Justin Timberlake & Jason Ritter Make Surprise Appearances in Their Wives' Hulu Series 'Candy'

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There were two very special guest stars that popped up in the new episode of Hulu’s Candy – Justin Timberlake and Jason Ritter!

The moment happened during tonight’s new episode that aired, and featured the two actors – who are married to the lead actresses, Jessica Biel and Melanie Lynskey. Click inside to read how Justin’s cameo came about… Justin stars as Steve “Diffy” Deffibaugh, who is just one of the sheriff’s deputies investigating the murder of Betty Gore, and he actually shares many scenes with Jessica‘s titular character, who doesn’t believe her story for a minute. Jason is Justin‘s on-screen police partner.

According to Jessica, via ET, Justin was reading the scripts “because I always ask him for his opinion on everything I’m doing,” when he asked who was going to portray the deputy. “He said, ‘Oh, who’s playing this character?’ I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know, probably somebody local.

We don’t have any money left,’” she told him, just before he volunteered for the role. Jessica added that Justin and Jason were “so brilliant together.