Timberlake & Spears Laughing About Breakup Rumor

Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review Journal spoke with an *NSYNC spokeswoman Saturday night when the group did their radio promotion in The Palms High Roller Lounge. Melinda Bell says the group is taking “a little hiatus” of about eight months and should be back together by early next year. She explained, “They have not had one day off in five years.” And as for the persistent rumors that Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears have ended their longtime relationship, she said it was “just a rumor. They are all laughing about it; Justin’s laughing about it.” Rumors had it that Britney was at Friday’s *NSYNC show at MGM Grand in the VIP section with a hat pulled low.