boy_touching | Lance Bass Comes Out! (Reply)

Lance Bass of 'N Sync reveals he's gay, in 'very stable' relationship

NEW YORK (AP) - Lance Bass, band member of 'N Sync, says he's gay and in a "very stable" relationship with a reality show star.

Bass, who formed 'N Sync with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, tells People magazine that he didn't earlier disclose his sexuality because he didn't want to affect the group's popularity.

"I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything," he tells the magazine.

'N Sync is known for a string of hits including Bye Bye Bye and It's Gonna Be Me. The band went on hiatus in 2002. Bass has also found headlines for undertaking astronaut training and failing to raise money for a trip into space.

Bass says he wondered if his coming out could prompt "the end of 'N Sync." He explains, "So I had that weight on me of like, 'Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did."

The singer says he's in a "very stable" relationship with 32-year-old actor Reichen Lehmkuhl, winner of season 4 of CBS's Amazing Race.

Bass and Fatone, 29, are developing a sitcom pilot inspired by the screwball comedy The Odd Couple, in which his character will be gay.

"The thing is, I'm not ashamed," Bass says. "I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy."

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Bahahahaha. And of course everyone in this community already knew. So yay us for being right! XD

Article link: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2006/07/26/1703458-ap.html

EDIT: I just had to share this, even though it's off-topic, because I am so very excited. Brian O'Halloran (Dante in the Clerks movies) is on the radio in Delaware right now. He posted on the View Askew message board (which I post on) about his appearance, and put up a number to call in. Well, I worked up some courage and called in, and I got to speak to him (and they played it on the air a few minutes later)!!! More importantly, I represented our community by telling Brian that, although I thought he had great chemistry with Rosario Dawson, he had the best chemistry with Jeff Anderson (Randal). To which Brian replied:

"Yeah, we did get a little Brokeback Mountain-y there."

SQUEE! XD

Okay I'm done spazzing. If you wanna know more my AIM name is in my userinfo.