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April 30, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks 'If you could remove one pop act's music from the face of the Earth, who would it be?' Vote for someone other than *NSYNC here.

April 30, 2002 - The Mirror reports Mariah Carey is in a battle with Britney Spears for New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady. Mariah came on to Brady at a party she threw for her cousin in Boston, while Britney Spears has told organizers to make sure he has a backstage pass when her tour hits Boston. A source revealed, "Word is Britney pines to have face time with the man of the moment and she's gone out of her way to make sure they meet." For more on that, and word of a gal named Julia bragging all over town about having slept with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake, click here.

April 30, 2002 - The Coca-Cola Company is contributing $1 million to *NSYNC's Challenge for the Children Foundation and helping the group to raise awareness for the Foundation, which raises money for various children's charities and programs nationwide. As part of the effort, Coca-Cola will be the title sponsor of this year's Challenge for the Children IV celebrity basketball tournament fund-raiser, which will be held in Orlando in July. Justin Timberlake said of the sponsorship, "We are thrilled to have Coca-Cola on board as our title sponsor of this year's event. Together our foundation and The Coca-Cola Company can help make a difference in children's lives." Read more.

April 30, 2002 - Jim Abbott of the Orlando Sentinel spoke to JC Chasez on the much rumored subject that *NSYNC's show in Orlando last night was their last. JC insisted, "Nooooo... It's not even a long break. It's a short, short break. We want to take a bit of time to experiment." Still, some fans are worried it may be, including Vicky French who travelled from Georgia to see the show and said, "We think this might be the last show. Lance is going up in space with the Russians, that's a scary thing. We're all kind of worried." Read more.

April 30, 2002 - The Orlando Sentinel has pictures from last night's *NSYNC performance at the TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando. In addition, there are three clips from songs performed at the show. Check it out here.

April 30, 2002 - Anonymous writes "93.3 FLZ's Carson has posted pictures from *NSYNC's last tour stop in Orlando. Check out soundcheck party pictures and awesome backstage pictures here."

April 29, 2002 - Associated Press reports Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez of *NSYNC commented on the death of TLC's Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes at a news conference in Orlando for the groups' Challenge for the Children Foundation. Justin said, "She had a passion for what she did. She loved to work and she loved to make music." Bandmate JC added, "She had high energy and a lust for life. She was always energetic." Read more.

April 29, 2002 - Jolie Lash of Rolling Stone chatted with Bloodhound Gang frontman Jimmy Pop who revealed *NSYNC may be taking part in their new album, "We both agreed to do it. I talk to them occasionally. I sent Joey [Fatone] one of those Jagermeister Tap machines for Christmas." Meanwhile, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys has contacted Pop for his solo album, "He asked me to write a song for him for his new record, a rock song . . . It was funny because the letter I got from the director of the company says he wants to make an anti-pop pop record. And I guess his tastes in music are probably a lot different than what people would expect. So I just called him yesterday and we shot the sh** and, yeah, we'll see where that goes." Read more.

April 28, 2002 - The guys from *NSYNC were on the Saturday Show on BBC where they talked about their favorite karaoke songs, the best thing about being in the group, who was the best dancer, their dating status (Justin Timberlake nodded and raised his hand when asked if he was single), what artists they'd like to work with, and more.

April 28, 2002 - Teen People caught up with John Mayer and in the magazine's latest issue he says of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake: "Justin Timberlake. If he were a stock, I would cash out all my publishing and buy it. I think Justin Timberlake is the next Michael Jackson. That kid is walking around with this melody bomb in his head and nobody knows it's about to go off."

April 27, 2002 - Bill Ellis of GoMemphis.com reviewed *NSYNC's show at The Pyramid on Thursday before a crowd of about 16,000. Ellis said, "Having the rowdier P. Diddy (a.k.a. Puff Daddy; a.k.a. Sean 'Puffy' Combs) open the concert seemed an odd move for the world's biggest boy band - unless said band is ready for adulthood, which they are, and not just because 'NSync members have been spotted 'NEbriated. The double bill gamble paid off, however. P. Diddy had the largely young, largely female audience waving their hands in the air like they just didn't care." Read more.

April 27, 2002 - As we reported earlier, Kelly Osbourne ('The Osbournes') was interviewed by Chauncé Hayden of Steppin Out magazine. Kelly talked about how didn't believe Britney Spears virgin claims, saying "I think it's absolute bollocks that Britney Spears isn't having sex with Justin. For fu**'s sake, look at him! He's a gorgeous teen idol and she's fu**ing gorgeous! Of course they're fu**ing humping! How are they not?" As for her personal feelings for Timberlake, she said, "I used to have the hugest attraction to him when I was little! I thought he was gorgeous. But you take another look and yes, he's a good-looking man, but I think it's the whole idea that he's in a boy band and he sings. If you saw him and he wasn't in a boy band, you would just think whatever, you know?" Read more.

April 27, 2002 - *NSYNC issued a statement Friday following word that TLC's Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes had died Thursday night in a car accident in Honduras. "Lisa was a wonderful person who brought a great energy and vibe when she walked in the room. She will truly be missed."

April 27, 2002 - MTV News has a few more details on Eminem's new single, which takes shots at *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick, Limp Bizkit, and Moby. As for Moby, Em raps that at 36, Moby is too old to be in tune with what people want to hear and that "nobody listens to techno." Meanwhile, Eminem's album 'The Eminem Show' will apparently include a bonus DVD for the first two million copies sold - no doubt an effort to get a huge opening weekend of sales for the disc. Read more.

April 26, 2002 - Mark L. Johnson of The Daytona Beach News-Journal spoke to NSB2's Kevin Armstrong about their older boyband, which he describes saying, "We call it Pop Pop because that is what we all are, Pops." Meanwhile, Joey Fatone's 55 year old father Joe Fatone Sr., who also is in the group, said of his son's musical inspiration, "Rather than passing the ball off to my son, he is passing it back to me." Read more.

