Jessica Biel Explains Why She Brought Son Silas to US Open, Reveals How They Prepped for All the Attention

Jessica Biel is explaining the decision to bring her son with Justin Timberlake, Silas, to the US Open in August of 2024.

This was one of the first times the couple had their son, who was 9 years old at the time, in front of lots of photographers at a public event.

Jessica explained how they came to the decision to have him attend and why they ultimately said “yes.”

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“My son was 9 at the time, and he’s a huge tennis fan—that’s his sport, that’s what he plays. We had this opportunity, and we talked about it. We talked about photographers. You know, ‘Are you comfortable with that?’ He can’t make these decisions on his own, but at this point, we can at least discuss what’s his opinion around it,” she told InStyle. “You really want to give your kids every experience. I don’t know if it was the right decision, to be honest with you, but he and I had a good time. …It’s scary every time. But it’s also their life. And so it’s this really tricky, tricky thing to figure out, what’s appropriate.”

About raising their kids, Jessica said, “It really takes a village to raise any kid, let alone in a wild business like this where parents are traveling for long times for work.” She and Justin try and switch off who is away if they are working: “sometimes we do a good job; we try to have one of us working full time, only one…It doesn’t always happen, because the opportunities arise and the timing is what it is. You just have to take advantage of it.”

“We’re doing the same thing every other parent is doing: ‘Okay, tennis. You got the tennis? I’ll get the thing,” she shared.

An insider spoke out about Jessica and Justin‘s marriage last summer.