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November 30, 2002 - Access Hollywood asked *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick about the injury suffered by his bandmate Justin Timberlake. Chris says Justin is "better." He added, "He broke his foot, and he had to cancel some appearances. He was going over to Europe and he had a lot of stuff to do, but luckily he's a quick healer." Read more, including Billy Bush's interview with Timberlake here.

November 30, 2002 - TeenPeople.com has highlights of their 'What's Next' event held on November 5th in New York City featuring interviews and/or performances by Cam'ron, Mario, Dream, Avril Lavigne, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick, and MTV VJ's Quddus, Damien, and Hillary. Watch the clip here.

November 30, 2002 - Anonymous writes "BombasticBritney.com has 3 scans of the Britney Spears meeting with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake at his home from The National Enquirer's December 3rd issue. To check out the scans, click here."

November 30, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake released his hip hop flavored video 'Cry Me A River' on Tuesday at TRL, which has been causing speculation that it had to do some thing with his break-up with Britney Spears. TRL host Carson Daly calls it 'Incredible'. You can watch it at timberlake.330.ca."

November 29, 2002 - KayTlinn writes "I was at *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's Live Performance outside in Times Square for TRL and I read a story saying he was an "arrogant bastard." Well MTV was not prepared, they were very unorganized.. they were tellin us all different things to do, and who to talk to and saying we were at the wrong place. I went down to NYC thinkin I was going inside the studio just like half the people who were on line with an email in hand. Now my email just said that I was invited to "JUSTIN'S PERFORMANCE" but little did I know it was outside." Read more.

November 29, 2002 - Video captures of *NSYNC star Joey Fatone on the CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday have been posted. Check them out here. Check out audio clips of Joey and Sebastien performing here.

November 29, 2002 - WENN reports *NSYNC star Lance Bass has approached the public to help raise enough money to fund his $20 million mission to outer space. "If anybody wants to cough up the money, just send it to my house," Lance jokingly told reporters at a charity event on Friday.

November 28, 2002 - Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has given props to N.E.R.D. and The Neptunes Pharrell Williams. Travis cameos in N.E.R.D.'s new video for 'Provider' and Blink plan on going into the studio with The Neptunes in January. "It'll be the most original record ever!" He later enthused, "Everything he's done, from the Clipse to Jay-Z - he's so talented. He even made Justin Timberlake sound good, y'know?"

November 28, 2002 - Dick Clark's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' on ABC will be broken up into three segments. Beginning at 10 p.m., Clark will host an hour-long show featuring performance clips from some of the year's tours, including Coldplay and John Mayer. Following that segment, an hour-and-a-half special begins, taking viewers into 2003 with performances from Hollywood by *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott and Nelly, as well as B2K, 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson, Uncle Kracker, Rod Stewart and Third Eye Blind. Read more.

November 28, 2002 - According to Justin Timberlake's grandmother Sadie Bomar, the *NSYNC star is officially dating actress Alyssa Milano. "It’s a relationship that’s just started, I reckon," she told The Sun. "Alyssa is understanding. She understands that he is busy and she fits in."

November 27, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake phoned into MTV's Total Request Live on Tuesday to premiere his new video 'Cry Me A River'. Carson quizzed Timberlake about the concept and whether it was about former girlfriend Britney Spears. Justin says it's about him adding, "I figured hey if you want to speculate what the song is about I may as well give you something else to talk about." Carson never asked him about his broken foot and how he's progressing getting that healed. Read on for a rough transcript.

November 26, 2002 - Mandy Moore and *NSYNC stars Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick were amongst the stars at the Rising Stars 2002 Gala sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles at the Century Plaza Hotel on Friday (November 22) in Los Angeles. Check out photos of the event from GlobePhotos.

November 26, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake shared with Us Weekly how he got his newly chiseled look, showed off in the new issue of Details magazine. "My metabolism is nuts - I think of something and start sweating," he said. "And I grew up in the South, where people eat a lot of vegatables." He does admit to lifting weights "a little bit" when he's not out on the road touring.

November 25, 2002 - While *NSYNC star JC Chasez told Access Hollywood he and Tara Reid are just buddies, Us Weekly reports the singer was a bit protective of his buddy when three men asked to have their pictures taken with Reid. "The guys then wanted to hang out and talk to her," said a source. "But [Chasez] interrupted and said, 'C'mon, she posed with you guys. Now that's it'."

November 25, 2002 - Justin Timberlake will be phoning into MTV's Total Request Live on Tuesday to premiere his new video.

November 25, 2002 - Us Weekly reports Britney Spears is unhappy with the recent actions of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, referencing the 'Horrible Woman' song on '20/20' and the Details mag interview that called her decision to do 'Crossroads' basically clueless. A friend of the Spears family says his comments are "a further source of irritation" and attributed it to the fact that "his album isn't doing as well as expected and he said everything about Britney's personal life [to drive sales], he's now attacking her professionally." Timberlake's rep countered, "We, of course, are relishing in the extraordinary success of 'Justified'."

November 25, 2002 - Ethan Brown of New York Magazine reviewed the debut solo effort of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake 'Justified'. Brown writes, "Timberlake and the Neptunes work hard at creating memorable songs, an admirable undertaking given the pathetic state of songwriting in pop music. But little more is expressed in songs like 'Señorita' and 'Take It From Here' than flowery notions of romance or brusque come-ons." Read more.

November 25, 2002 - Mandy Moore and *NSYNC stars Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick were amongst the stars at the Rising Stars 2002 Gala sponsored by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles at the Century Plaza Hotel on Friday (November 22) in Los Angeles. Check out photos of the event from GettyImages, LFI, WireImage.com.

November 25, 2002 - Star magazine reports Alyssa Milano was spotted shopping with a girlfriend at the Gap in Studio City, California for underwear -- not for herself, but her *NSYNC honey Justin Timberlake. Alyssa settled on a three-pack of tighty-whitey briefs and three pairs of funny boxer prints and cooed, "Justin will look SO cute in these."

