Jessica Biel Says She Won’t Hand Her Son Acting Roles Just ‘Because You’re Part of This Family’: ‘We’re Not Doing That’
With parents like Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake, it might not be entirely possible to avoid being labeled a nepo baby in totality — but that isn’t stopping Biel from making it explicitly clear to her son that he “can’t just take a part” from someone because of who his parents are. On a recent episode of the “Great Chat Show” podcast, Biel told host Josh Smith that she’s been discussing the business of acting with her oldest son, 11-year-old Silas, who recently made an appearance in “Matchbox: The Movie,” in which Biel starred. “He’s a DJ, he’s incredible [at] music, he’s doing such cool things with music — he just has that, right? He just has that innately and is interested in that,” she said. “And also has this comedy streak and this theatrical kind of funny, silly quality. And he’s been talking to us about, yeah, wanting to be an actor. So, this is coming up a lot.” She explained…