TVgasm Pop Quiz: Dealing With JT’s Mom

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By WaffleBoy | Monday, October 29, 2012 | 6:00 am | 12 Comments
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(Hi Gasmii, and welcome to Pop Quiz, where we take a celebrity rumor, drop you into the middle of it and then ask what you would do in that situation. Remember there are no wrong answers, as long as you make an effort to judge a person you will probably never meet in your life.)

Okay Gasmi, for our first pop quiz, we’ll look in at a rumor that is floating around about Justin Timerlake’s wedding to himself, Jessica Biel. Now there are a lot of rumors floating around the interwebs about this social event right now, but our story concerns Jennifer Biel possibly dealing with her new mom-in-law. Here is the lowdown courtesy of The Sun Times. You can get the whole story here. Also, please keep in mind that this is just a rumor floating around the internet, and that means that it’s more likely that the only disagreement between Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake’s mom is probably who gets to make s’mores for who. But for our purposes, lets just suppose what is written below is actually what is going on. 

 

“A source close to the actress said Monday, “As far as Jessica was concerned, she would have been just as happy to have a very small wedding with only a handful of friends and close family members present.” But Timberlake’s mom, Lynn Harless, wanted a nice, splashy bash for her beloved boy.

Biel — who had split with Timberlake before they reunited and got engaged earlier this year — apparently has come to understand “that Lynn is a very powerful factor in Justin’s life and, if she wants to have a smooth marriage, she has to have Lynn in her corner. … A big part of that is letting Lynn have her way.”

Harless is not only co-manager of Timberlake’s career, she also runs his finances, his media company and his charitable foundation.”

 

First of all, that last paragraph in the quote has nothing to do with this story, but, eww. You just know his mom is buying JT’s underwear, and she has no intention of stopping any time soon.

Anyway, our pop quiz, if you are Jessica Biel, how do you handle this situation? Do you just let Justin’s mom decide the details of your wedding, or do you draw a line in the sand for your special day?

I mean on the one hand, it took a lot of effort on Jessica’s part to land Justin, like Old Man and the Sea effort, so maybe if you’re Jessica Biel you just suck it up and get through the day, and move on to the rest of your life?

On the other hand, maybe given the fact that Justin’s mom had him in Toddler and Tiara pageants as a child,  worked her ass off to get her kid on to The Mickey Mouse Club, and then dropped her 14-year-old son off with Ron Pearlman, a Jabba the Hutt like grifter/pedophile to get his boy band going, you might think that there is no such thing as  too early when it comes to setting boundaries with this woman? I mean unless you want to wake up one day and find out that Mamma Rose has taken your children to Soul to get them a K-Pop gig.

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12 Comments

  1. 1
    Jessi
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 6:34 am

    Mama Timberlake isn’t paying for the wedding, therefore it’s not her decision. I hate to be that cut and dry about it, but there it is. Also, she already (I think?) got to have her own wedding. This is for JT and JB. Unless Justin wanted the big party, too, I’d put my foot down.

  2. 2
    SouthernEssence
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 6:56 am

    I’ve dealt with not one, but TWO mother-in-laws in my life. The first one for 18 years and now going on 11 with #2. NEVER let them get the upper hand! If this rumor is true, Jessica should have stuck to her guns. Give those muthers (in-law) an inch and they will take a freakin’ mile….and your sanity!

  3. 3
    hot cawfee
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 7:29 am

    she sounds like a veeerrryyyyyy controlling stage mother who cannot let go or accept that there is another woman in her baby boy’s life. The fact that she has her mitts in his money isnt good. He needs to cut the cord– let her run the charity ONLY. What does ex-gf Cameron Diaz say about stage mother??? Maybe she and Jess should get together for a beer and dish.

  4. 4
    ChaCha
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 8:02 am

    I agree with the other post-ers. Jessica needs to set strong boundaries NOW, and Justin needs to grow a pair and tell mom to butt out of his personal life.

  5. 5
    snowshoecat snowshoecat
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 8:21 am

    I guess I’m the lone salmon going upstream here, but JB didn’t have a chance to put her foot down. She knew what mama was like before marrying Baby Boy, and she still married him.

    I sure hope JT is worth having mama run the show. She always has; she always will.

  6. 6
    zerocool
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 10:38 am

    There’s three people in this marriage now. Jessica will always lose the argument. I know I sound bitter, that’s because I am – my former mom-in-law WOULD buy his underwear, etc. and I could never get them to understand why I was upset by the blurring of boundaries. Needless to say he is my ex now. She has my sympathy because she’s got a tough road ahead.

  7. 7
    labowner
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    We saw that same enthusiasm with TomKat. That worked out well.

    Hot – I am wondering if that is why Cameron is not around because she is a little more independent than Jessica is. Sorry, Jessica you knew what you are getting into. She doesn’t seem to have much of a back-bone so she should get used to being run over, if this is true.

    As they say, behind every great man is a huge bitch. :)

  8. 8
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Ewwwwwwwwwww his sexy factor just dropped like 7 levels.

  9. 9
    crockpot
    Posted October 29, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    See it different. Jessica is a smart cookie & knows what she is in with the in-law deal. A kid or two & some time & she will wrestle control from mommy. The golden boy child will go with the wife.

  10. 10
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted October 30, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    That’s assuming she can bear a son. She’s not a Boelyn, she’s a Biel.

    I give it 3 years, TOPS.

  11. 11
    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted October 30, 2012 at 10:22 pm

    Lol @ Gypsy. You know how I love a Boleyn reference. Squee!

  12. 12
    Gypsy Gypsy
    Posted October 31, 2012 at 10:54 am

    Gotta keep it real Sarcas… ;-)

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