November 23, 2002 - Kiss 92's Billie chats with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake about breaking his foot, dating, his new album 'Justified', the article in Details magazine which had the controversial comment on Britney's movie 'Crossroads', whether he wants to do any films, his mom, the future of *NSYNC, and more. Download and listen to the five minute interview here.

November 23, 2002 - The Sun reports Daniel Bedingfield has been signed on to open for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in his forthcoming U.S. tour next year. Justin’s agent Craig Buck flew over to Paris specially to see Daniel perform before asking him to do the tour.

November 23, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was lampooned in today's edition of the comic strip FoxTrot. Check it out here.

November 23, 2002 - MTV News reports that while *NSYNC star JC Chasez insists he and Tara Reid are just buddies, in his new video they are a lot more. "The chemistry between the two of them is dynamic," said Bryan Barber, who directed 'Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)'. "We were pondering who to get as our leading lady and we went out a couple nights before the video and she was right before our face. The chemistry was there, but I had to convince both of them. They thought about it and said, 'Let's do it.' They gave me a lot on screen. I'm excited." Read more.

November 23, 2002 - The Las Vegas Sun reports *NSYNC stars Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, and JC Chasez are amongst the celebrities scheduled to attend the controversial premiere of 'X,' the new adult revue at the Aladdin on Saturday night. After Saturday's premiere, the 'X' women will party at Curve inside the exclusive London Club, so look for the *NSYNC'ers to follow. Read more.

November 22, 2002 - jrtzflyhunnie writes "Timberlake Online has 3 new pictures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from the latest Blender magazine. Check them out here, or you can check two higher quality scans out here."

November 22, 2002 - The Associated Press reports Cameron Albert Duty, the man who allegedly ran over 21-year-old Anna White of Bellevue, Washington (pictured here) as she waited to see *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake outside the KIIS FM studios in Los Angeles, has been ordered to stand trial for murder. Duty has pleaded innocent and is being held on $1 million bail. Read more.

November 21, 2002 - twistabomb writes "I've been on popdirt.com for less than a week, and already I've seen more immaturity than I can stand in one lifetime. Now, I always wondered why fans of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC were always made fun of, but now I see why. There is nothing but petty arguing back and fourth between the two sides. And the things they aruge about, aren't even sufficent. 'Justin's album is going to do better than Nick's!' 'No, it's not. Nick's is real music, Justin sucks.' Blah blah blah. You sound like 5 year olds. Read more.

November 21, 2002 - The Sun reports Britney Spears has made a desparate bid to rekindle her relationship with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Britney turned up to Timberlake's home in Los Angeles claiming she needed to collect some of her possessions. Meanwhile, the pop tart brought in photos of their happier times and a bottle of wine. Read more.

November 21, 2002 - Access Hollywood caught up with *NSYNC star JC Chasez behind the scenes of his debut solo video for 'Blowing Me Up (With Her Love)', a song which he also wrote for the soundtrack of the film 'Drumline'. JC responded to reports he was dating the hard-partying actress Tara Reid saying, "Oh geez. No, she's my buddy, dude. We just hang out. We actually just met recently through mutual friends, and we just have been kind of hanging out together because we just get along really good." Read more and watch a video clip here.

November 21, 2002 - JC Chasez of *NSYNC, actress/singer Toni Braxton and producer Dick Clark announced the nominations for the 30th Annual American Music Awards on Tuesday (November 19) in Beverly Hills, California. Winners will be chosen by the public and will be announced during a live television show on January 13, 2003 in Los Angeles. Check out photos from LFI.

November 21, 2002 - Natalie writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake called Toronto's Z103.5 earlier today to give an update on his condition after breaking his foot. Recap written by RKKanhai: He said he is in Memphis, using crutches and wheelchair to get around. He will try his best to reschedule (his people are working on it). They talked about the numbers, and that he was nervous cause it was something new sounding to his fans. Read more.

November 21, 2002 - *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is raising eyebrows in his interview with Blender magazine in their December issue. Timberlake says legalizing marijuana "would cut your crime rate in half. All the stoners I know are too paranoid to do anything stupid." The singer also says he isn't a fan of Creed frontman Scott Stapp. "I do not like that guy," he snaps. "*NSYNC were in a club one time, and he walked up and slapped two of the guys really hard on the back. I was thinking, 'If he hits me like that, I'm going to fu** him up!'" Read more.

November 21, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "BT is hesitant to reveal that his new album features a collaboration with JC Chasez, but not because he's worried about ruining his dance-music credibility. "I've been playing it in my sets and I'm top secret about who it is, 'cause I want people to judge it on the song, not the whole *NSYNC affiliation," the DJ/producer explained to MTV News. "People go fu**ing nuts, even my super cool friends that would never admit to [liking *NSYNC]. They're like, 'Wow, this is such a great tune.' And I'm like, 'It's JC.' And they're like, 'Shut the fu** up,' buggin' out." Read more."

November 21, 2002 - Stars2ya.com has photos of *NSYNC star JC Chasez performing at the Original Man Entertainment Premiere Showcase: The Launch on November 12. Check them out here.

November 21, 2002 - InnosentDevil27 writes "Nam: Oh wow it’s Justin, how are you?
Justin: I’ve been better but I’m ok
N: You hurt your foot, how you feeling?
J: They gave me some painkillers and I’m ok but I’m feeling disappointed I really wanted to be there. Read more.

November 20, 2002 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologe on Tuesday, "According to MSNBC, the other night, actress Tara Reid disappeared into a hotel men's room with several members of *NSYNC. Apparently, what's going on. Tara Reid said it was an honest mistake. 'I was following the *NSYNC guys. So I just assumed it was the women's room.'"

