The cat is out of the bag: Jessica and Justin Timberlake are really engaged

Mar 12, 2012 07:23 GMT  ·  By

It's been months that we've been hearing and reading about Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's alleged engagement – and we finally have confirmation of it. The first pictures of the diamond engagement ring are out.

The couple, who have been dating on and off for 5 years, are believed to have decided to tie the knot sometime in December.

Since then, though, they have refused to make any comment or even to allow paparazzi to snap the engagement ring on Jessica's hand.

This changed the other day, when she was spotted out and about with Justin, rocking a massive diamond bauble, Us Weekly informs.

“After months of secrecy, the New Year's Eve actress (in a Twelfth St by Cynthia Vincent dress and a jacket by TheEternal) finally debuted her giant rock in public at The Tavern in LA. Thursday. She was joined by Timberlake, 31, who popped the question over the holidays in Jackson, Wyoming,” the celebrity publication says.

Photos are available at the link above and they seem to confirm earlier reports that the ring looks vintage and might have been custom made for Jessica, at Justin's request.

Further details are not available at this time.

The same celebrity magazine hints that the two might be getting ready for a summer wedding, in what would certainly be a very private, low-key ceremony away from the prying eyes of the media.

“Timberlake and Biel, who have been together on-and-off for nearly five years, are planning to wed 'this summer at a private estate,' an insider recently told Us, who added that Biel is hoping to wear Monique Lhuillier for her big day,” Us writes.

The latest print issue of the National Enquirer has a different story: as much as Jessica and Justin would like a low-key wedding, it's not going to happen because his mother wants a very fancy, eccentric, talk-of-the-entire-town-type-of affair.

“Because Justin is her only child, [Lynn Harless] 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,” a source says for the Enquirer.