Married singer Justin Timberlake was caught holding hands and getting extremely cozy at a New Orleans bar with his co-star Alisha Wainwright on Thursday.

The 38-year-old pop singer stars with the 30-year-old actress in the upcoming football drama Palmer.

Timberlake, who's currently married to Jessica Biel, 37, appeared to be missing his wedding ring in photos posted by The Sun.

A source insists to DailyMail.com that the pair were ‘out with a group of people from [the Palmer] production. There was nothing going on.'

Shocking: Justin Timberlake, 38, was seen holding hands and getting extremely cozy at a New Orleans bar with his co-star Alisha Wainwright, 30 (R) on Thursday

DailyMail.com has reached out to Timberlake's representatives for comment.

The two actors were spotted together at the The Absinthe House, a popular spot on the legendary Bourbon Street.

Justin and Alisha were photographed from a small balcony overlooking the street.

The pop star was seated at a table and was working on another drink while Alisha could be seen cozying up to him.

'At one stage he grabbed her hand and rested it on his knee. She then gently started stroking his leg,' said a witness.

'Then he clutched her hand with both of his and was playing with her hands.'

Domestic life: Justin is currently married to actress Jessica Biel, 37. The couple started dating in 2007 and were married in 2012; pictured together in 2018

Rising star: Alisha is best known for a string of TV roles, including a major part on the Netflix series Raising Dion, though she's now making a break into film with her Palmer role; shown October 30

The grainy photos appear to show Justin sans his wedding ring.

The alcohol seems to have hit him hard, as he swayed and had to lean against the wall to steady himself once he rose from the table.

The two stars were seen drinking and chatting with friends around midnight and appeared to be smiling and enjoying themselves.

Justin seems to place his arm around Alisha in a video shot around the same time.

Onlookers who spoke to The Sun appeared shocked that JT would allow himself to make the affectionate display in public.

Secluded getaway: Justin and Alisha were alone on the bar balcony for 40 minutes before leaving together around 12:30 a.m.; pictured in 2018

The former NYSNC member has been married to Jessica since October 2012, and the couple dated before that starting in 2007.

It hasn't always been smooth sailing for the two, who temporarily split in 2011 amid rumors that he had cheated on her with former The Newsroom's Olivia Munn.

The couple share a four-year-old son Silas.

Jessica recently stirred up outrage among parents after she showed her support for the disgraced anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The 7th Heaven star later claimed via Instagram that she's not against vaccines, but wants parents to have the ability to choose how they should be administer.

A rise in delayed or skipped vaccinations among school children throughout the US has increased the number and severity of outbreaks of diseases like the measles, which can be deadly but is easily and effectively prevented with vaccinations.

Justin was notably quiet during his wife's vaccine controversy.

Family of three: Justin and Jessica share a four-year-old son Silas pictured here playing at the park for baseball practice with his parents and Jessica's mom Kimberly Biel; shown October 29

Controversial parent: The 7th Heaven actress recently stirred up parents' anger after she supported disgraced anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; shown October 1

Though the SexyBack singer didn't appear to have his wedding ring on during the evening of drinking, he'd been seen wearing it earlier in the week.

It's possible the band may have been removed during filming, as actors have to remove their personal jewelry before doing scenes.

Justin and Alisha arrived at the ball with a group of coworkers from their film, but they were mostly alone on the balcony for approximately 40 minutes.

The two then exited together around 12:30 a.m.

Inspirational: Justin stars as a former college football star who returns to his hometown after being in prison in his upcoming film Palmer; pictured in 2017

Heartwarming: As he tries to restart his life, Justin's character is thrown a curveball when he has to take care of a young boy abandoned by his mother; Alisha stuns in a green suit on October 2

This is one of the first major film projects for Alisha, who has made a name for herself with extensive TV work.

Her most high-profile projects have been on the Freeform fantasy series Shadowhunters, as well as the Netflix series Raising Dion, on which she stars opposite Michael B. Jordan.

Justin's upcoming film, Palmer, seems poised to warm viewers' hearts when it arrives next year.

He plays a former college football star who has fallen on hard times and had a stint in prison.

Old flame: Prior to his relationship with Jessica, Justin was attached to Vanilla Sky star Cameron Diaz. The two were together from 2003 through late 2006; shown in 2011

After being released, he returns to restart his life in his home town, but his path is complicated after he's forced to take charge of a young boy whose mother has abandoned him.

Prior to his relationship with Jessica, Justin was attached to Vanilla Sky star Cameron Diaz.

The two were together from 2003 through late 2006, before he and Jessica began dating.

The Rock Your Body singer reportedly toned down his heavy partying ways in order to strengthen his relationship with the Sinner star.

The two have kept up a regular stream of romantic social media posts about each other throughout their relationship and marriage.

Shining through: Jessica was seen the day after Justin's late night while running errands. The film and TV star was still wearing her wedding ring

Who is Alisha Wainwright? Justin Timberlake was seen getting cozy at a New Orleans bar with his Palmer co-star Alisha Wainwright this week. Despite pictures of them holding hands - with Justin's wedding ring missing - a source told DailyMail.com they were 'out with a group of people from [the Palmer] production. There was nothing going on.' So who is the leggy bombshell at the center of the rumor storm? Origin story: Alisha Ena Wainwright was brought up by her single mother in Miami far from the glitter of Hollywood Alisha Ena Wainwright was brought up by her single mother in Miami far from the glitter of Hollywood. 'My mother is Jamaican and my father is Haitian, so growing up I spent a lot of my very early years going back and forth between both countries,' she told Conde Nast Traveler. Her teen years were scarred by money problems but her mother made sure to insulate Alisha from any distress. 'My mom was incredibly good at sectioning off things that were stressful from my life. I never knew about the issues she had,' Alisha said to Shondaland. Well-traveled: 'My mother is Jamaican and my father is Haitian, so growing up I spent a lot of my very early years going back and forth between both countries,' she has said 'She always felt fun and authoritative to me. I never knew what she was going through until later on when I realized there was an incredible financial struggle she went through during my adolescence.' After majoring in botany at the University of Florida she conducted PhD research in Panama. She told W: 'I had a very weird anthropological-botanical focus, and I couldn’t find anyone to give me the money to study it.' Rising star: She starred as werewolf Maia Roberts on Shadowhunters and now leads the cast of the Netflix sci-fi series Raising Dion Her professional frustration drove her away from science and into acting, where she made her bones in 2012 on the YouTube comedy show Smosh. Alisha became a star as werewolf Maia Roberts on the Freeform show Shadowhunters from 2017 till the end of the show this year. Now she stars as the widowed mother of a child superhero on Raising Dion, a Netflix sci-fi show featuring Michael B. Jordan as her late husband. 'I was raised by a single mother so I know that there’s a lot of drama in that life, and there is a lot to pull from,' she told W. Globetrotter: Her travels are documented on her Instagram page as in this smoldering snapshot taken in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Advertisement