November 20, 2002 - Access Hollywood started a new feature called 'Pass It On', where one celebrity asks another a question. They started out with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. He asked, "Why are you so fine? Why? Halle? I need to know. You know what, Halle, you broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance. You didn't even want me around. But now I'm back to let you know I can really shake 'em down." Halle Berry responded, "Why am I so fine? Because you think so. I want to ask you a question, Justin -- why can't you be 35? Why? Why? Why can you be so fine and not be 35? I don't understand. I used to cry. And I'm gonna cry until you're 35, Justin."

November 20, 2002 - JC Chasez of *NSYNC, actress/singer Toni Braxton and producer Dick Clark announced the nominations for the 30th Annual American Music Awards on Tuesday (November 19) in Beverly Hills, California. Winners will be chosen by the public and will be announced during a live television show on January 13, 2003 in Los Angeles. Check out photos from GlobePhotos, GettyImages, and WireImage.com.

November 20, 2002 - Star magazine reports Tara Reid has fallen for *NSYNC star JC Chasez, and her wild lifestyle has been tamed by the so-called 'responsible' member of the boy band. Following a string of appearances together, a witness said, "It was obvious they were together as a couple, but they were being very low-key. Tara was unusually under control." A Hollywood insider opined, "JC's a fun guy to be around, but he also has his feet firmly on the ground. Tara should hold on to him!" 

November 20, 2002 - MTV News reports Mariah Carey's collaboration with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake entitled 'Yours' will not appear on the singer's 'Charmbracelet' album, due December 3rd. "Justin and I did a song together called 'Yours,' which is probably going to be on the remix of that song," she said. "He did an amazing job on the vocals and I was happy with what he did. It's sort of a romantic, mid tempo R&B record that Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and I wrote together." Read more.

November 20, 2002 - Stars2ya.com has photos of *NSYNC star JC Chasez performing at the Original Man Entertainment Premiere Showcase: The Launch on November 12. Check them out here.

November 19, 2002 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake reportedly is personally kicking in thousands of dollars more to ensure his segment on the annual Billboard Music Awards looks even more spectacular. The gig will include the illusion that Timberlake is actually walking on water. The show is set to air in early December, so the breaking news of his broken foot may likely impact the December 9 performance.

November 19, 2002 - MuchMusic reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has broken his foot while rehearsing for several upcoming television appearances and as a result has cancelled his Live@Much appearance this Wednesday. He has had cancelled all upcoming Canadian appearances, as well as appearances in the UK and France. Justin Timberlake stated, "I am sorely disappointed that I must miss any scheduled events. However, I must adhere to my physician's recommendations and rest. I look forward to being able to perform again and hope to see all my fans soon."

November 19, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake fielded questions from Alloy.com, including whether the group plans on sticking together. "YES! YES! YES! We will be back in the studio real soon," Timberlake responded. He adds, "Working solo or with the group, I love them both. I really don't favor one over the other." Read more.

November 19, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Tara Reid was fully living up to her party-girl rep while at Light (Bellagio) on Saturday in Vegas, along with *NSYNC star JC Chasez. Also on hand were Wesley Snipes, Josh Hartnett, Jamie Foxx, and Lennox Lewis -- much of the same crowd that was at Palms the night before. Earlier in the day, Chasez, Reid and members of 'American Idol' were spotted riding the Stratosphere's High Roller and Big Shot on Saturday.

November 19, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez spoke with TV Guide Online and assured them, "We're not broken up. We just basically hit the pause button." JC adds, "We've been banging it out hardcore for seven years. People forget that we've been doing this since we were like 17 years old. Justin was, like, 14 when we began this! It's been going on that long, and people don't even realize. We need a breather." Read more.

November 18, 2002 - Sean Richardson of the Boston Phoenix weighed in on the new efforts from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, BBMak, and Dream Street. On Timberlake, Richardson said, "Given its 63-minute length, the disc does come up a little short on hooks. And Timberlake’s songwriting tends to be more professional than passionate. But he’s got the voice to go with his looks, and his tastes are quite a bit more adventurous than you might expect from a charter member of a middle-of-the-road boy band." As for Carter, he commented the first 'Now or Never' single 'Help Me' "amounts to a Backstreet song with one boy on the microphone instead of five." Read more.

November 18, 2002 - Stars2ya.com has an MPG of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performing 'Like I Love You' on Last Call with Carson Daly from last week. Download and watch here.

November 18, 2002 - Norm Clarke of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports *NSYNC star JC Chasez was spotted with a pack of celebs at the Palms including new gal pal Tara Reid. Others at the Vegas club included heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis, rapper Too Short, Robin Leach, Mario Lopez, Jamie Foxx, and Wesley Snipes.

November 18, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "JcChasez.nu has one of the first promo pictures of *NSYNC star JC Chasez for the upcoming movie and soundtrack, 'Drumline'. Check it out here."

November 18, 2002 - Denise Neil of the Wichita Eagle is a non-teenage fan of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake who is "so relieved. Finally, it's OK for non-teenagers to admit their love for Timberlake." Neil says, "My loud-and-proud Timberlake fandom is still in its infancy stages, though. I plan to buy "Justified," but I just haven't been able to work up the guts to walk into a record store and ask for directions to the Justin Timberlake section. I'm conditioned by too many years of carrying my teen-pop secret. But I'll work up my courage soon." Read more.

November 18, 2002 - The debut solo effort of *NSYNC star JC Chasez is currently streaming on Netscape Music. Check out the stream of the song 'Blowin' Me Up' here.

November 17, 2002 - Craig David tells Launch.com that he'd like to hit the road with Usher and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake next year. "As for artist, I think what would be kind of dope to do something," he explained. "Seeing that they always categorize me and these other artists in the same category--to do some kind of Usher, Justin Timberlake, myself...a guy thing." Read more.

November 16, 2002 - Us Weekly reports Britney Spears and her pals are "pissed" over *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's recent '20/20' appearance. "He was cocky when he said 'Sure, sure.' He owes the Spears family more respect and loyalty," a source fumed. "He loved her for four years." The night of the interview was especially painful as "at the time he was exploiting what he had with Britney to sell albums, she was accepting an award [in Los Angeles] for a children's charity." As for the Timberlake song 'Horrible Woman' which was implied to be about Britney, "It was written two years ago, before they had any problems."

