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The message Jessica Biel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0shared on Instagram marking Justin Timberlake<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 44th birthday was reflective and refreshingly honest. \u201cAnother year to make memories that I keep sacred in my heart,\u201d she captioned a January 31 carousel of photos of the singer with her and their sons, Silas, 9, and Phineas, 4. \u201cAnother year growing and evolving and sometimes devolving, with you. Another year laughing about it all.\u201d<\/p>\n But they certainly weren\u2019t laughing eight months ago, when Justin spent a night in jail after being arrested<\/a> on a driving while intoxicated charge. The drama went down in June in Sag Harbor, New York, after he\u2019d gone out to a hotel bar with pals. Though a lawyer for the Trolls<\/em> star insisted Justin had consumed just one drink over two hours during the hang session, in September, he pleaded guilty to a lesser, non-criminal charge \u2014 driving while ability impaired \u2014 and publicly admitted he\u2019d made a \u201cmistake\u201d he hoped others could learn from. \u201cI know that I certainly have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Privately, though, Justin faced something far more difficult: \u201cKnowing he\u2019d let Jessica down \u2014 again,\u201d a source exclusively explains. \u201cHe felt ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n Five years ago, Justin subjected his wife of 12 years \u2014 who, unknown to the world at the time, was newly pregnant with their second child \u2014 to what he called an \u201cembarrassing\u201d situation: He was photographed touching and holding hands<\/a> with a female costar during a night off from shooting the film Palmer<\/em> in New Orleans. Justin denied cheating but admitted he\u2019d \u201cdisplayed a strong lapse in judgment\u201d after drinking \u201cway too much.\u201d<\/p>\n Following the incident, \u201cJustin and Jessica had a lot of therapy. He took responsibility and pledged to make a full-blown lifestyle change. He stopped going out with single friends and cut way back on booze,\u201d reveals the source. \u201cHe wanted a fresh start and in time, he won Jessica over and their marriage began to flourish again<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Then he got \u201crestless,\u201d says the source, leading to his arrest in the Hamptons. \u201cRight away, Justin recommitted committed to making changes,\u201d adds the source. \u201cHe\u2019s learning to channel stress in a healthy way instead of blowing off steam through partying.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessica\u2019s changed, too. \u201cFor most of their relationship, Justin held the majority of the power \u2014 it was very imbalanced. Then the New Orleans fiasco happened, and Jessica came this close to leaving him,\u201d explains the source. \u201cShe isn\u2019t a pushover with Justin anymore. They still have their struggles, but now Jessica almost always has the last word.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nJustin Timberlake Tested His Marriage and Found Ways to \u2018Channel Stress\u2019<\/h2>\n