VOTE: Is Holding Hands Cheating?

Justin Timberlake didn’t have a great weekend down in the Big Easy!

Just a few days ago, as we’ve been reporting, pictures surfaced of the (married!) Man of the Woods performer getting uncomfortably handsy with single costar Alisha Wainwright, with whom he’s currently filming Palmer down in New Orleans. The pair was at a Bourbon Street bar with fellow cast and crew members when paparazzi pics and video caught the two of ’em getting very touchy-feely throughout the night.

Well, now Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel are dealing with the inevitable public fallout from the now-published photo and video evidence, which really doesn’t make the Social Network star look good.

Amid the controversy itself, though — and not to mention all the chatter on social media — we got to thinking about JT’s actions, and whether they technically constitute cheating. It’s not sex, obviously, but it still seems WAY out of line, no?!

Well, you tell us! Vote (below) on whether you think holding hands is cheating:

As you know, Biel and Timberlake have long been one of Hollywood’s most successful high profile couples. The pair has been together for about 11 years (!), first dating on and off for several years after they met at a party in 2007. Eventually, in 2012, they were married in a memorable ceremony in the Italian countryside. Now, they share four-year-old son Silas together, as well.

The two haven’t been shy about sharing their love for each other on social media, either, and by all accounts things between them had been going as well as ever ahead of this controversy. Now, they have to deal with the aftermath of one of the most significant recent hiccups in their relationship, after what had been remarkably smooth sailing for some time both before and after the birth of their son in 2015.

So there you have it, Perezcious readers. Do U have any more thoughts or opinions on the matter?! Can Justin and Jessica survive all this new hand-holding drama, or will it prove to be too much to handle?? And how pissed are y’all at Justin for doing something so thoughtless and stupid??

What about Wainwright — how much responsibility does she bear having been an apparently consensual part of this controversy?