’d like to see her son with, Harless said, “The one he’s with now is awesome.”

We’re assuming she means Jessica Biel, despite the recent breakup chatter.

“He’s found someone that’ll golf with him, give him a hard time when he deserves it and stand up to him,” Lynn continued.

Justin was in Vegas to host a golf tournament and all-star benefit concert for a good cause, Shriners Hospitals for Children, featuring the likes of Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, TLC, Ciara and Jay Sean.

But he also made plenty of time for partying in Sin City—sans Jessica…

[From E! Online]

At the same time Mama Timberlake was trying to confirm their relationship, Fox 411 put up a story with a suspiciously similar pro-Jessica bent. Although this one kind of reads like it was manufactured by Jessica’s publicist. According to Fox 411’s “sources”, JT’s friends are totally mad at him for trying to break it off with Jessica. Um… seriously?

It sounds like Justin Timberlake’s friends are on Team Jessica.

Since Timberlake split from longtime girlfriend Jessica Biel, his pals have been less than supportive of his move back to bachelorhood, a source close to his JT’s posse tells Fox411.

“Justin’s friends are usually all about anything he wants, but in this case, his boys are totally disappointed in him,” says the source. “They think he’s making a big mistake by dumping Jess. Justin and Jess have their problems, but all in all, his friends think she is one of the best things that ever happened to him.”

Instead of lending an ear and being there for him the way they usually are, Justin’s friends have pulled a disappearing act. The insider tells Fox411 that Timberlake was looking forward to his friends rolling with his newly single self, but instead they have basically shunned him, refusing to join in his constant partying and chatting up different women every night.

“They really thought he got past all of that,” the source says, “But it’s all beginning all over again. They think if they don’t give in he may come to his senses and get back together with Jessica. That’s what they really want to see happen.”

The source says Timberlake may be on his own for awhile. “It’s a shame his friends can’t just be there for him, but they have their opinions, and they disagree with his choice to dump Jess.”

[From Fox 411]

I’ll buy that JT’s mom likes Jessica for whatever reason (even though JT’s grandma hates Jess), but I’m not going to buy that JT has friends who are anything but “bros before hoes” types. Does anyone buy that JT has friends who are “Naw, dude, I ain’t gonna go clubbin’ witchu, ‘cause you need to call Jessica and work on yo’ relationship”? And… scene!