Cameron Diaz praises former lover Justin Timberlake

London: Cameron Diaz is full of praises for her former lover and pop star Justin Timberlake whom she founds the "best person" for their upcoming movie together. The pair are to be reunited on the set of the comedy film `Bad Teacher`, in which they will both play lead characters and the actress couldn`t think of anyone better for the role, Contactmusic reported.

The pair were in a relationship for four years before deciding to split in 2007. "He`s the best person for the job. He`s going to be hilarious. He`s clearly a very talented comedian; look at his `Saturday Night Live` skits. He`s fantastic. He`s going to be so great," Diaz said. The movie revolves around a junior high school teacher who is dumped by her rich older boyfriend, only to turn her attention to a colleague. Apart from Diaz and Timberlake, the film also stars Molly Shannon, Jason Segal, Eric Stonestree and John Michael Higgins and will be released in 2012. PTI