November 16, 2002 - Pictures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from the Italian edition of Vogue magazine have been posted. Check them out here.

November 16, 2002 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports hard-partying Tara Reid didn't find time to test her gaming skills at the EA Games party at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. Instead, she giggled with 'American Pie' co-star Shannon Elizabeth and pawed JC Chasez of *NSYNC, who didn't seem to mind having her body pressed up against his. Read more.

November 15, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly last night to talk about his interview with Barbara Walters on '20/20', his new album 'Justified', the future of *NSYNC, how he approaches women, and whether he pees in the urinals or stalls. Later, Justin performed 'Like I Love You'. For a transcript to the chat, read on. Read more.

November 15, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asking if you believe *NSYNC stars JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake are fueding with each other had most say "No, JC may have a beef with Jive, but not Justin," getting 54.5% of the vote, with "Yes, they seem to be avoiding each other" getting the rest. For complete poll results, click here.

November 15, 2002 - Billboard.com reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Faith Hill have been added to the performance lineup for the 2002 Billboard Music Awards, joining previously announced performers Avril Lavigne, Creed, Nelly, and Puddle Of Mudd. The event will air December 9 on Fox live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Read more.

November 15, 2002 - Us Weekly reports Tara Reid has split with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and moved on to *NSYNC star JC Chasez. Reid has been partying all over Hollywood with JC and helped celebrate Tara's 27th birthday in high style last Friday. Reid's rep's rap is they're "just friends." JC even reportedly got bandmate Justin Timberlake to wish the birthday girl many happy returns via cell phone at last weekend's bash.

November 15, 2002 - Star magazine reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is turning the Beverly Hills estate he bought from Helen Hunt for $8 million into a bachelor's pad. Justin is converting the office into a recording studio, replacing the gym with a party room featuring wall-to-wall waterbeds, while the guesthouse is converted into a disco with mirrored ceilings and lighted dance floor.

November 15, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "JCChasez.Nu has what just might be evidence that *NSYNC star JC Chasez and Tara Reid might be a new item. They are shown sporting the same necklaces with an emblem of the letter 'T' on them. Check out the photo here."

November 15, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is an alien. A special kind of alien, sort of like E.T. (he's cute and you want to root for him) combined with Natasha Henstridge in Species (blond, lethal in the wrong doses). But, of course, he isn't from outer space. He's from Memphis, by way of Orlando. And he's not the spawn of some planet full of comely, falsetto, slinky-dancing white people. He's very much all ours. Read more."

November 15, 2002 - Cyclone of Australia's Beat magazine gave brief thoughts on the new albums from Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. On 'Justified', Clyclone writes, "While the album doesn't quite live up to the claim on the retail sticker ('This is urban re-invented'), let alone the hype, it is a credible effort." Read more.

November 14, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "JCChasez.Nu has photos of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in the next issue of Details Magazine as well as bandmate Lance Bass in Las Vegas last weekend. Check them out here."

November 14, 2002 - elgato writes "HitsDailyDouble.com has a cartoon that goofs on BMG's way of doing business. It starts off with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake singing and dancing to his song 'Like I Love You' as BMG officials count their money. The BMG officials are dressed in Cabaret-like outfits, implying they run a circus. They show a huge billboard promoting Justin's album. Behind it is a small little poster promoting Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. Then Lance Bass comes down in a spaceship and asks, "What'd I miss?" and takes off again. Everyone claps. Then Nick is run over by a tank labeled "Britney Coming Soon," implying that BMG isn't interested in promoting Nick's album but wants to move on to something that will surely make a quick buck. The last scene says "Money makes the world go round." The cartoon is called 'Airhead.' Watch it here."

November 14, 2002 - elgato writes "According to Billboard.com, the Backstreet Boys compilation album 'The Hits: Chapter 1' has finally been declared platinum. That means it has officially sold at least 1 million copies in the United States. Check out the chart here."

November 14, 2002 - The Billboard album sales chart is in and shows Eminem's soundtrack for '8 Mile' has again landed atop the charts, beating out *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake who debuted at #2 with his 'Justified' solo debut. '8 Mile' sold 508,000 units, a 28% drop, but enough to told off the 439,000 units sold of 'Justified'. Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter saw his 'Now or Never' solo debut drop from #17 to #63 in its second week out. Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped' suffered a 49% sales hit to 168,000 units and falls two two slots to #4. Read more.

November 14, 2002 - elgato writes "To promote the release of their new album '3D,' TLC's Chilli and T-Boz sat down with MTV's Suchin Pak to watch video clips of past TLC interviews and performances. When they watched TLC's performance of 'No Scrubs' at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, Chilli said to Suchin, "This is where *NSYNC copied us." She's referring to the part where TLC danced to the song 'Dancy, Too Much Booty in the Pants.' That same night, *NSYNC performed with Britney Spears to a similar beat. Apparently, during rehearsals, *NSYNC saw what TLC was doing and incorporated some of those same elements into their own performance."

November 14, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports *NSYNC star Lance Bass was spotted eating steak at Austin's Steak House (Texas Station) on Sunday night and hanging out with pals at rumjungle (Mandalay Bay) on Monday night.

November 14, 2002 - Chad Jackson of The Cavalier Daily reviewed the debut solo effort from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake calling 'Justified' "an R&B-influenced album that falls flat." Jackson added, "The Neptunes definitely are the highlight of this album, and they leave the listener wishing they would collaborate with someone other than music industry shills like Timberlake and Nelly.'Justified' almost could be an album from one of the 'American Idol' rejects -- Justin Guarini easily could have taken Timberlake's place to yield the same result." Read more.