April 26, 2002 - Shelby Loosch of the Globe reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was having a great time at The Standard hotel bar in Los Angeles with a group of young ladies, when one of them accidently spilled red wine down the front of his white dress shirt. Timberlake politely excused himself and got some club soda and cloth from the bartender and cleaned up the stained shirt.

April 25, 2002 - Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that sources close to *NSYNC star Justin TImberlake say he's very smitten by Destiny's Child 'middle one' Beyonce Knowles. Justin's rep laughed off the report saying he's "not very" serious about his crush with Beyonce. Some have speculated that his one-sided fascination with Knowles that was the final straw that broke the back of his long romance with Britney Spears. Meanwhile, Britney's relationship with cheorographer and dancer Brian Friedman is said to be developing, "It's in the early stages, but she sure seems taken with him." Read more.

April 25, 2002 - Shelby Loosch of the Globe reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was having a great time at The Standard hotel bar in Los Angeles with a group of young ladies, when one of them accidently spilled red wine down the front of his white dress shirt. Timberlake politely excused himself and got some club soda and cloth from the bartender and cleaned up the stained shirt.

April 25, 2002 - theWB.com reports tonight's (Thursday) concert on the the network won't be the previously scheduled '*NSYNC: Bigger Than Live' used at IMAX theaters, but instead will be their concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, which was seen earlier on HBO and has be released to DVD.

April 25, 2002 - MTV News caught up with Pink ahead of her tour with Lenny Kravitz, where she shared her feelings on keeping this more intimate than her previous tour, which saw her performing a three-song set opening for *NSYNC. "Big productions, to me, are great — like, I love going to Vegas and seeing shows — but I think that sometimes it's distracting, especially when you are there to listen to the music," Pink said. "I remember being on tour with 'NSYNC, and I don't know if this is appropriate, but it was something like a $5 million stage, and to me that was just like, 'Man, I will take a box out there and stand on it with a microphone. I ain't spending that much money.' I love the shows that are in dingy little dark clubs, smoky, no production whatsoever." Read more.

April 25, 2002 - The Columbus Dispatch website has several photos of *NSYNC from their show at Nationwide Arena Tuesday night. Check them out here.

April 25, 2002 - Katrillion reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake recently discussed his legacy in an interview saying, "For me, personally, when I look back when I'm a granddad sitting on my porch and I look back at what we did, if we touched one person and helped change their life ... I think that's what we want to do. Change the world through music. If we helped them in a tough time, if what we did touched someone and made them feel special, then that's good enough for me and that's one of the most rewarding things I think you can possibly have. It's better than any Grammy or anything you can get."

April 25, 2002 - If you missed the *NSYNC features on the CBS Early Show last week, or you just want to watch it again, the CBSNews.com website has the two clips archived to watch online. In the first video clip, the guys talk about the tour, crossing over into R&B, Lance Bass' space travel plans, and Joey's kid. While in the second clip, JC and Justin show Mark McEwen what goes on backstage at their shows. Check out the clips here.

April 24, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks, 'Which pop star do you consider the most talented actor/actress?' Vote for Joey Fatone or Lance Bass here.

April 24, 2002 - Joey Fatone (they called him 'Fat One' throughout the interview) of *NSYNC called in to KISS 106.1's Jackie & Bender to promote his new movie 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'. Joey talked about his role in the film and his last appearance in Seattle where he told the interview to do her reseach -- well she's getting back at Joey now. They also talked a bit about Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears - and whether Joey has a crush on her. Listen to the 6+ minute clip here.

April 24, 2002 - Melissa Ruggieri of the Richmond Times-Dispatch was on hand at Sunday's *NSYNC show at the MCI Center - and gave out plenty of backhanded compliments before offering the group advice. Amongst her praising remarks: "Return to the road to promote the same album as last summer, thereby squeezing every last nickel from Suzie's college fund." As for what the guys should do next, Ruggieri opined, " Perhaps an extended break should be considered after this tour wraps on Sunday. The teen fans can grow up and expand their musical tastes, allowing *NSYNC to reevaluate. But now seems the perfect time to retire this current repertoire. End it on a high note, guys, and be proud." Read more.

April 24, 2002 - Derek Simmonsen of the Washington Times was on hand at Sunday night's sold-out *NSYNC show at the MCI Center walking away impressed with the group that "still knows how to wow its target demographic." Simmonsen said, "Stripping away the synthesizers and putting an electric guitar in its place helped highlight the skilled vocals of Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, the two lead singers, with able backing from Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Lance Bass." Read more.

April 24, 2002 - David Segal of the Washington Post lamented the lengthy run that the teen pop craze has had and in the past has gotten angry e-mails from teen fans of the genre. One such fan, 14 year old Roxanne Shorrock had sounded off on his review of *NSYNC's 'Celebrity' album last year. So for the group's show on Sunday at the MCI Center, he took her along to bring her perspective of the show. While Segal said of their scaled down set, "The whole production looked kinetic, highly professional and a little silly." Roxanne countered, "It was great. I love the way their voices blend together, and I loved the way J.C. sang the last note of 'I Want You Back.'" Read more.

April 24, 2002 - Scott Mervis of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette critiqued *NSYNC's show at the Mellon Arena last night and didn't have much good to say about the scaled back and more intimate show. Mervis said, "The get-to-know-the-group part was fairly intolerable with the boys trading off bad jokes and Clarion native Kirkpatrick, the one with the goat beard, freestyling on fairy tales like he had indeed just come from the parking lot of a Grateful Dead show." Mervis also predicted solo days for the group's pair of frontmen Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez: "The better Timberlake and Chasez sound and the more tired the five-piece choreography appears, the more they look like solo artists, and here's guessing that day comes sooner rather than later." Read more.

