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“So, I married an axe assassin,” Justin Timberlake captioned an Instagram Story he posted within the early hours of Thursday (Could 12). Justin, 41, wasn’t referring to Mike Myers’ 1993 darkish comedy of the identical title. As an alternative, the “Man of the Woods” singer revealed his cameo in Sweet, a Hulu limited-series starring his spouse, Jessica Biel. Jessica, 41, performs the titular Sweet Montgomery, who killed her greatest pal in 1980 with an axe, and Justin will seem on the present as a detective.
“Stomach’s faux, hair’s faux, mustache is actual. Meet Diffy,” Justin captioned an IG Gallery of him alongside his spouse, each dressed for his or her Sweet roles. Justin’s abdomen peered over the sting of his belt, which brandished his officer’s badge and large belt buckle. Gone was the person who made “SexyBack,” and in his place stood somebody who may cross for a highschool vice-principal from the Midwest. Jessica additionally shared some images on her account. “Be careful, Sweet. There’s a brand new sheriff on the town,” she wrote.
Sweet particulars the 1980 incident within the small North Texas city of Wylie. Sweet Montgomery killed her greatest pal, Betty Gore (performed by Melanie Lynskey) however was acquitted of homicide, citing self-defense. Sweet had been having an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore, which resulted in Betty confronting her pal on June 13, 1980. This led to a battle with an axe, based on WFAA, and Sweet prevailed earlier than reportedly putting Betty 41 instances with the weapon.
In the course of the trial, Sweet pleaded that she killed Betty out of self-preservation and argued that “after being struck twice with the ax by [Betty] after which gaining management of the weapon, the heavier and bigger [Betty] refused to let [Candy] go.” The prosecution argued that Sweet may have fled as a substitute of killing her pal. A jury discovered Sweet not responsible.
Following the acquittal, Sweet and her husband, Pat Montgomery, moved to Georgia. The couple divorced, based on Distractify, and Sweet works as a psychological well being counselor. Sweet’s household is “displeased that each one that is being dredged up,” based on Buzzfeed, with one member of the family telling reporter Stephanie McNeal that it’s “extraordinarily irritating and undoubtedly tense. I hate that after I simply need to scroll by way of the Hulu menu, I get slammed with an enormous image of ‘Sweet.’”