Lance Bass Says *NSYNC Made Him Famous But 'Not Rich' Due To 1 Major Problem

Lance Bass remembers *NSYNC making him well-known — however “not wealthy.”

The previous boy band member mentioned on Wednesday’s episode of “The Jess Cagle Present,” that *NSYNC opened doorways and left him with lifelong recollections, however now-late supervisor Lou Pearlman primarily robbed the band members blind.

“The worst factor is folks pondering that we had been wealthy, ’trigger we weren't,” he advised Cagle. “Lou took all our cash. We had been well-known, however we weren't wealthy. I made far more cash after *NSYNC than I did throughout *NSYNC. I imply, he actually took nearly all of all our stuff.”

Pearlman, the boy band mastermind behind *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, was sued by members of each bands and was sentenced in 2008 to 25 years imprisonment in a $300 million Ponzi scheme. He died in jail of cardiac arrest a couple of third into his sentence.

Bass beforehand recalled getting his first examine from Pearlman after two years of touring and album promotion. He mentioned in “The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story” that the $10,000 fee “didn’t even contact minimal wage.” He couldn’t even afford his house throughout a time when *NSYNC reigned as “the largest band on this planet,” he advised ABC’s “20/20” in 2019.

Nonetheless, Bass recalled his time as a younger celebrity fondly.

“To try this with these guys, it was unimaginable,” Bass mentioned Wednesday. “And also you had a few of the finest experiences ever. I imply, clearly it modified my life, led me to so many issues I needed to do in life. Moments like performing with Aerosmith on the Tremendous Bowl halftime present, my favourite band.”

Bass additionally hailed his bandmates — Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and JC Chasez — who made for “an awesome household unit” and saved him grounded.

*NSYNC went on an indefinite hiatus in 2002 and reunites just for landmark events. Bass has written a New York Occasions bestselling autobiography, invested in a West Hollywood bar and shaped a music administration firm.

“The work ethic I obtained from *NSYNC, I cherish,” Bass advised Cagle.