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Lisa McLoughlin

Justin Timberlake joined by wife Jessica Biel in first public show of support since Britney memoir

Justin Timberlake beamed alongside wife Jessica Biel in their first public appearance since the release of his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me.

The singer, 42, and 41-year-old actress put on a united front as they happily posed for photos at a special screening of his film, Trolls: Band Together, in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.

The couple, who are parents to sons Silas, eight, and Phineas, three, matched each other in all-black ensembles and were all smiles for photographers.

Timberlake was also supported at the cinematic event by his *NSYNC bandmates, Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick.

Their presence together on the purple carpet comes weeks after his former flame Britney Spears made headlines with her revelations about their relationship in her new book.

In her memoir, the singer claimed Timberlake ended their three-year relationship by text after she kissed her choreographer Wade Robson and alleged that he had been unfaithful during their three-year romance.

Timberlake and Jessica Biel pictured together at a special screening for his film, Trolls: Band Together (Getty Images)

She also discussed the “difficult” decision to have an abortion after learning she was pregnant in 2000, claiming in the book that Timberlake “wasn’t happy” about the pregnancy and didn’t want to be a father so young.

She penned: “It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day.

“This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.

“But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”

While Timberlake hasn’t publicly responded to any of Spears’ claims, he has turned off comments on his Instagram.

The star’s last post was shared on September 29, to celebrate the release of his and *NSYNC’s track, Better Place.

According to Page Six, a source said the decision to remove the comments function from his page, which boasts 72 million followers, was due to “hateful, disgusting things people were saying”.

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