Justin Timberlake shopping for engagement ring

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Justin Timberlake has been shopping for an engagement ring.


The singer is planning to propose to Jessica Biel and is asking her close friends to help him choose the perfect diamond band.

A pal of Jessica's told the Chicago Sun Times newspaper: "Justin has been ring shopping, and we're talking serious, major Harry Winston-type shopping here.

"He has been quizzing Jessica's closest pals and associates, trying to get a take on the kind of engagement rings she has admired. The only comment I ever heard Jessica make was when she complimented a mutual friend's square-cut emerald ring - when a girlfriend of ours got engaged. It was huge!"

Justin's friends claim the 'SexyBack' singer realised he wanted to take his relationship with Jessica to the next level after their busy work schedules kept them apart for long periods.

Last month, it was claimed Justin was ready to marry Jessica on the privately owned island of Mustique in the West Indies.

A source said: "Justin is 27 and thinking about marriage and kids. For the first time in his life he is feeling settled and has definitely decided to pop the question to Jessica."

Timberlake donates $200,000 in Memphis

Justin Timberlake has made two separate donations of $100,000 each to the Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum and the Memphis Music Foundation.

The 27-year-old area native, who was in Memphis for filming on the independent movie "The Open Road," presented the checks to the two groups last week at the museum.

Timberlake, who grew up in the Memphis suburb of Millington, became a star as part of the boy band 'N Sync. He has since become a best-selling solo artist. He also has appeared in the films "Alpha Dog" and "Black Snake Moan" and voiced a character in "Shrek the Third."

Timberlake said he donated the money because music education and keeping Memphis' music legacy vibrant are important to him.

Justin Timberlake Feeling Productive

Los Angeles (E! Online) - Justin Timberlake is looking to bring viewers back to NBC.


The pop star is teaming with Reveille, the production company behind Ugly Betty and The Office, to bring the hit Peruvian comedy My Problem with Women to the Peacock net, NBC confirmed Friday.

Timberlake will serve as an executive producer on the project, which is based on Peru's Mi Problema con las Mujeres, a show that launched in July and has since been sold in 20 countries.

"I am very excited to be collaborating with Reveille to bring this hugely successful format to NBC," the singer said in a statement.

In other Timberlake news, Mr. SexyBack will be inducting none other than Madonna into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday. The duo recently collaborated on the Queen of Pop's upcoming album, Hard Candy, which is due out on Apr. 28.

Up ahead, Timberlake stars in the comedy The Love Guru, opposite Mike Myers and Jessica Alba. The film is slated for a June 20 release.

He is currently filming the drama The Open Road, opposite Jeff Bridges and Kate Mara.