April 24, 2002 - Dan DeLuca of the Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed the *NSYNC and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs concert at the First Union Center on Thursday, blasting Puffy and not having much better to say about *NSYNC's show. DeLuca says the group "stressed their lineage with a pleasant medley of Beatles and Temptations songs. But just when you thought their taste was good, if obvious, they covered Christopher Cross' 'Sailing.' Yecch!" Read more.

April 23, 2002 - Cindy Adams of the New York Post reports Justin Timberlake is moving on after his relationship for tabloid PR fodder with Britney Spears. He's come to New York, hired publicist Ken Sunshine (who also rep's Leo DiCaprio), and is going solo. Adams says "Movies. Projects are lining up. He's ready for his close-up. Also for sophisticated public relations. There is life after Britney." Later in her column, she reports Britney was spotted smoking Marlboros at Mercury Hotel's outdoor cafe in South Beach. Read more.

April 23, 2002 - Walter Scott of Parade magazine was quizzed by a read on why so many pop stars like Christina Aguilera grab their crotch while performing. Scott spoke with choreographer Dan Karaty, who employs the move in *NSYNC's tours. Karaty said, "It's really not meant as a sexual gesture. It's more of a power move picked up by Michael jackson for his Thriller routine and later by Madonna." Still, not everyone is sold on the move, including Britney Spears: "She doesn't think it fits her girly style."

April 21, 2002 - Pagesix.com's Brian Blomquist spoke with Lori Garver, who is under consideration with Lance Bass and Polish millionaire Leszek Czarnecki for a seat on a Russian space flight later this year. The 40 year old other said of her *NSYNC competition, "I think it would be a good thing for Lance to go to space, as he has a unique demographic. Celebrity missions, wealthy individuals who go to space, are really helping to spread the message. What we offer different from that is I'm your mother, your daughter, your sister, your friend." Read more.

April 21, 2002 - The New York Post spoke with Joey Fatone of *NSYNC at the after-party for 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' at The Park. Fatone said of the group's post-tour break, "We're taking a break until the beginning of next year. We're all going to focus on our individual projects." As for what he'll be doing during that time, he said, "I have a role in ‘The Cooper' with Alec Baldwin. I play a sleazy lounge singer in Las Vegas - worse than a lounge lizard. I like acting, but I also want to direct."

April 20, 2002 - Katrillion spoke with JC Chasez of *NSYNC about his Mickey Mouse Club friend Tony Lucca who is opening for *NSYNC on select tour spots. Chasez said, "He's incredible this kid, man. He's got a lot to say. He's a heck of a songwriter besides being one of my good friends. I think people are going to be really impressed with what this guy has to say." Check out a video interview with Lucca here.

April 19, 2002 - Clarissa Cruz of Entertainment Weekly spoke with insiders in the Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake camps following the couple's recent split and what the two have planned for the future. On Justin's solo plans, Brian McKnight said of the *NSYNC star he duetted with on '''My Kind of Girl', "[Justin] is gonna be able to do whatever it is he wants to do for the rest of his life -- he's got that much talent.'' As for Spears, Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren said, "She's a better singer than people give her credit for." Read more.

April 19, 2002 - MTV News spoke with several publicists on the 'are they or aren't they' dating situation currently going on with Britney Timberlake and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake. Speculating on why the couple have left the issue up in the air was a publicist who said, "Who knows? Maybe the final decision hasn't actually been made on whether a couple is breaking up. Maybe they're still trying to work it out. Maybe one of them doesn't want to be broken up so they're denying it. There are all kinds of personal reasons why you would deny something." Read more.

April 19, 2002 - Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC will be featured on Entertainment Tonight Friday where he'll talk about the new series of star-studded public service announcements on AIDS awareness. Timberlake said, "You know, this [AIDS] isn't another thing where you can just sign a bill and it's going to go away. It's still here and we still need help. We still need funding and we still need research." Other musicians tipped to do the PSA's include Nelly, Alicia Keys, and Destiny's Child. Read more.

April 19, 2002 - ABC News spoke with Joey Fatone of *NSYNC on what plans are for a new album after the guys take a break from the group for a few months. Joey said, "I know we're going to start writing probably around November, December. So I'd say if anything, it'd probably be like March or maybe towards the middle of next year." In the meantime, Justin Timberlake will be penning a solo album. "Justin's going to be writing an R&B solo album," Fatone says. Read more.

April 18, 2002 - Mwahz.com has several candid shots of Freddy Hernandez and his photos of himself with the guys from *NSYNC. Included in the shots are Joey Fatone making an obscene gesture, Lance Bass posing with Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, Lance in bed with another man, Lance loading up on booze at the checkout counter of a liquor store, Lance behind a bar counter with a busty blonde, and Justin Timberlake flipping off the camera. Check out Page1 and Page2.

April 18, 2002 - Joey Fatone was on MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday where he addressed some of the recent gossip concerning he and his bandmates, mostly on Justin Timberlake though. For his comments on Justin's relationship with Britney-strippers-or dancer, Justin's solo album, Lance's space trip, JC and Emmanuelle Chriqui, and his movie 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', read here.

April 18, 2002 - NSYNC-Dreamland.com has video captures from this morning's CBS Early Show *NSYNC appearance. Check out the 24 vidcaps here.

April 18, 2002 - The New York Daily News has more on the battle over Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's $3 million Beverly Hills mansion after their split. They also quote Spears telling a French newspaper her views on capital punishment, "I think someone who has committed atrocities deserves a punishment reflecting their seriousness." Read more.

April 18, 2002 - Leah over at Nsyncism.com typed up the entire Early Show transcript shown on Tuesday, March 16th. Read on for the interview that included Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs. Read more.

April 18, 2002 - Former Senator and 1996 Presidential candidate Bob Dole was on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on Tuesday, where he discussed his role in the Britney Spears starring Pepsi commercial. Dole also joked that he wasn't responsible for the breakup of Britney and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake. Read on for a transcript.