November 13, 2002 - elgato writes "The HitsDailyDouble final numbers are in for this week's Billboard Album Charts. The huge success of Eminem's movie '8 Mile' kept the soundtrack moving at record stores throughout the United States. According to HitsDailyDouble.com, the '8 Mile' soundtrack brought in another 505,000 albums sold. Justin Timberlake's 'Justified' managed to sell 445,000 copies. 'Justified' falls short of the number one debut and the 600,000 copies sold that industry insiders were expecting of the *NSYNC star's solo debut. U2's new greatest hits compilation takes 3rd while Christina Aguilera's critically acclaimed album 'Stripped' takes 4th, selling another 170,000 copies. Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter failed to make the top 50 with 'Now or Never'. Check out the chart here."

November 13, 2002 - NYSYNC star Justin Timberlake is going solo with his new album 'Justified.' WB11's Emily Frances sat down with the pop star and asked him about the future of *NSYNC, how he's dealing with the constant questions about Britney Spears, and more. Watch the interview here.

November 13, 2002 - Teen People's interview with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been posted on their website, as well as a trivia quiz, photo gallery, polls, and more. When Justin addressed the allegation that Britney Spears cheated on him with Wade Robson, he said, "Answering that question would not be honoring the answer I gave you for the last question. So I'm not going to say anything specific." They asked Wade to comment as well. "There are no problems between Justin and me. I wish him only the best," Robson said. Read more.

November 13, 2002 - NSYNC.com has a message on Lance Bass' quest to get into space: "Lance is back in the USA after successfully completing his training in Russia. He is fully certified to take a future space journey and hopes to be able to be on one tentatively planned for April 2003. We congratulate Lance on all his hard work and determination to see this project through."

November 12, 2002 - In the new issue of Details magazine, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake reveals what he thought about Britney Spears' movie 'Crossroads'. "I told Britney I thought she did a good job, but someone over there didn't spend a lot of time thinking about the material," Timberlake said. "If she had a clue, she wouldn't have made that movie, don't you think? I mean, everybody knows that what she should have made was [a movie like] 'Pretty in Pink.'" Read more.

November 12, 2002 - MissE119 writes "Teresa Gubbins from the Detroit Free Press recently reviewed both Nick Carter's 'Now Or Never' and Justin Timberlake's 'Justified', saying that both boys "are stuck in the '80s". She goes on to say that Carter leans toward Def Leppard with a "surprisingly good" result and Timberlake leans toward Micheal Jackson, which "would be impressive if it weren't so icky". She rated Carter with 3 stars out of 4 and Timberlake with 2 stars out of 4. The entire article can be read here."

November 12, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez was on with Power 106's Big Boy on Monday Morning to talk about his solo project and whether it had *NSYNC on the back burner. "Well, *NSYNC in my mind will never be on the back burner. I mean, that's where it all came from," JC said. "That's where it all started and those guys are my best friends in the whole world. But um, you know, it's just about scheduling now, J's gonna be on tour during the summer and everything like that. And we were thinking about working on something in the fourth quarter already. It was kind of in that mind set, so that's plenty of time to do whatever." Read the entire interview transcript here.

November 12, 2002 - Us Weekly has a photo of *NSYNC star JC Chasez getting his nails manicured at Sunscrest Nails in Los Angeles on October 24th. "After getting his nails done, he met friends for lunch at Subway," revealed a source.

November 12, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake took part in a conference call with journalists recently and Kiwibox.com has a transcript of the entire interview. Check it out here.

November 12, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough, Coolio, and Tara Reid were on hand at the 4th Annual International Day of The Child hosted by Children Uniting Nations at the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday (November 10). Check out pictures from LFI and JCChasez.nu.

November 12, 2002 - According to HitsDailyDouble.com, the soundtrack to Eminem's movie '8 Mile' is ahead of Justin Timberlake's 'Justified,' though they list only 34.4% of the numbers so far. Meanwhile, Christina Aguilera's album 'Stripped' so far slipped two to number four in it's second week on the charts. As it stands now, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter saw his debut 'Now or Never' drop off the top 50. Check out the chart results here.

November 11, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Kid Rock and *NSYNC star Lance Bass were at Whiskey Sky (Green Valley Ranch) on Friday to check out the Dirty Vegas concert. Dirty Vegas, after performing at Whiskey Sky, put on a brief gig at Club Paradise early Saturday, which Bass also attended before he was spotted leaving the club at sunrise.

November 10, 2002 - The Sunday Mirror reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake plans to take Alyssa Milano to New York's pricey jewellers Harry Winston to get her a proper engagement ring. A friend says the couple plan on throwing a huge engagement party next February. "There is even talk of Alyssa and Justin getting a place in Hollywood together early next year," said a friend. Read more.

November 10, 2002 - Not only does *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake admit to smokin' blunts with Nelly in the December issue of FHM magazine, but he takes offense to interviewer Rory Buckeridge's assertion that the Backstreet Boys are a better looking band than *NSYNC. "You think they're better-looking band than us?," Timberlake asked, before breaking down and admitting, "Yeah, you're right, I guess they are. Kevin [Richardson] is a pretty little motherfu**er. We're just not as manicured as the Backstreet Boys." On the elaborate beard's sported off and on by the members, most notably AJ McLean, Timberlake said, "That thing looks like it takes hours to do. That bitch has it's own agent. You gotta love it though."

November 10, 2002 - Breny.com has video captures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from his appearance on MTV 'Launch' earlier today. Check them out here.

November 10, 2002 - A girl on the HansonHouse.com message boards shared her experience of being at the MTV Total Request Live performance of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and she wasn't impressed with the singer, nor those at MTV coordinating the event. Read more.

November 9, 2002 - If you haven't downloaded or bought *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's new album 'Justified', you can listen to a stream of the album on Netscape Music for their listening party this weekend. Check it out here.

November 9, 2002 - Jennifer Lopez's former husband Cris Judd, former Dream star Melissa Schuman, *NSYNC star JC Chasez, and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attended the 'EA Games,' launching three new video games, 'Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets', 'James Bond 007...Nightlife' and 'The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers' at Raleigh Studios on Thursday (November 07) in Los Angeles, California. Check out photos from Getty Images, LFI, and WireImage.com.

