Finally! Us Weekly got their hands on the FIRST photos of Jessica Biel’s engagement ring – you can see it here (you have to scroll down a bit). It’s funny how Us Weekly keeps getting all of the “breaking news” stories about Jessica Biel, isn’t it? It’s almost like this photo-op was arranged on purpose with an exclusive photo agency so the first pics would be guaranteed to only the biggest media outlets, like Us Weekly and People. Weird. As for the ring… CB and I think it’s kind of fug. It looks like a decent-sized rock, maybe a princess cut, but the setting is just awful. CB called it “chunky”. I complained about the “twirls”. I wonder if Justin picked it out, or Jessica chose it for herself? Because I think if Biel was choosing, she would have gotten a simpler, cleaner setting – that seems to be her style.
In other Biel-Timberlake news, The Enquirer reports this week that Jessica is fighting with her future mother-in-law. You knew that was going to happen – JT is a total mama’s boy. I doubt he’s ever stood up to his mom, and he certainly won’t start on behalf of his bride.
Jessica Biel is locking horns with Justin Timberlake’s mom – and neither woman is willing to back down. Jessica has her heart set on a low-key, private affair in the mountains of Colorado where she grew up, while Justin’s mother Lynn Harless wants the pair to splurge on a star-studded extravaganza at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California.
Lynn even reportedly wants the two to sell the rights to their wedding for a flasshy magazine spread!
“Everyone thought Jessica might become a bridezilla, but instead it’s Lynn who’s turning out to be the villain,” a source tells The Enquirer. “Lynn has become incredibly hands-on and pushy as planning for the wedding gets underway. Because Justin is her only child, she has dreamed of a huge, glitzy affair for him ever since he was born. Lynn also wants everyone to know about the occasion and thinks they should sell the wedding rights in a magazine deal so Justin can share his special day with all of his fans.”
Jessica wants the event to be a smaller affair and closed-off to the public. Jessica feels she and Justin already live in the spotlight, and she wants their wedding day to be intimate and out of the public eye.
“The bottom line is that it’s not about Lynn and what she wants for Justin,” noted the source. “It’s Jessica’s special day, too.”
[From The Enquirer, print edition]
As if we needed more awful evidence that this marriage was doomed from the start. Granted, lots of brides fight with their future mother-in-laws. But I do think Justin’s mommy issues will be yet another problem in this completely disastrous union. God, I’m actually starting to feel bad for Biel. And then I remember… this is all she’s got going on right now. This is her career. Being in the tabloids, flashing her engagement ring, these stories – that’s what’s keeping her relevant. Which makes me doubt that she really does want a small, private wedding. Jessica probably wants to sell her wedding photos too – so maybe Justin doesn’t want it?
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.
This just gets worse and worse.
I completely agree and the setting is HORRID!!!! It really ruins the look of the stone.
Looks like a cocktail ring.
Not buying that she wants a private wedding. She just wants us to THINK she does. She loves attention. Why else would she put up with him? Don’t like either of them.
I agree i don’t believe the NE story.
Uh wrong us weekly didn’t get the exclusive popsugar did. They posted the pics last night
Yep I saw the ugly ring on popsugar last night
I agree – its quite chunky. It looks more like a cocktail ring than an engagement ring. Not my style either but the diamond itself looks huge!
I love the side eye from the woman in the bottom photo.
“Bitch, please”.
lol so true.
yup.
I don’t quite get all the hate for Biel. She’s not a junkie sociopath sl*t like Lohan, or some of the other “stars” in Hollywood. So…?
She’s an annoying famewhore who is completely devoid of talent.
ditto…Biel may not be a crackie party monster BUT she is so needy it’s ridiculous. Why stick to a man that obvioulsy doesn’t give a shit about you and force him to marry her? low self esteem is probably one of the mothers of all evil. Justin is Biel’s crack, she’s too addicted and obsessed with the douche.