April 18, 2002 - Quincey on the abstracts.net message board posted photos from the *NSYNC concert in New Jersey on April 13, that appear to be very close to the stage. Check them out here.

April 17, 2002 - Starsprinkles.net has 25 vidcaps from Tuesday morning's *NSYNC appearance on The Early Show on CBS. Check them out here, and remember they're on the same program again Wednesday morning.

April 17, 2002 - NSYNC were on CBS' The Early Show this morning where they talked about the scaled down tour, Lance going into space, and what the other guys would leave the group for under similar circumstances. Justin Timberlake said if the NBA called him up, or Tiger Woods called him up that he'd go in a heartbeat, while Chris said a gardening gig at the Playboy mansion would be cause for him to ditch his bandmates. They'll be on again tomorrow, where JC and Justin will give them a tour of the backstage area.

April 17, 2002 - Eddie and JoBo of B96.com spoke with Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC backstage before their show in Chicago earlier this month. Justin called Chicago his favorite city in America, talked about growing up on Al Greene, working with Nelly, dealing with gossip, the ups and downs with the group, the new CD, and more. Midway through, Joey Fatone stepped in. Listen to the 6+ minute clip here.

April 17, 2002 - US Weekly has a feature on the Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears post-breakup. Though they call it an exclusive, there isn't much that is new news. Writer Michael Lewittes did speak with a friend of the pair who revealed of Justin and dancer Jenna Dewan's budding relationship, "During the two days of rehearsals [before the February 27 Grammy awards], they ate together and really got to talk." The pal also added that Dewan "often flies to see him." The pal is quoted as saying, "I'm not sure if Justin broke up with Britney for Jenna - only he would know that for sure."

April 17, 2002 - Jeannette Walls of MSNBC reports pals of Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake are wondering who will end up with the couple's $3 million mansion in Beverly Hills. An insider revealed, "It was always more Britney’s [house] than Justin’s. . . . That was one of the problems in their relationship. Britney was much more eager to settle down and make things permanent." Read more.

April 17, 2002 - Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald was at Monday night's *NSYNC show at the FleetCenter, having to leave early to make her deadline - which she partially blamed on the group. Rodman wrote, "The performance was paced well as the quintet oscillated between jittery dance pop hits like 'Bye, Bye, Bye' and 'Tearin' Up My Heart' and ballads like 'This I Promise You.' But things came to a grinding halt near the end as the group told agonizingly tedious jokes and stories." Read more.

April 17, 2002 - Lisa Rose of the New Jersey Star-Ledger was at *NSYNC's Continental Airlines Arena concert on Sunday, and was unimpressed with the scaled back theme. Rose said of the show, "The lack of eye candy worked against *NSYNC because they don't have a strong enough catalog to pull it off. The whole night was imbued with a sense of fatigue. The soft-shoe choreography and unnaturally sweet harmonies seemed like relics from a sunnier time." Read more.

April 17, 2002 - Just a reminder that *NSYNC's Joey Fatone will appear on MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday.

April 16, 2002 - The New York Post reports Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass of *NSYNC were drinking up vodkas and Red Bulls at Brother Jimmy's while horny girls approached the pair spraying whip cream on their bellies and other areas, and demand to be cleaned. The *NSYNC'ers obliged by licking off the whipped cream. A witness said of Timberlake, "He was out of his bleeping mind."

April 16, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Just wanted to let everyone know that *NSYNC will be on the Early Show Tuesday morning on CBS."

April 16, 2002 - New York Metro reports Lance Bass of *NSYNC was too shy to introduce himself to actress Parker Posey last week at the premiere party at Roseland for 'The Sweetest Thing' (in which she plays Judy Webb), so he summoned his publicist to make introductions. Parker said "Who's that?" when the publicist asked if she'd like to meet him. After explaining Lance was in *NSYNC, she agreed and the two chatted and had a photo taken together.

April 16, 2002 - A fan on LiveDaily.com reports *NSYNC's Sunday night concert had a very special guest - Nelly. The Continental Airlines Arena show got the biggest reaction of the night when the rapper hit the stage during *NSYNC's set. Read more.

April 16, 2002 - Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun Times reports that despite several sightings of Justin Timberlake with dancer Jenna Dewan, don't look for her to become the *NSYNC star's next long-term girlfriend. An *NSYNC insider told Zwecker, "He's going to be dating lots of people for the foreseeable future."

April 15, 2002 - MTV News spoke with Mr. Cheeks about his gigs on Usher's tour and *NSYNC's tour he recently landed. On opening for an unfamiliar demographic of children and teeny-boppers, the Lost Boyz member said, "I'm going to do the same thing. I bring me to the table. They may say we can't curse. We may flavor it up. That's mostly the only thing we do, censor it up for the kids. We put it down like it was any other show." Read more.

April 15, 2002 - Hollywood.com reports a federal copyright infringement lawsuit filed against *NSYNC and its managers by a Sherman Oaks company that made 25-foot puppets for the band was dismissed, court papers showed Thursday. Read more.

April 15, 2002 - The Sun reports Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake are in a battle over their $3 million Beverly Hills mansion after Justin dumped Britney last month. Both are reportedly in talks with their lawyers on who will get to keep the luxury home. Read more.

April 15, 2002 - A  forum posting at LiveDaily.com reports that Lance Bass of *NSYNC was on an Orlando radio station Satuday where he revealed the groups show in the city will be filmed live, either for a television special or a DVD.

April 15, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Justin Timberlake was joined by *NSYNC bandmates Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick at Wednesday's Candyland party at Serafina, where the trio were on the prowl. After the group took off from the club in their limo, they were joined by about a dozen girls.

