Jay Leno is going through a sexual identity crisis. After getting in trouble with the gays for Ryan Phillippe GayFaceGate, it seems as though all the apologies and gay wedding attendances have him worried his flyover state fan base may have lost faith in his man’s man, Harley-riding rep. And in an effort to clean up that potential mess, he’s resorted to eagerly provoking Justin Timberlake into pervy chatter about the improvisational humor-challenged song and dance boy’s girlfriend Jessica Biel. To prove his macho prowess, he leaps suggestively into a tale about meeting Biel on a Jaywalk when she was just 15 or 16, and insists (twice, in fact) that all sorts of very heterosexual thoughts went flooding through his head. As uncomfortable as this clip makes us, Timberlake finds the entire ordeal a (quite literal) thigh-slapper. The pair’s respective desperate attempts at humor and machismo, after the jump. After hungrily leaning forward in his sweaty seat to probe Justin with those standard women’s magazine questions (“Are you engaged?!” and “Is anyone pregnant?!”), Timberlake does his best to affect charm by avoiding the issues at hand and turning to his well-worn, though never well-received, stand-up act. He’s “engaged” in the conversation! Get it? Yeah, unfortunately, we got it. But it’s Jay’s repeated allusion to meeting the prematurely sexy and underage Biel playing volleyball (insert wink and elbow nudge here) that has us picturing things we never want to ever, ever again. You see, Jay “would still be in jail” had he acted on whatever Dirty Old Man desires he assures both Timberlake and America he most definitely, cross-his-chick-loving-heart, felt at the time. We get it Jay, and no, we still don’t want any part of it.

Justin Timberlake’s girlfriend Jessica Biel wants to settle down and have kids with the pop hunk. The actress insists marriage isn’t important to her, but confesses she dreams of commitment with her “soul mate” and describes motherhood as a “rite of passage”. Biel, who has been dating Timberlake since last year, tells the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar, “You know, the actual idea of signing those papers and doing all this stuff about it, I’ve never been someone who’s like, ‘I have to, have to, have to have it. But the idea of being with somebody I care about, who’s my soul mate, that sounds groovy.” The actress adds of motherhood, “It’s something that I feel is a rite of passage as a woman.”

Jessica Biel talks paparazzi, marriage and fried green tomatoes in the August 2008 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Here are some of the great quotes from the interview:
On being shocked by the paparazzi’s guerrilla tactics: “It’s terribly scary to be followed by men in cars with cameras. It’s terrifying, you know? They’re breaking traffic laws and putting you and other people in danger. I try to follow the speed limit and be Zen about it. It’s not like I’m doing anything exciting — going to the dry cleaners or to Whole Foods to shop for groceries.”
On what she loves about Columbia, South Carolina, where she shot her new movie, Nailed: “I love the food. I really have to hold myself back because if I had my choice, I would eat fried green tomatoes and goat cheese all day, every day.”
On marriage (but no mention of Justin Timberlake): “I’ve never been someone who’s like, ‘I have to, have to, have to have it.’ But the idea of being with somebody I care about, who’s my soul mate, that sounds groovy.” Thanks to JustJared for the find!

Pop superstar Justin Timberlake’s romance with Jessica Biel has been given the seal of approval by his longtime best friend and business partner. Trace Ayala insists the actress is perfect for the SexyBack singer, and he hopes the couple eventually becomes man and wife. Ayala tells In Touch magazine, “You know, I have never seen him (Timberlake) with anyone like that. She is the best. I love Jess.” Timberlake has been dating Biel for just over a year after the couple met up for a romantic break at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Ayala reveals Biel helps the pair with denim designs for their William Rast clothing line.

Self-proclaimed “Internet challenged” Jessica Biel, aka the future Mrs. Justin Timberlake, has joined the blogosphere via MySpace! Here’s her very first post:
“Okay, so I’m sitting in my trailer between set-ups and I am praying for a surge of inspiration to make my first blogging experience a positive one.
I definitely did not make it onto the debate team in high school so I’m feeling extremely insecure about communicating publicly for the first time via the blogosphere (how about that word for a novice?). I’m still getting the lingo down. I have been “internet challenged” long enough and am thrilled to join the tech revolution! Plus, I only have four friends and am in dire need of more. Just kidding, I have six.
Anyway, not only do I feel cooler being an official blogger, but I’m also realizing that this is a perfect place to share some projects that I’m working on that I’m really excited about. I’m trying on the producer cap with my friend, Michelle, with our production company Iron Ocean Films. We made a thirty minute short last year, called Hole in the Paper Sky about a man’s experience after meeting a dog that changes his life. I think it’s a really evocative, beautiful film, and it has won an award at all four festivals where it has screened. I’ll put up a trailer as soon as I can figure out how to do that:) I hope that animal lovers will be moved by this film as well because it has an animal rights element to it, which I’m a huge advocate for. I’m actually sitting here with my dog, Tina. She’s not really into blogging. (more…)