Betty Gore: Last News

Emily Longeretta In 1980, Texas homemaker Candy Montgomery was accused of murdering Betty Gore, the wife of the man she was involved with. It was a crime no one saw coming, and that was part of the reason Jessica Biel was drawn to play the role in Hulu’s limited series “Candy.”Starring opposite Melanie Lynskey and Pablo Schreiber, Biel completely transformed — wig, glasses and all — into the character. She also worked double duty as an executive producer on the gory project.When you first picked up this script, why were you interested?The nonlinear storytelling, just the subtlety, the feeling of that suburban oppression, the mundanity of these people’s lives kind of flew off the page.

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Jessica Biel is opening up about working with her husband Justin Timberlake in the new Hulu limited series Candy.

Justin Timberlake‘s cameo in Candy was “an accident”.The actor, who plays axe murderer Candy Montgomery in the true crime series alongside Melanie Lynskey as her friend Betty Gore, commented on her husband’s appearance in the show.Both Timberlake and Lynskey’s husband, Jason Ritter, had cameos in the series as police officers investigating the death of Gore at Montgomery’s hands.“Justin was reading the scripts. We always share material and get notes from each other and stuff like that,” Biel told Entertainment Weekly.“And he was reading it, and he asked about that particular character, Steve Deffibaugh, [and said] ‘Who’s playing this guy?’ I said, ‘Oh, I don’t know.

On “Candy”, Hulu’s true-crime series about the killing of Betty Gore starring Jessica Biel as accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery, Justin Timberlake makes a surprise appearance in episode four, “Cover Girl”, as Deputy Steve Deffibaugh, the real-life cop who led the criminal investigation. Timberlake, of course, is not the only spouse to show up on the series. Jason Ritter, husband to Melanie Lynskey, who portrays Betty, appears on the limited series as Timberlake’s partner.

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

Costar couple! Justin Timberlake teamed up with his wife, Jessica Biel, for a few episodes of her new Hulu series, Candy.

Hulu’s true-crime series about the killing of Betty Gore starring Jessica Biel as accused ax murderer Candy Montgomery, Justin Timberlake makes a surprise appearance in episode four, “Cover Girl,” as Deputy Steve Deffibaugh, the real-life cop who led the criminal investigation. Timberlake, of course, is not the only spouse to show up on the series.

Wilson Chapman editorHulu’s new five-part miniseries “Candy” takes on one of the most famous true crime stories in American history: the 1980 axe murder of Texas housewife Betty Gore by Candy Montgomery. For Melanie Lynskey, who plays Gore, the greatest challenge of the show was finding a way to play the character respectfully.“I wanted to make sure I was playing as true as I could version to life of her,” Lynskey told Variety at the “Candy” premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles Monday.

For Jessica Biel’s acting gig in Hulu’s “Candy”, she sports a retro hairstyle that looks oddly familiar.

Jessica Biel laughed at the resemblance between her Candy character and husband Justin Timberlake on Monday while promoting the Hulu miniseries on a talk show.The 40-year-old actress wore a bright blue halterneck top and black trousers to plug Candy with an in-person visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live filmed in Hollywood.Jimmy, 54, was back on his ABC show after taking a week off due to testing positive for COVID-19. Leading lady:Jessica Biel laughed at the resemblance between her Candy character and husband Justin Timberlake on Monday while promoting the Hulu miniseries on a talk showHe praised the art direction on the Hulu true-crime series set in Texas in 1980 and said it should get an Emmy award for capturing period details.'And your hair, too,' Jimmy said as he showed an image of Jessica portraying Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the 1980 axe murder of her friend Betty Gore. 'That's her hairstyle.

She transformed herself into the real-life homicidal housewife Candy Montgomery in her new true crime series Candy.But Jessica Biel left her on-screen look behind on Monday when she revealed a brilliant white ensemble while arriving at the Hulu limited series' premiere in Los Angeles.The 40-year-old actress contrasted her vibrant look with her husband Justin Timberlake's stylish double-breasted suit. The star: Jessica Biel, 40, was a vision in white as she joined her husband Justin Timberlake, 41, at the LA premiere of her Hulu true crime limited series CandyJessica plays the title role in Candy, which follows the real-life Texas housewife Candy Montgomery before and after her shocking ax murder of her neighbor Betty Gore (played by Melanie Lynskey) in the 1980s.The Sinner star wore a white cropped tank top that highlighted her toned midriff and fit arms.

Jessica Biel looked effortlessly stylish on Monday while arriving for a talk show visit in Los Angeles.The 40-year-old actress wore a bright blue halterneck top along with black trousers upon arrival at the Jimmy Kimmel Live studios in Hollywood.She had her long dark brown hair with bronze tips down in soft curls below her shoulders. Hollywood star:Jessica Biel looked effortlessly stylish on Monday while arriving for a talk show visit in Los AngelesJessica accessorized with sunglasses and let her natural beauty shine with just a hint of makeup.She was promoting her new Hulu true crime miniseries in which she stars as Candy Montgomery, who was accused of the 1980 axe murder of Betty Gore, the wife of her lover.

Melanie Lynskey and Jason Ritter have been together for close to 10 years!

Jessica Biel is opening up about her portrayal of Candy Montgomery for Hulu‘s new series, Candy.

Jessica Biel and HBO Max’s starring Elizabeth Olsen -- explore how friend and homemaker Candy Montgomery was accused of killing her with an ax. But as seen onscreen, especially in, which premieres first in May, the story is far more complicated than one woman taking an ax to another. Married to Pat Montgomery and a mother of two children, Candy was a seemingly typical, 30-year-old housewife living in Collin County, Texas, who became close friends with Betty Gore, a fellow housewife and mother who was also a middle school teacher. According to , it was the regularly attended service at the First United Methodist Church of Lucas “that first brought Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore together, and it was the church that led them to their times of closeness and, eventually, to their mutual hatred and Betty’s brutal death.”The church is also where Candy, who had grown bored with Pat, decided to have an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticHalfway through the final episode of “Candy,” I had to pause to answer the door. I was four and a half hours deep into Hulu’s newest “based on true events” limited series, this time about a suburban friendship that ended in horrifically fatal consequences in 1980.

Jessica Biel’s upcoming role as Candy Montgomery in the Hulu show “Candy,” is set to premiere on May 9, and it looks like a must-see. The actress transformed into the character physically with a curly wig that looks… familiar.

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Jessica Biel shares a striking resemblance to her husband, Justin Timberlake, in her new Hulu true crime series, .Biel, who plays housewife turned axe murderer, Candy Montgomery, dons a curly wig that many fans have said gives major early-NSYNC Timberlake vibes. When ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the actress, she said she couldn't agree more, adding that the wig is mashup of her husband and his mother, who too has a short, curly 'do.«We laughed about it because it looked like the early days of those beautiful curls,» Biel shared. «Let's get serious, he had beautiful curls.

A deadly secret. Jessica Biel plays a housewife with a killer instinct in Hulu’s upcoming miniseries Candy, based on a shocking true crime story from the 1980s.