April 13, 2002 - Four men (Salvador Martinez, 19; Richard Olivarez, 20; Marcus Cook, 19; and Matthew Daily, 18) received 3 years probation after pleading no contest to burglarizing the rented vacation home of Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, reports the Associated Press. Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Next month's two-hour special celebrating the 50th anniversary of American Bandstand will include a huge lineup of stars that include *NSYNC, Jennifer Lopez, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Alanis Morissette, Cher, KISS, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, the Village People, KC & the Sunshine Band, and Whitney Houston. The show will also feature film clips from Madonna, Bryan Adams, Gloria Estefan, Olivia Newton-John and Britney Spears. 'American Bandstand's 50th ... A Celebration!' airs May 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

April 13, 2002 - A  white lace bra, size 34C worn by Andrea Martin and signed by Nia Vardalos and Joey Fatone is up for auction as part of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding', with proceeds going to benefit Trinity Family Services, a program developed to fight child abuse. Joey's autograph says, "I was here." Check out all the clothing items up for bid here.

April 13, 2002 - The New York Post reports *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake was handcuffed and thrown into the back of a police car early Friday morningoutside the topless club VIP. Cops told Timberlake they'd gotten a disorderly conduct complaint and despite trying to talk his way out of it, cops had none of his explaination of innocense. Fortunately, the entire incident was a gag as a spy revealed, "After about 15 minutes, they said, 'OK, that's it.' put handcuffs on him and put him in back of the car" - at which point all of Timberlake's buddies started laughing and pointing at him. It turns out that they played a joke on him. Somebody who they were with was a cop, and called a couple of his buddies." Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post chimed in exactly opposite thoughts of Jim Farber after Wednesday's *NSYNC concert held at Nassau Coliseum. Aquilante called the show "terrific" and "entertaining" adding of the group's mini-set of Beatles and Temptations songs, "Not only was that the best segment of a very good show, the set illustrated that as the *NSYNC guys gray, they don't have to close shop - they just need the right material to grow older gracefully along with their fans." Read more.

April 13, 2002 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News was in attendance at Wednesday's *NSYNC show at Nassau Coliseum, where he felt the group was "outta touch." Farber commented, "They were trying to make a sneaky point — that the Fab Four started out as a boy band, too, and look where they ended up. But given *NSYNC's bar mitzvah-band delivery of the classics, it hinted at a very different future for them: Vegas." Read more.

April 12, 2002 - Justin Timberlake broke his silence on the 'Rosie O'Donnell Show' earlier today on the status of his relationship with Britney Spears. Timberlake said, "I love Britney with all my heart and I will never do anything to disrespect her." He also said all the rumors and talk hurt because they affect "someone who's so special to me." For a huge gallery of vidcaps from the show, click here.

April 12, 2002 - NSYNC was on the Rosie O'Donnell show earlier today where they chatted with Rosie, played a *NSYNC trivia game with fans (*NSYNC won), and didn't perform. Lance Bass talked about the space trip, they all talked mostly about 'The Osbournes', and Justin Timberlake as we reported earlier spoke about ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. Check out the computer generated transcript here.

April 12, 2002 - Launch.com spoke with Joey Fatone of *NSYNC on his role in the upcoming Joel Zwick-directed romantic comedy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, due in theaters April 19. The Italian Fatone said of his fellow castmembers efforts to teach him a little Greek, "They were actually teaching me all dirty words, believe it or not--some that I probably will not be able to say right now. It was interesting, though, to be able to pick that up." Read more.

April 11, 2002 - Jenna Dewan, the dancer rumored to be dating Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, had so much traffic on her website that it apparently was going over the bandwidth levels. It seems to be working ok now, so check out more her here. Also, Jenna has posted a few times on her message board, including here.

April 11, 2002 - VirginMega.com reports Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC was spotted with bandmate Lance Bass at the Time Square Virgin Megastore buying up "armloads' of DVDs. Apparently Justin did the same thing at the Chicago Megastore where he purchased the 'Donny Hathaway Collection', 'Very Best of Otis Redding' and Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On'. Read more.

April 11, 2002 - The Rosie O'Donnell show will have *NSYNC as guests on Thursday. Rosie's other guests will be Tim Robbins and Gil Bellows. Check your local listings for station and time.

April 11, 2002 - WENN spoke with Lance Bass outside the premiere of 'The Sweetest Thing' in New York on Monday night, where he declined comment on the relationship status of his *NSYNC bandmate Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. When asked though if other band members might take over where Justin left off with Spears, he said, "She's one of our best friends. I don't think anyone of us will be dating her any time soon."

April 11, 2002 - Colin Devenish of SoundSpike News spoke with Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC about what to expect to evolve from the group in the coming years, prompting Chris to say, "That's exactly what it is--it's an evolution. We grow with what we do. I can't predict what we're going to grow into next or we'd probably already be there. We work really hard on staying on the cutting edge and staying on top of things. What's cutting edge to us right now won't be cutting edge in five years. Hopefully, we'll still be pushing music further and further." Check out the entire transcript here.

April 11, 2002 - Heidi Oringer of ABCNews.com commented on the recent run of cancellations, including *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears relationship, Oprah's book club, and Fox's 'The American Embassy'. On the much talked about pop `split, Oringer said, "For whatever reason, the Britney/Justin romance is over. Now, I certainly didn't think this was the do-all and end-all of relationships. I thought that about Tom and Nicole and boy, was I flattened on that one, but I did think this one might just make it down the aisle." Read more.

April 11, 2002 - Regis and Kelly talked yesterday about today's appearance by NSB2... the Not So Boy Band that includes Joey Fatone's father Jospeh. The guys are in town with *NSYNC to open for the group on their current tour. Regis gave a little grief about boy bands (mocking pulling a trigger to his head), and the audience didn't seem to excited about the prospect of a new boy band on the scene.

April 11, 2002 - Roger Friedman of Fox News spoke to Lance Bass of *NSYNC outside of 'The Sweetest Thing' premiere in New York on Monday. Lance said when asked if bandmate Justin Timberlake was really broken up with Britney Spears, "She came on the road with us right after the Grammy's and they were bickering all the time. They're still bickering, and they're not completely broken up." Lance also spoke more about his space mission that has him learning to speak Russian. Read more.

