Justin Timberlake gets back to work after the controversy of being photographed affectionately holding hands with his latest leading lady Alisha Wainwright. Casually dressed in sweat pants and hoodie, the singer and actor arrived on set in New Orleans, clutching a coffee. His trailer door has a sign saying Wake Up. In the upcoming movie, Palmer, he plays a former college football star who has fallen on hard times and had a stint in prison, and then falls for co-star Wainwright. Late on Thursday evening, Timberlake, 38, was spotted tightly clutching the arm of the stunning 30-year-old actress, as she tenderly rests her hand on his right knee. They were off-duty and not filming. The pair - who play on-screen lovers - then gripped each other's hands as they sat intimately chatting and drinking after a day's filming. The photos are sure to have angered Jessica Biel, 37, Timberlake's wife of seven years, and mother of the couple's son, Silas, 4. Witnesses were shocked to see the singer and actor openly displaying affection for Wainwright, best known for her role as Maia Roberts on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters. The pair were deep in conversation for about 40 minutes, before they disappeared inside the bar. It's believed they left via a rear exit at about 12.30am. One said Timberlake, wearing a cap, ripped jeans, and a zip-up jacket, looked to have been drinking heavily as they sat chatting in the dark corner on a balcony at The Absinthe House, on Bourbon Street. At one stage, Timberlake grabbed Wainwright's hand and rested in on his knee under their table. He then gently caressed it with both his hands. He was seen smiling and locked in intimate conversation with his co-star, who at one stage, stroked his back. Wainwright can currently be seen starring alongside Michael B Jordan in the Netflix series Raising Dion. Timberlake and Biel are widely considered to have one of the most devoted marriages in Hollywood. 24 Nov 2019 Pictured: Justin Timberl
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