I don’t think I agree, anon33. She’s not particularly talented, you’re right. But that’s not enough to make me hate her so much.
However, this is a gossip site, so hate away! I know I do. 🙂
I just don’t see how/why women want a big huge rock on their hand. My husband makes good money and was willing to spend it on my ring. All I’ve ever wanted was a 1/2 c princess cut with diamonds on the band and a plain band to go with it. I don’t need a big honkin ring to show off to the world…I wouldn’t even be comfortable wearing it. We spent $900 on my set, and I love it.
Word, girl! Hubs wanted to replace my diamond with a larger one for our 10 year and I said “No. This is the one you proposed to me with; the one you chose for me.”
How are you feeling, by the way? Getting close, isn’t it?
That’s how I feel too. This ring is and always will be precious to me.
I’m feeling well, thank you. A change in diet has my blood sugar under control! We did a 4D u/s yesterday, and she already weighs 4 pounds! Her furniture also came in yesterday, so we are pretty much set. Now, the waiting game. You are so sweet for thinking about me 🙂
Hey SamiG, you have GD? Avoid the CARBS!!! No pasta, potatoes, rice or bread. Eat FULL fat, not 0%. I know it’s hard, I’ve been there. But that will keep your blood sugar down.
Sending you positive thoughts. <3
Unfortunately, Normades, yes, I do. I’ve had my monitor for a few days, and so far so good! Thank you for the positive thoughts, lady! It’s not an easy diet, but little miss is worth it!
It’s SO very worth it. I had hardcore GD and had to take insulin at night..but with my low carb diet I never went above the blood sugar limits during the day (so didn’t have to do extra shots).
You can replace the starchy foods with other yummy options: Instead of fries, do sweet potato fries. Instead of rice or couscous, do cauliflower rice, instead of mashed potatoes do mashed sweet potato, mashed cauliflower and goat cheese or celery root.
Also, after the birth, the weight will come off so much easier. I’m actually 2 dress sizes smaller now and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love it.
GOOD LUCK!
Oh, Sami, I think of you & little miss whenever I read one of your comments! I know how excited you are about meeting her!
I’m glad to hear you’re both doing well. 😀 And definitely give those sweet potato fries a chance – they are awesome!
Me too, Samigirl. 🙂 Traditionally the man is supposed to spend 3 months salary on an engagement ring. I would be a nervous wreck carrying, like, 12k around on my hand! So, while my ring is still more expensive than I would’ve preferred, the setting isn’t very high (I was afraid of it catching on things) or ‘showy’ and it’s a combined engagement/wedding ring. We spent the rest of the money on much more practical stuff!
That’s not “tradition”, that’s DeBeers marketing.
Ha! You think $900 is inexpensive? My engagement ring cost less than $300. It’s a green sapphire with two tiny diamonds. It means something special to hubs and I, and I think it is the best, most precious ring in the world.
Co sign. The last thing I would ever want is a ring the size of my a**. My hands are too small and I would rather the money go toward a down payment on a house or something.
As for Biel, that ring is just plain ugly.
Ha! You win! My husband was looking at engagement bands on the Tiffany & Co. website. I was like, oh look, here’s a site called Overstock.com. This is what I want. He looked at me like I was crazy, lol. I told him that it didn’t matter WHAT I wore, as long as he gave it to me and it meant I was his 🙂
I’m not too much into that engagement ring-thing. What do you do with it after your wedding anyway? I’m not a person who’s into marriage either… I have a son with my bf, that is something that will keep us connected for the rest of our lives. If he spent 900$ (or 900€) on a ring, I would probably go crazy, all those useful things that we could have bought with that money…!
Anyway, Samigirl, all the best wishes for you and your family! 😀
Biel and Timberlake… meh. I don’t know why she does this to herself.
It’s bothering me the way they hold hands. Looks super awkward and uncomfortable!
That’s because it’s a bearding situation, not an actual relationship.