April 11, 2002 - The Louisville Scene reports *NSYNC is headed to the Kentucky Derby as guests of the Barnstable Brown Gala, where they'll attend the sold out gala the night before the Derby. Read more.

April 10, 2002 - Actress, comedian, and cult figure of sorts Janeane Garofalo was on Last Call with Carson Daly on early Tuesday morning, where she discussed her thoughts on pop music. Garofalo is no fan of what currently is passing for pop music, including *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears on her list, which she tied to the corporate controlled radio and television interests that are "complicit in the dumbing down of the tastes of Americans." Read on for a transcript.

April 10, 2002 - MTV News spoke with Lance Bass of *NSYNC on his recent trip to Russia in preparation for what hopefully will be a trip to outerspace later this year. Lance said of his ultra-thorough physical, "You had a different doctor for every part of your body, and to make sure it all works from your eyes, nose, ears, whatever, every internal organ so I know I'm very healthy. They passed me all from those tests so now I'm doing a set of tests here in America. Once I pass that, and I hope I do, then I'm off to Russia, ... and hopefully I'll be cleared by the Russians to ... live there for six months and train to be a cosmonaut, which I'm very excited about." Read more.

April 10, 2002 - Hip Online spoke with Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, and Joey Fatone of *NSYNC in their latest feature interview. Talking about whether certain guys in the group are more friendly with each other than others, Justin insisted, "I think that's the best part about, that's the part about *NSYNC that makes it extraordinary is, you know, we're not just a group. You know, we're friends and we started off as friends and, you know, all of us, we're kind of like a big family now. So even if we weren't, you know, *NSYNC as people know us like that, we like Joey said would still call each other on the phone and go hang out and go to movies, go to clubs, whatever. So nah." Read more.

April 10, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Extra TV has reported that *NSYNC member Justin Timberlake has definitely moved on from ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. He had been spotted in the past with 19 year old professional dancer Jenna Dewan. It is reported that she has been flying with *NSYNC to Los Angeles and other places during their current tour to be with Justin and is now spending the week with him in New York. Jenna was a dancer with *NSYNC at the 2002 Grammy Awards, and in the past has been in some Janet Jackson's music videos and on her tours. Check out a picture of her here.

April 10, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Lance Bass at the after party for 'The Sweetest Thing' premiere in New York City on Monday night. The *NSYNC star is photographed with fellow singer/actor Jamie-Lynn Sigler at the Roseland party. Check out the pictures here. Check out photos from the premiere itself here.

April 10, 2002 - Toni Ruberto of the Buffalo News reviewed the sold-out *NSYNC concert Sunday night at the HSBC Arena, calling it an "electrifying show". Ruberto said, "These guys were immediately in sync with the crowd, with their music and with each other as they kept in time through vigorous dancing without losing a step." Read more.

April 10, 2002 - Z100.com has pictures of Joey Fatone and JC Chasez of *NSYNC with Elvis Duran & the Z Morning Zoo in the Z100 studios earlier this morning. Check out the pictures here.

April 10, 2002 - Bill Zwecker of The Chicago Sun Times reports Le Passage is still recovering from the after hours partying of *NSYNC's Lance Bass and Justin Timberlake - who held court in the club's exclusive Yow Bar while dancing well into the night. Bandmate JC Chasez had a more quiet evening hitting 'Tony 'N Tina's Wedding' at Piper's Alley on Saturday night--joined by his parents. Read more.

April 10, 2002 - NSYNC had a chat with AOL likely in support of their partnership agreement on their current tour. The guys talk about the scaled down tour, their earlier days, their close friendship, and the group's future after the tour. On the later subject, Lance insisted, "We Are NOT Breaking Up! For sure!" Lance says they'll start writing the next album while Justin added, "I don't think at this point in our career that there's any rush on when we should put our stuff out we wanna make sure that it's what we want people to hear." Read more.

April 10, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight spoke with Lance Bass of *NSYNC outside of the premiere of 'The Sweetest Thing' in New York on Monday night. Lance was asked about the status of his bandmate Justin Timberlake and girlfriend Britney Spears, and seemed to echo earlier comments made by Justin's mom Lynn that the pair have hit a rough spot. Lance said, "Oh, Justin's fine. He's -- they're all good, you know. Relationships, in good times, bad times, we'll see how this one works out."

April 10, 2002 - The Tacoma News Tribune has more details on the rumored Justin Timberlake call to girlfriend Britney Spears to drop their romance the day of the *NSYNC show at the Tacoma Dome. Ernest A. Jasmin reports, as we've earlier indicated, that Britney Spears did in fact attend the show, according to Tacoma Dome staff. Britney was also spotted backstage and in the audience throughout the group's performance. Read more.

April 10, 2002 - The Sunday People reports Britney Spears has been making tearful phonecalls to Justin Timberlake begging him to get back with her. A source told the British tabloid, "Every time Justin talks to her on the phone it degenerates into tears and arguments. The problem is Britney thinks the solution is quite easy. She wants to get back together but I think Justin feels it is a bit more serious than just picking up where they left off." Read more.

April 9, 2002 - Word has it that *NSYNC will be on 'Elvis Duran and the Z Morning Zoo' tomorrow morning at 6:30am Eastern on Z100. If you can manage to drag yourself out of bed and get online that early, you can listen to a stream of the show here.

April 9, 2002 - Well it might not provide the same experience as watching it in an IMAX theater, but '*NSYNC: Bigger Than Live' is going to hit your television screens April 25 on The WB at 8 PM. The 60 minute special was filmed during the group's 'No Strings Attached Tour' and features performances and interviews with the group. WB Entertainment President Jordan Levin gushed, "*NSYNC is one of the most popular groups today, particularly with our target audience of teens and young adults." Read more. 

