Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's Son Has a Surprising Career Ambition
A lot of children of famous people inevitably end up following in the footsteps of their parents. A lot of it has to do with opportunities within the industries they've worked in all their lives, while other times the kids just fall in love with the family business. However, for Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, it seems like their oldest son has a surprisingly different take on things.
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Biel was chatting with E! News while promoting her new movie The Better Sister when she let the family news slip. The moment came after reporters asked if her kids were keen on entering the entertainment industry like their parents.
"My older one definitely has some interest in acting and music," Biel said. "He's just getting that kind of confidence, and like, kind of his own attitude is coming out."
And what's his big interest? Spinning tunes, of course. "He DJ'ed his own 10th birthday party — he was working his party, and it was so fun, Biel continued. "He mixes things from Jackson 5 to Justin, I mean, old school stuff, doo-wop stuff — I mean everything."
It's interesting that her oldest son would be interested in this role, since mom and dad have worked really hard to give him and his brother some privacy as they grow up.
Both Biel and Timberlake have gone through great efforts to keep their sons Silas and Phineas from becoming paparazzi fodder, and they even shield their faces whenever they post family photos on social media.
Maybe this means that Silas has had enough privacy to figure out what he likes on his own, giving him an opportunity to figure out whether he'd be comfortable getting up in front of crowds to spin records.
Fortunately, at just 10-years-old, the pre-teen has plenty of time to figure things out on his own. And, who knows, he may still decide to go into the family business after all!
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