November 9, 2002 - Dotmusic.com reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is to co-present this year's Smash Hits Poll Winners Party with Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly Osbourne. Both stars will perform on the night alongside pop acts including Westlife, Liberty X, Sugababes, Atomic Kitten and Holly Valance. The annual event takes place at the London Arena on November 24 and will be broadcast live on BBC Channel 4. Read more.

November 9, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed on NBC's the Today Show in New York on Friday (November 8). If you missed it, you can watch the interview and performances at Timberlake-Media.com.

November 9, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed on the set of the NBC Today Show in Rockefeller Center on Friday (November 8) in New York City. Check out photos from Star File, Big Pictures, Globe Photos, Getty Images, LFI, and WireImage.com.

November 9, 2002 - Entertainment Tonight caught up with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake after he met both Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez on MTV's Total Request Live on Monday. "My life does not suck, that's all I can say!" he joked. 'MTV's Album Launch', profiling Justin's making of the new album 'Justified', airs Saturday at 1 p.m. on MTV. Read more.

November 9, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "Timberlake.330.ca has just posted video capture of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'True or False' interview session that MTV UK aired. Download and watch it here."

November 8, 2002 - In the thank-you notes for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's debut album 'Justified', there is a cryptic message saying, "A very special thank you to Luna’s mummy. You’ve already taught me so much and I’ll never forget the true gift you’ve given me." Alyssa Milano's character Phoebe on 'Charmed' has a horse named Luna. "Justin wanted a way to thank Alyssa without everyone knowing. The tribute is a bit of a private joke between them," a source told The Sun.

November 8, 2002 - Tom Moon of The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews Justin Timberlake's solo debut 'Justified'. Moon says the *NSYNC star has "got material that saunters and swaggers and lodges in the brain like the great radio songs of the early '80s. By aligning himself with top-shelf urban hit-makers, he's positioned himself so that when the inevitable wave of boy-band solo projects descends, he'll already be established as the voice that doesn't need ohhing backup harmony, the veteran who has paid his dues and is artistically (and financially) secure enough to reformulate the tried-and-true again next time." Check out the entire review here.

November 8, 2002 - MTV News spoke with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake at the release party for 'Justified' where he was asked whether the group would release another album. "I think so," Timberlake said. "You know, you kind of have to follow the creativity wherever it goes." Timberlake later implied that his creativity is heading in the way of collaborations, including one with Mariah Carey on her new 'Charmbracelet' album. "I'm working on some stuff right now, but I don't want to say too much about it, just in case," he said. "You know, sometimes legal stuff gets in the way of that. I've been working with a lot of people, though." A Jive Records spokesperson said Timberlake would tour in support of 'Justified', but it wouldn't be until late next summer. Read more.

November 8, 2002 - Groovevolt.com reports Justin Timberlake explained why his debut album 'Justified' came about during *NSYNC's downtime. "I wasn't consciously trying to make a non-*NSYNC record," he says "I was trying to make a multi-dimentional record; a record that captured the vibe of my favorite time in music, the 60s. For the six weeks that we worked on these songs, I got to live in my own musical dream world and play a little hip-hop, a little old-school R&B, and a little classic rock. It was so much fun, and I learned a lot about making music in a totally different way then I'm used to." Read more.

November 8, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports *NSYNC stars Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick joined producer Timbaland and the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams at Suede on Tuesday night. A spy says the quartet was surrounded by "at least 15 girls," including one one who wanted Timberlake to sign her underwear.

November 7, 2002 - Jim Brachman of Brachman.com shared his furious reaction to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's interview with Barbara Walters on Monday's 20/20. Brachman writes, "The utterly inept Barbara Walters, who resembles an ancient Egyptian artifact sans benefit of bandages and whose strange voice is only slightly less annoying than a busy signal, allowed Justin Timberlake to tell what was a hopelessly preposterous account of his breakup with Britney Spears. Perhaps Walters was both desperate for ratings and desperately angry with Britney for giving the infinitely more dignified and cerebral Oprah Winfrey the interview that Walters begged for." Read more.

November 7, 2002 - NSYNC stars Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick, Avril Lavigne, Dream, Cam'ron, Sahara Hotnights, and Mario were amongst the stars at the Teen People magazine's What's Next 2002 issue celebration party on Tuesday (November 5) in New York City. Check out photos from Rex Features, Getty Images, LFI, Globe Photos, and WireImage.com.

November 7, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed in Times Square as part of MTV's Spankin New Music Week on Total Request Live on Tuesday (November 5). Check out photos from LFI.

November 7, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asking how well do you expect Justin Timberlake's new album 'Justified' to do in its first week U.S. sales again had most picking the highest possible answer, as 37% picked over 700,000 units, while 27.5% said he wouldn't even sell 100,000. HitsDailyDouble.com is reporting he'll likely land somewhere between 550-600,000, a figure under 8% had guessed. For complete poll results, click here. Popdirt.com stays on the *NSYNC theme for the new poll asking whether you think Justin is beefing with his *NSYNC bandmate JC Chasez, or whether if JC has a beef at all, it's just with Jive, not Justin. Of course JC went to the 'Justified' release party, but no photos or Access Hollywood video showed the two together -- only Justin and Chris Kirkpatrick.

November 7, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and *NSYNC stars JC Chasez and Joey Fatone at the Frederick's Of Hollywood Red Party & Fashion Show on Tuesday (November 5) at Falcon in Hollywood, California. Check out the pictures here.

November 7, 2002 - *NSYNC star JC Chasez was on KIIS FM last night with producer Dallas Austin, who wore a shirt saying "Fu** Jive", which many say adds fuel to the fire that JC is upset with the label for ignoring him in favor of bandmate Justin Timberlake. Check out a photo of JC and Dallas here.

November 7, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "KIIS-FM played *NSYNC star JC Chasez's new single 'Blowin Me Up' during his interview last night. Click here to listen."