April 9, 2002 - JC Chasez of *NSYNC was interviewed by Jay Towers of 93.1 WDRQ in Detroit on April 1. When asked if JC ever wants to go shopping, what does he do, he replied, "If I wanna go to the grocery store, I'll go either to, ya know, the Walmart at 2 o'clock in the morning, and I'll be fine, because that's usually when I'm up anyway, [sighing] and that's... usually you don't get hungry until about 2 am. So, I mean, and that actually suits me fine... I mean it's kind of like I've grown accustom to my schedule so I really don't even stress about it." Read the entire transcript here.

April 9, 2002 - A poster on LiveDaily.com shared vidcaps of Joey Fatone's suprise guest audience appearance on Oprah today, where he was joined by girlfriend Kelly Baldwin. Apparently some friends of his wanted to go to the show, so Joey used his pull to land the tickets and went along himself. The *NSYNC'er with the biggest appetite picked a good day to go, as Oprah's guest was Dr. Andrew Weil and Oprah's former chef Chef Rosie Daley, who were there to cook up heart-healthy recipes from tostadas to chocolate treats. Check out vidcaps of Joey and Kelly here.

April 9, 2002 - Starlight.nu has several photos of *NSYNC from their show in Chicago a few days ago as well as candid photos of the guys around the hotel lobby during their stay. Check out all the pictures here.

April 9, 2002 - Lance Bass of *NSYNC spoke with Twin Cities DJ Dave Ryan from KDWB 101.3 backstage from their show in Minneapolis last month. Lance talked about how great of a time they had in Fargo, North Dakota, what they do after a show, and some of their most memorable goof-ups. Listen to the six minute clip here.

April 9, 2002 - Katrillion quotes Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC offering advice to others wishing to follow his path to stardom. Timberlake advises, "It definitely is a business, and in remembering that, I'd say find yourself some good representation, like a manager who can look out for you and (then) do what you want and do it tactfully. Other than that, practice, practice, practice." Read more.

April 8, 2002 - Alicia Keys posted a forum update for her fans on Saturday where she addressed the lunch she had recently with *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake, that managed to draw headlines around the globe. Keys said, "I was laughing like crazy when I came home, and I saw that the paper said I was going out with Justin Timberlake just because we had a business lunch one day, so all my lady's in love with Justin, you dont have to be mad at me cause that was just a rumor, no truth in it at all!! LOL!!! (just goes to show you how much false information papers print, imagine internationally). I'm not really used to all that stuff, I'm a simple girl, so I just laugh at it. Isn't it amazing how little people REALLY know bout you? I realize that more and more sometimes." Read more.

April 8, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asking 'What do you think is the future of *NSYNC?', most responses were on the negative side, with 27.68% saying Justin's solo ego-trip will destroy the group, while 26.92% said 'I wish the whole group would just disappear'. On the positive side, 24.27% said 'They're taking much needed time off & will return', while 9.29% said 'The guys will continue on despite solo talk.' Our latest poll asks which pop star has the best hairstyle. Vote here.

April 8, 2002 - Katrillion reports Jive's publicist Sonia Muckle is denying reports Justin Timberlake had asked his *NSYNC bandmates to take the year off so that he could start a solo career. Muckle said, "No truth to this rumor at all." Still, while the rumor is denied, there appears little doubt that the band will take an extended break as several members are planning projects on their own, including Timberlake.

April 7, 2002 - Bri writes "*NSYNC were in town Thursday and Friday. I saw Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Justin Timberlake at the Funky Budda Lounge on Thursday night. Friday night they were at White Star Lounge. Fridays concert was great but a Chicago Sun-Times reporter didn't think so. Check out the review by Jae-Ha Kim here."

April 6, 2002 - Glenn Gamboa of Newsday spoke with *NSYNC's Lance Bass and Justin Timberlake about plans after their current tour wraps up. Gamboa says Timberlake is expected to work on a solo album and perhaps a movie, while Chasez may work on solo material or produce some other acts. Lance is hoping to head into space, and Joey will continue work on an acting career. Kirkpatrick will likely pursue broadening his clothing line, FuManSkeeto. As for a future album, Timberlake said, "We'll look to get inspired for the next album." Read more.

April 6, 2002 - Danielle, the former girlfriend of *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick and head honcho at FuMan Skeeto told fans today that Chris' pet dog Busta died today.

April 5, 2002 - Today's K104 Gossip to Go with Flo Anthony had the people on the show discussing the divorce of Jeff and Brooke Gordon. The hosts say they split because Gordon was dating Britney Spears. Flo also shared a story about almost getting fooled on a Britney dating item as well. Listen to the report here.

April 5, 2002 - The London Star reports the real reason behind the breakup of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake was the *NSYNC star's admission last year that he considered Beyonce as the sexiest woman on the world, and failed to mention his girlfriend in the top three.

April 5, 2002 - Apparently ET goofed last night in saying Lynne Spears had commented on the Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears breakup - it actually was Justin's mother Lynn Harless who told the magazine, "They're in love one minute, not in love the next." Adding, "They are just have problems right now. We just want them to both be happy."

April 5, 2002 - Y-100 has more graphic details on why Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake split recently. The primary reason given was Britney's reluctance to have sex with Justin before marriage and her flaunting of her sexuality, left Justin sexually frustrated. Somehow the report managed to get a spokesperson for Spears to comment on the item, saying Britney was 'serviced' in other ways. Read more.

April 5, 2002 - NSYNC fan site nsyncwebguide.com has a copy of the guys interview with Smash Hits latest issue. When they were asked what they'd do if they were girls for a day, Justin said, "I'd go to the bathroom and see why they always go in pairs." JC added, "I'd go and work in an underwear shop, helping other girls try on lots of saucy underwear!" Read more.

April 5, 2002 - Soundscan's weekly singles chart figures are in and *NSYNC's 'Girlfriend' remix featuring Nelly tops the U.S. charts, with Vanessa Carlton's debut single, 'A Thousand Miles' taking the number two slot. Read more.

