Why Justin Timberlake Publicly Apologized to Jessica Biel – E! NEWS, Eonline.com

Justin Timberlakeis taking the steps to put those eyebrow-raising photos behind him.

Late last month, the Grammy winner made headlines whenphotos emergedof him andPalmerco-starAlisha Wainwrightholding hands and getting questionably touchy during an outing with the cast and crew in New Orleans. While sourcestold E! News“there is absolutely nothing going on between them,” Timberlakebroke his silence on the situationon Wednesday with a public apology to his longtime wife,Jessica Biel, and his family.

“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 I love,” he said in aInstagram post. “A few weeks ago I displayed a strong lapse in judgement – 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. 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. to be working onPalmer. forward to continuing to make this movie and excited for people to see it. “

Meanwhile, “He feels terrible that this happened and for putting Jessica through the public scrutiny, “a source said of the star. “He knows she doesn’t deserve any of this and that he messed up.”

According to the source, Timberlake “hopes by addressing what happened and apologizing to her publicly that they can put this behind them and start to move on. Justin feels like the story isn’t dying and hopes this will be the end of it. He always tries to keep his private life private, but he knows he made a big mistake in public and now has to own up to it. “

In regard totheir 7-year marriage, “Nobody is going anywhere, but it’s definitely had an effect on their marriage and her trust in him,” the source noted. “Even if nothing more happened than what was in the photos, what he did was highly inappropriate.”

Timberlake’s rep could not be reached for comment.