It is safe to say that this news has been long in coming, with the amount of times these two have been on again then off again it has certainly kept the press busy.

But it appears that this time the split may be permanent.

Sources are saying that the pair have simply grown apart throughout the past few months and made the decison to call it a day instead of trying toi hold on for the sake of it.

A source has said “Justin truly thought he’d found the one in Jessica and she felt the same. But the ­relationship just didn’t seem to go anywhere. They’ve both been working incredibly hard and will remain friendly – but there’s no more romance.”

“It was mutual and they agreed it was best to part ways if things weren’t going to head towards marriage and kids. They are both incredibly busy.”

“They both knew things were going to end for ages – it was just a matter of when.”

It appears that both sides are happy with the split what with Timberlake working on the movie ~Bad Teachers with Cameron Diaz and Biel spending time with a New York businessman over the last few weeks.

The source says “She was hanging out with a guy in New York a couple of weeks ago and she was letting her hair down.”

“He says he’s enjoyed some hot snogging sessions with her – but nothing more yet. She’s clearly not with Justin anymore.”

About timberlake and Diaz the source says

“Cameron was the one who got Justin into the film,”

“She wanted him from the start.”

“There’s even been steamy love scenes and lots of kissing ­included in the script. They’re having a blast ­together.”