CNN’s Melissa Long speaks with former *NSYNC star Lance Bass about his new tell-all book ‘Out Of Sync’. Bass talked about leading a double life during his days with the popular boy band, wishing he could have come out sooner, how he’s critical of the management system in the recording industry, schooling, acting on Broadway in the musical ‘Hairspray’, his quest to go into space, how “there’s always potential” for an *NSYNC reunion, and what’s next for him. Watch the interview below.
Lance Bass visited ‘Showbiz Tonight’ on Wednesday (October 24), where co-host AJ Hammer asked the former *NSYNC star what he thought happened to his friend Britney Spears. “You know, that’s what happens to some people when you have – you grow up in this business at such a young age,” Bass explained. “We were lucky enough to have, you know – I had my four best friends around me at all times to knock me down back to earth if, you know, I ever started get my head into the clouds. When you are a solo artist, especially a female solo artist, it’s really difficult when you have no one around telling, you know – telling you the truth. And every day you pick up a magazine and people are nitpicking your body weight and what your hair was like today. You know, it’s crazy. We never got that. No one cares, you know, if I gain ten pounds this week.” But Bass isn’t hopeless that Britney can turn things around, telling Hammer, “But things will change. You know, she’ll get back, and she’ll be fine.” Read the entire interview transcript, towards the bottom of the page, here.
Danielle Fishel talked about her relationship with Lance Bass on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Tuesday (October 23) and how she almost lost her virginity to the former *NSYNC star. Bass said he realized it would be the wrong thing to do on Valentine’s Day, knowing that he’s gay, to deflower the ‘Boy Meets World’ actress and be crushed later to know the man she first had sex with was gay. Watch the interview clip at YouTube.
Pop acts on television this week include:
Sara Bareilles, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Monday
Ashley Tisdale, who performs on ‘The View’ and guest hosts/performs on ‘Total Request Live’ on Monday
Shar Jackson, who visits ‘TRL’ on Monday after winning ‘Celebrity Rap Superstar’
Mariah Carey, who visits ‘The View’ on Tuesday
Feist, who performs on ‘Today’ on Tuesday and ‘The View’ on Wednesday
Former *NSYNC star Lance Bass, who visits ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Tuesday
Ben Harper, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Wednesday
Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, who performs on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Wednesday
Jonas Brothers, who perform on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Friday
Former *NSYNC star Lance Bass is a guest on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Tuesday (October 23). The preview states: “No question is off limits with *NSYNC’s Lance Bass! Tyra sits down with the former boy band member who opens up about things he’s never talked about, including how he hid his sexuality at the height of the band’s popularity, his first kiss with a guy, if he had crushes on any of the other members of the group and if he ever went “all the way” with a woman! He even gets a little choked up when he reveals what Justin Timberlake said that made him cry and when he realized the band would not be reuniting. Plus, Lance gets a surprise when his former girlfriend and ‘Tyra’ correspondent Danielle Fishel joins him on stage and shares details from their love life and how she found out he was gay. Danielle takes Lance on a walk down memory lane when she pulls out a box of mementos she kept from when they were dating. Plus, a young man who realized he was gay shares his experience coming out to his fraternity brothers and strict Catholic family.”
Lance Bass tells GQ magazine in its November issue he reached out to Britney Spears during her moments of crisis, but the pop tart made no effort to respond. “I tried. I tried,” the former *NSYNC star explained. “She’s my neighbor in Beverly Hills. She lives next door. I tried to get in touch with her – I wanted to be that friend to help her. I don’t think she’s having any of her old friends anymore.” The last time Bass was in contact with Spears was after her impulse 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander in 2004, when the now openly gay singer shared a secret. “I felt bad for her,” Bass explained. “I knew she was about to go through a lot of crap. I felt the need to share something. So I sat her on my bed, and I’m like, ‘Well, I’m gay!’” Bass said Spears was shocked by the revelation. Read more.
Former *NSYNC star Lance Bass rang The Closing Bell at the NASDAQ Stock Exchange on Tuesday (September 11) in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.
JoJo and former *NSYNC star Lance Bass were on hand for Us Weekly Celebrates Fashion Week & The Most Stylish New Yorkers on Monday (September 10) at Arena in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic and WireImage.
Natasha Bedingfield, former *NSYNC star Lance Bass and his ex-”girlfriend” Danielle Fishel were on hand at Tenjune night club for its one year anniversary in New York City on Wednesday (September 5). Inside Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz were spotted kissing during a DJing break. Check out pictures from INF and WireImage.
‘American Idol’ season three runner-up Diana DeGarmo and Joey Fatone were on hand as Joey’s former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass made his Broadway debut in ‘Hairspray’ on Thursday (August 16) at Neil Simon Theater in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.