November 7, 2002 - HitsDailyDouble.com reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is on his way to selling 550-600,000 copies of his debut album 'Justified' based on one-day sales, likely good enough to beat out Eminem's new '8 Mile' soundtrack which topped the charts this week. The sales figure was ahead of forecast and bode well for the boy band star, especially when compared to the first week showing by Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, who failed to make the top 10 with 'Now or Never'.

November 7, 2002 - Barry Schwartz of DiamondbackOnline.com reviewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's debut solo effort calling 'Justified' the "best and most enjoyable R&B album this year." Schwartz said, "In this age of watered-down and repetitive production, so few albums can exhibit the consistency and diversity of 'Justified'. By employing the production of incomparable Neptunes and the eccentric Timbaland, his credibility is kicked up 10 notches. The Neptunes have shown a tendency to bring the best out of the artists with whom they work. True to form, the duo's compositions, fusing hard rhythms with warm melodies, bring the best out of Timberlake's distinct rhythmic vocal delivery." Read more.

November 6, 2002 - USA Today music critic Steve Jones took part in an online chat with readers and was asked a few questions about new albums from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. On Timberlake, he comments, "It's not bad, especially if you like pop/r&b. Almost all of the tracks are produced by either Timbaland or the Neptunes, so it has a definite urban flavor. he's not, as some fear, trying to rip off Michael Jackson." Read more.

November 6, 2002 - The New York Post reports the song Justin Timberlake performed on the Barbara Walters 20/20 special, 'Horrible Woman', couldn't be about Britney Spears. It was written two years ago, when the *NSYNC star was still dating Britney.

November 6, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "When he's not boycotting Tommy Mottola or adjusting his nose, Michael Jackson's probably thinking, 'Man, this is the album I should've made last year!' That's because with his golden (make that multi-platinum) solo debut, *NSYNC'er Justin Timberlake--who bites Jackson's falsetto, clothes and dance moves--is on his way to becoming the new King of Pop. Read more."

November 6, 2002 - *NSYNC star Justin TImberlake spoke with Allison Stewart of CDNow.com in an interview where excerpts have already been reported. Asked whether it would be hard to return to *NSYNC, Timberlake said, "Those are my friends, and they'll always be my friends, and I would never turn my back on them … It's tough for me to answer that question, because I don't want to come off sounded pretentious. I don't think an *NSYNC record is all about me; it's about everybody that's in the group. I would do it in a heartbeat; I can tell you that." Read more.

November 6, 2002 - Ms Dynamite tells Q magazine that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been bombarding her with phone calls. "Justin Timberlake! He’s on my case," she said. Her manager added, "His people keep ringing me trying for him to meet Ms Dynamite. They won’t leave it alone."

November 6, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was on Access Hollywood Monday night where he revealed that the 'J' that Alyssa Milano was wearing on the cover of FHM magazine wasn't from him. "That is not me, that is not me," he said. "I believe her ex-boyfriend, his name starts with a 'J,' so I can't take credit for the trinket." Milano's ex is model Josh Shambaugh. Read more.

November 6, 2002 - Globe magazine reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is enjoying the single life as Alyssa Milano, Christina Aguilera, and ex-girlfriend Britney Spears compete for his attention. A pal confided, "Justin's like a kid in a candy store. He dates Alyssa, rings up Britney on the pohne and he's out fooling around with Christina." Pals of Alyssa though fear that she may be taking the relationship a lot more serious than he is. "The truth is she's madly in love with the guy," her pal said. "Alyssa's friends believe he's not as serious about the relationship as her and may be setting her up for a broken heart."

November 6, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter also played DJ on Capital FM in London recently. He too was asked about a rivalry between the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. "There's not! That rivalry was created by the press and all those people in the media," Carter insisted. "We've known each other since we were young guys. Even now when I'm doing a solo thing and Justin's doing a solo thing we talk with each other. Now we're both getting to do one of our dreams at the same time. There is no rivalry and I'm glad that the two groups are in the music business because we both get a chance to show two different sides to music and hopefully do a good job at it too." Carter even played Justin Timberlake's track 'Like I Love You' while behind the mic. Listen to Nick here.

November 6, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake took over DJ duties on Capital FM recently in London, answering fan questions as well. Asked about the perceived rivalry between Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Justin said, "I can't honestly say that I have ever felt any rivalry with the Backstreet Boys or Nick Carter. I think it's more or less the press pitting us against each other. But as the years have gone by I think people have noticed that we do have different styles and they don't use the comparisons so much any more. To me there was never any rivalry." Listen to Timberlake here.

November 6, 2002 - MissE119 writes "Billboard.com reports that Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and *NSYNC star JC Chasez have already signed up to be presenters at this years Billboard Music Awards along with Justin Guarini from 'American Idol'. The show, which air December 9th, will also feature a performance by Avril Lavigne. The entire article can be read here."

November 6, 2002 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed Justin Timberlake's new album 'Justified', which drops today. Aquilante says the *NSYNC star "shakes the Swedes out of his pop and trades up to classic, hurts-so-good American R&B and modern hip-hop." Aquilante added, "Timberlake gets kudos for penning most of these songs. He shows real promise as a composer." Read more.

November 6, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, and Halle Berry at the MTV studios for Total Request Live on Tuesday (November 5) in New York City. Check out the photos here.

November 6, 2002 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Tuesday, "I got to mention this big, big Hollywood dish, big celebrity dish. The other day, Justin Timberlake told a deejay on a New York radio station that Britney Spears isn't a virgin anymore because he had sex with her while they were going out. That's what he said. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, Timberlake says it wasn't a big deal to him because he also deflowered all the guys in *NSYNC. [Laughter] He said it really wasn't a big deal. That's true."

November 6, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed in Times Square as part of MTV's Spankin New Music Week on Total Request Live on Tuesday (November 5). Check out photos from WireImage.com and Globe Photos.