Bingo
It’s her wedding day, not his mothers.
EXACTLY.
I mean, I know upthread I said she was annoying, and I doubt this story is even true for all of the reasons already stated. But as a person who just got married, I can definitely say that if my mother-in-law had tried to force her ideas on me, there would have been hell to pay. Sorry you didn’t have the daughter you wanted but that’s not my problem!!
I think the ring suits her, boxy manly ring for a boxy manly woman.
WORD.
You nailed it
I like it! But it does look a lot more like a cocktail ring than an engagement ring. Most of those giant-rock rings, even the solitaires, don’t really look like engagement rings to me. It also bugs me that so much attention is on the engagement ring, that it’s the star of the show — shouldn’t you get a ring you can wear with a wedding band? Since the rings are supposed to be a symbol of your MARRIAGE, not your money?
Maybe Justin gave her a cocktail ring for a christmas present and when jessica opened it she was like “YES, YES, I WILL MARRY YOU”…lol
It looks like a costume cocktail ring.
And oh honey, when you are hooked up with a momma’s boy, it never does to fight with the momma. It’s the boy that’s the issue.
I think it looks like a crappy fake ring too. Yuk. Tacky and cheap.
+1
Agreed.
I know the pic is in shadow, but frankly I’d be surprised if that’s actually a diamond and not a CZ. One, for a stone that big (and therefore expensive) a four prong setting would be about the stupidest thing going. One prong bends and you lose your stone. Any jeweller worth their salt would have told them that and anyone who’s not an idiot would have incorporated that fact into the design. Second, the “white gold” or “platinum” looks tarnished, something which neither of these metals do. Who sets a honking huge diamond into a silver ring, and one that doesn’t even appear to be rhodium plated to avoid tarnishing? No one.
For the record, that’s not a princess cut, wrong facet patterns. It looks like a mixed square cushion cut to me.
I doubt she and Mama Timberlake are fighting. Jessica’s the ONLY ONE SHE’S EVER LIKED, remember?
So have two weddings: do one the way Jess wants and one the way Mama wants. It’s not like it’s never been done before, and they can certainly afford it!
That ring is so gaudy. You can still do a huge rock and keep it classy. Like, I was really surprised at how tasteful and beautiful Amber Rose’s engagement ring is. Wiz Khalifa has good taste – who knew?
–Maybe I need to see it from another angle because it looks very cloudy. It also looks how moissanite looks when its cloudy outside causing the ring to look dull.
Moissanite shouldn’t get cloudy. That ring looks like CZ to me, but I guess it isn’t a very good picture.
These two give me a creepy feeling. Her entire self-worth is wrapped into being his official whatever. The ways he disrespects (cheating, not acknowledging her so she has to do these desperate photo-ops) leans towards emotional tug of war that will only get worse. I honestly think that this will end more along the lines of Phil Hartman’s marriage than divorce. I don’t know, maybe it’s b/c of his SNL connection.
That national enquirer story is pretty fake his mother never talks to tabloids or has ever sold anything to the tabloids. Justin’s close with his but I feel like people make it a bigger deal because he isn’t afraid to show it and let the people see that’s she is very important in his life. I doubt his mother is trying to interfere with their wedding plans and if it’s anyone who wants a big wedding I’d believe it was Jessica before I’d believe it was his mother. His mother has been important part of his life but she really always seems to stay in the background she was never one of those moms who needed just as much attention as er celebrity child, just seems like a proud mother just like any other mother would be of their child.
Agreed as well.
I’ve also been thinking about this, something seems off about this entire thing. You can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats his mother. Clearly, Justin seems to love and care for his mom, so it’s odd the way he treats Jessica. Long story short, there is a hell of a lot that’s not being reported about these two.
It’s chunky to make up for the lack of personality.
Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dee United Forevahs! – (which is like 2 weeks in Lala Land right?)