April 5, 2002 - Colin Devenish of Rolling Stone spoke with Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC who's signed on for a recurring vocal guest spot for the Nickelodeon cartoon 'The Fairly OddParents'. Chris said of his new gig, "I think it's a funny show. There's so many cartoons that are out now that kind of talk down to kids, and make kids feel like, 'This is a circle. This is my head. This is the body. This is me at school being a kid.' Fairly OddParents is one of the cartoons they watch and just laugh at, because they're not afraid to make those fart jokes and they're not afraid to talk to the kids on their level and say, 'This is funny. Of course you should laugh at this.'" Read more.

April 4, 2002 - The Globe spoke with Justin Timberlake's grandmother Sadie Bomar who insists while Justin and Britney Spears had a nasty blowup, they are still together. Bomar said, "Just before Justin went on tour, they had a big fight. Britney was unhappy about the amount of time they were going to be spending apart, but she has to understand that Justin has to work and so does she. Britney was upset, but it's not that big a thing. They argue all the time about how much they are apart." Read more.

April 4, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake was one of man bigtime celebs at The Standard recently where he had several women surrounding him the entire night - until well past closing. When he did finally leave, he was joined by a tall British woman. Read more.

April 4, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight reported Wednesday that Britney Spears' mother Lynne told People magazine that her daughter and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake have intense feelings for each other, but that they have currently hit a rough spot.

April 4, 2002 - Launch.com spoke with Chris Codish of Brothers Groove after they got the chance to peform with JC Chasez of *NSYNC. Codish revealed, "He just riffed, and that's all we wanted him to do. I'm sure he has to do everything rehearsed all the time. This was a chance to go back to music the way it used to be and just make up stuff and be in the moment." Read more.

April 4, 2002 - Univision chimed in on the Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC are they still dating or not buzz, where they spoke with Spears' publicist Sonia Marco who refused to answer questions about her personal life but said, "everything is well". As for the rumors of their split, she said, "They are only that: rumors." Read more.

April 4, 2002 - The much talked about story of Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC blowing big cash in Las Vegas recently actually had the entire group, minus Joey Fatone who flew home to Orlando to be with his child, partying the night away. After blowing $200,000 an insider reportedly said, "Justin was behaving like a man possessed. In the morning, JC was boasting he'd notched up three girls, but Justin laughed and said he went one better." The guys stunned onlookers later by asking a lackey to get another $50,000 wired to them so they could continue their wild partying. Read more.

April 4, 2002 - John Sinkevics of The Grand Rapids Press was at Tuesday's *NSYNC concert at the Van Andel Arena where 10,000 fans cheered on the group. As for the fun-rockers from Smash Mouth and the guitar-playing Tony Lucca opening for *NSYNC, Sinkevics said, "It made Tuesday's show seem a bit uneven. Because as much as *NSYNC tried to prove it could change things up and get small and intimate with its music, it couldn't abandon the candy coating and chocolate frosting that made it so sweet and so big to begin with." Read more.

April 4, 2002 - Grand Rapids Press ran down the highlights of the *NSYNC concert Tuesday night at Van Andel Arena including best, worst, and weirdest moments. Check out who got the loudest screams here.

April 4, 2002 - JC Chasez of *NSYNC spoke with 93.1 WDRQ in Detroit yesterday and was asked about the creative process of the group's videos. JC revealed, "We don't ever try and out-do a video cause we all feel there good for what they are. Each video served it's purpose and we're not trying to out-do the last one. We play justice to the song, really. In essence that's really going to light the song. That's what its really about. We don't try and out-do it. Its not like if we blew something up in this video were gonna have to blow something up twice as big in the next video. We don't do that, we but together a video that suits the song." Check out a transcript to the interview here.

April 3, 2002 - MTV News reports *NSYNC's JC Chasez was a surprise guest at the Brothers Groove show in Royal Oak, Michigan, Monday. The guys had performed the previous night in Auburn Hills. JC checked out the Detroit rockers show while signing autographs for fans. The band's frontman Chris Codish's called JC to the stage where he freestyled to "1-2-3" because he didn't know the words.

April 3, 2002 - NSYNC online spokesperson Melinda Bell gave fans a new update from the band's latest tour stop on Tuesday. Melinda wrote: "Tonight we are in Detroit, well Auburn Hills. It has been such a great tour. Joe, our road manager, is so excited he has a fan club... Oh my gosh! You guys have no idea the monster you are creating. Easter was nice. We had a big crew party and a bunch of the crew went to the Detroit Pistons game. The Easter Bunny also left everyone baskets on their bunks. We can hardly believe the tour is half over... wow, it has flown by. Lance is working on his story about his trip to Russia. Will post it soon. Until then Stay *NSYNC, Melinda." 

April 2, 2002 - Neil Travis of The New York Post reports according to sources, Britney Spears and *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake have had several telephone conversations since their breakup, all of which ended in shouting matches. Read more.

April 2, 2002 - Michael Musto of the Village Voice spoke with Tara Reid who again denied reports that she had partied with Britney Spears the night Justin Timberlake ended their relationship. Tara said, "That thing about me throwing cakes and partying with Britney Spears is not even true." Read more.

April 1, 2002 - John Sinkevics of The Grand Rapids Press spoke with *NSYNC's Chris Kirkpatrick where he revealed the group will continue its trend of writing more of its own material and swaying away from the 'boy band' sound. Chris said, "If the business people had their way about it, they would milk us as a boy band the rest of our life until it didn't work anymore and then drop us. We're trying to mature with our sound. We write what we like and we like what's popular." Read more.

April 1, 2002 - Jon Bream of the Star Tribune was at the *NSYNC concert Saturday night at Target Center in Minneapolis calling the performance an "underwhelming but entertaining show." He added, "This concert was about group vocalizing, which was impressive; dancing, which was solid, and getting close to the fans, which scored big points with the concertgoers." Read more.

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