Natural member J posted a diary update last weekend sharing perhaps more than anyone would want to know about his food poisoning in Germany after eating a salad. J writes, “So we get to the house, I run inside to the bathroom, and as I’m walking out of the bathroom I realize there is a not only a TV crew but also a photographer there, and they’re taking pictures of me as I’m walking out of the bathroom! Needless to say, I wasn’t exactly looking my best! When they realized I was sick they stopped taking pictures and asked if I was OK. I went and to lay down in one of the bedrooms, and one of our BMG staff asked if I needed a doctor. I said yes and they went to call one.”

The Village Voice’s Michael Musto reports MTV is making it nearly impossible for any new boyband to break in today’s music market, especially with a somber tone following the tragedies earlier this month.

Pearlman instead has teamed with Claire’s Stores to market his new boyband, Natural. Musto claims, “Having met the Naturals and finding that unlike those other bands, where there’s at least one bottle rocket and one survivor of inbreeding these guys are all scarily attractive and personable. What’s more, they really are a band, they insist they can play instruments and were together for over a year before Pearlman made them into a flashy teeny accessory.”

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