The pic of them on popsugar when Jessica is wearing the green dress are totally giving me the pregnancy vibe. He has his hand on her back, she looks a little fuller in the mid section. Time will tell I suppose.
Justin’s Mother does not have to worry, there will be plenty of weddings for her to plan. This will not be the only and last for her baby boy.
So…who wants to start a divorce pool on these two schmucks?
So is this bigass ring the replacement for the “too small” ring he proposed with? Not what I consider pretty or elegant… just screams “look at how much he spent on me, see how much he loves me???”. Ick.
Ugly ring, insufferable couple.
Gaudy costume-looking ring. Congrats, Jessica. You got what you wanted!
She is not aging well. What’s happened? A few years back in the movie, The Illusionist, she was so lovely and the movie and her acting was great.
That Ava Gardner looking dress ages her. Its pretty – but too mature.
I don’t get why all of your posts about Jessica Biel are quite so vitriolic. So what if she’s not the best actress. She’s just trying to work at having a decent career and relationship. Let the girl be already. Esp. if your main gripe is that she’s always trying to be in the tabs – I mean, there’s an easy way out of that for you, right?
Yeesh.
I can never get over how a girl with fairly nice features, a good figure, and a high profile relationship/life can always manage to look so plain and dowdy and unfashionable. She clearly tries but she seems to miss the mark every single time.
Forget the ring – doesn’t she look pregnant here?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2112721/Jessica-Biel-FINALLY-shows-engagement-ring-fianc-Justin-Timberlake.html
it’s just the wind blowing the dress there are other pictures where the dress is clinging to her and her stomach is flat.
She looks pregnant to me. There is a photo of Jessica and Justin last month leaving a medical facility that shows Justin holding what kind of looked like an ultra sound photo. Perhaps the rumors are true?
no they denied that when perez made the same assumption to gossip cop and said they weren’t ready to have a baby.
esther, at his pace, he won’t be ready to have kids until he’s in his 50’s. This dude gives a whole new meaning to “slow to grow” (up).
This story is BS. If Timbercheat went back to Biel, it’s because his momma loves her. And Jess wanting a “low key wedding”…doubt it. Otherwise she would have taken her self respect and ran a long time ago.
No justins Pr team denied that to gossip cop after Perez made the same assumption his Pr said they were not ready to have a baby now.
wrong reply
That’s OK. I don’t know what you’re referring to, but I take GCop with a big grain of salt. It’s the PR flak’s mouth piece.
That’s one ugly ass ring fake or not that’s all I need to say!
HE COULD HAVE DONE SOOOO MUCH BETTER In this arengemen I say with SOMEONE ELSE!!!!
She’s the U.S. Waity!
she can do better in my opinion. he’s le fug and gets worse with age. not to mention annoying lol. at least biel is pretty, has -some- taste in clothing and i liked her in the Illusionist and the Departed
She wasn’t in The Departed.
wow, i’ve had a mindf’k moment there
Fug. That is all.
It’s the Jolie leg – i think they are supposed to “model” the slit and they end up having to stick their leg out in a mutant position.
I think she looks preggers in that blue dress.
she’s pregnant
I like Jessica; however, the white dress is HORRID…completely covers her up, but not in a good way. If they love each other, I wish them the best. I hope he is faithful and can be a good husband.
If she really menages to marry him that will be the highest point of her career.
For the ring…it’s worst than the one Jessica Simpson had (bought to hersef)..I can’t believe I’m saying this.
Miss Biel always gave me the impression that she is difficult to be in a relationship with…like I believe she would give an ultimatum over Jen Aniston…
“Because Justin is her only child, she has dreamed of a huge, glitzy affair for him ever since he was born. Lynn also wants everyone to know about the occasion and thinks they should sell the wedding rights in a magazine deal so Justin can share his special day with all of his fans”
This is bull. Lynn Harless is a low-key southern lady. Sharing his special day with his fans? What nonsense.