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Jessica Biel Is ‘Not Happy’ About Justin Timberlake’s Arrest But ‘Will Always Be by His Side’: Source

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Jessica Biel is staying focused on her work after her husband’s arrest.

On Tuesday, June 18, the actress, 42, was seen on the set of her new Prime Video series, The Better Sister, hours after her husband Justin Timberlake, 43, was arrested for driving while intoxicated or impaired.

A source tells PEOPLE that Timberlake’s arrest was a “distraction” for the actress and that “she’s not happy” about it. 

“She had to film yesterday. She doesn’t like any attention on the family, especially not negative,” they add.

The source continues that Biel “loves” the “Cry Me a River” singer and “will always be by his side.”

“He’s a great dad and husband,” the source says.

A source who saw her on set says that despite looking “tired,” Biel “seemed very focused on filming.”

The source adds, “The cast and crew have nothing but positive things to say about her. You can tell she’s excited about working.”

Jessica Biel filming ‘The Better Sister’ in New York City on June 18, 2024.

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Timberlake was pulled over while driving from the American Hotel to a friend’s house in the early hours of June 18, a separate source told PEOPLE earlier this week. He was arraigned and released from police custody later in the day.

He is due back in court on Friday, July 26 for a hearing about the DWI charge.

On Monday, June 17, Biel was spotted filming in Central Park with costar Elizabeth Banks. Biel wore a corset top over a blouse and a long brown skirt and sandals as she walked alongside Banks.

A day later, Biel was photographed on set in Manhattan wearing a striped bodycon dress and a blunt bob hairstyle.

The series will continue filming over the next few months. “The family will be New York-based while she films,” a source says. “Justin has tour dates, so they’re both working all summer.”

Timberlake has two stops scheduled in Chicago on June 21 and June 22 amid his Forget Tomorrow world tour, and two scheduled in N.Y.C. on June 25 and June 26.

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Biel’s thriller series is based on Alafair Burke’s novel of the same name and stars Biel and Banks as estranged sisters. The two are brought together after a brutal murder occurs and “the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets,” per the official synopsis.

Timberlake and Biel have been married since October 2012 and share two sons, Silas and Phineas.

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