November 5, 2002 - Joey Fatone is featured in the November issue of Teen People where they ask the singer about his role in 'Rent', his best meal, comparing theater to performing in an arena, and the future of *NSYNC. On the latter subject, Joey says, "We really support each other. This has been a nice break, but we know that the beginning of next year, we're back in the studio." Check out a scan at FatoneFever.com.

November 5, 2002 - If you missed the Justin Timberlake interview or don't want to download the 99 MB video file, read here for a very rough transcript without an explanation of who is who -- hopefully you can follow the *NSYNC star's conversation with Barbara Walters on 20/20 last night. They also did a feature on music reality show winners and losers, which talked about 'American Idol', Justin, and Britney Spears.

November 5, 2002 - If you were unable to watch *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's interview on 20/20 with Barbara Walters earlier tonight, you can download the gigantic 99 MB video file at WorldOfBritney.com.

November 5, 2002 - Eric R. Danton of the Hartford Courant reviewed the debut solo album from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and wasn't impressed. "If 'Justified' wasn't a Timberlake release, there would be no hype because it's simply another CD full of average material," Danton said. "The production is stellar, if slick, and perfectly balanced between vocals and instruments. But not even guest spots from Janet Jackson, Bubba Sparxxx and Brian McKnight can make the songs compelling." Read more.

November 5, 2002 - On tonight's edition of Entertainment Tonight, Barbara Walters talked about her interview with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. On the show's website, there is a video clip of Walters discussing Justin's breakup with Britney Spears. Watch the 1/2 minute clip here.

November 5, 2002 - Hip Online chatted with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in their latest interview. Justin was asked if he felt competition with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, especially after he was linked to his former girlfriend Britney Spears. "If it’s extra for you then cool I’m, that really, I’m really indifferent about that whole situation, I mean, obviously I’ve answered so many questions about my personal life," Justin said. "At this point in my life, there were things that I said probably two months ago that I probably don’t even feel the same way about. As far as Nick goes I wish him the best and I’ve heard his first single. That’s the only thing I’ve actually been able listen to. As far as anybody comparing the two of us at this point I personally think it’s kind of lazy of the press, anybody who does compare us, I mean, if you listen to 'Help Me' and you listen to 'Like I Love You' they’re two totally different songs and you can tell that we’re two totally different artists." Check it out here.

November 5, 2002 - BabyBlue2578 writes "CDNow has posted a review of Justin Timberlake's debut album 'Justified,' that hits stores tomorrow. In the article, Brad Cawn describes the album as 'a fun, contemporary pop record that's uber-cool without ever seeming forced.' In addition, he says that 'Cry Me A River,' the next single from 'Justified' finally has what *NSYNC lacked all these years: an instant classic on par with Backstreet's 'I Want It That Way' or 'As Long as You Love Me.' Read more."

November 5, 2002 - Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan of the Baltimore Sun profiled *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake ahead of Tuesday's release of his debut solo effort 'Justified'. Craig Marks, editor of Blender magazine commented, "Debut records are pretty paramount for any artist, but especially for one who is trying to subtly reinvent himself. People are really watching this record - along with the new Christina Aguilera record - to see how these artists can reposition themselves after the trend that they're associated with has kind of died out." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - The New York Post previewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's hour-long interview tonight with Barbara Walters on 20/20, where he performs the song 'Horrible Woman' - apparently targetting ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. In the song, Justin sings, "So, you had your chance to be my lover. I guess you needed something more undercover. And you know that ain't cool. So let's skip the drama, call your momma and tell her she better just come get you 'cause frankly, baby, you ain't worth the gas in my BMW." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - HX.com reports that when *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was recently asked about his gay following, he responded, "Something I will say about the whole [gay] community that I’ve met is that it’s so non-discriminating as music goes." He added, "Sometimes it’s almost inspiring that there are people out there who like music just because they like music. For some reason I find it in the [gay] community more than others." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - Jon Bream of the Star Tribune was on the line for a recent conference call with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, who talked about his new album 'Justified', due Tuesday. Timberlake says branching out on his own won't endanger the pop group that made him famous. "The fact that the guys in the group are my friends, that's what's inspiring to make another record," Timberlake said. " 'Cause you know there's no egos. Everybody's doing what they're doing because they love to do it. That's reason enough for me to make a record even if it's a flop. Those are my friends, they'll always be friends, and I would never turn my back on them. I would do an 'N Sync record in a heartbeat. But everything's about timing." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake commented on collaborations on his debut solo album 'Justified', as well as some artists he'd like to work with in the future. Timberlake listed Chris Martin of Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, and Jay-Z as possibles, but admits, "I'm kind of shy about stuff like that, but if people came to me, it would be different." Timberlake was mum on plans for him to appear on Mariah Carey's forthcoming 'Charmbracelet' album though. Read more.

November 4, 2002 - LFI has yet more photos of *NSYNC stars JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick, Alyssa Milano, Christina Milian, and others attending the Justin Timberlake 'Justified' record release party at Smashbox Studios on Friday (November 1) in Culver City, California. Check out page1 and page2.

November 4, 2002 - The New York Times profiled the dangers present for today's top hip hop artists, something Ja Rule says isn't a problem for equally successful white pop stars. "If I was Justin Timberlake, I wouldn't have to walk around with a gun and knife," he said, referring to the *NSYNC star. "But I'm not. I'm Ja Rule." He added that as his fame growns, so does his fear, mainly from his others of his own race. "It's sad, because that feeling is mainly towards my black people," he said. "When my white fans come around, I don't feel uneasy, like they want to harm me. But when I'm around a whole group of black people, a defense comes on. That's the tragedy of this." Read more.

November 3, 2002 - BabyBlue2578 writes "'Worthy Of,' a hidden track from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's UK version of his debut album 'Justified', is available on the internet. You can find it at timberlake.330.ca."

November 3, 2002 - *NSYNC stars JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick, Alyssa Milano, Christina Milian, and others attended the Justin Timberlake 'Justified' record release party at Smashbox Studios on Friday (November 1) in Culver City, California. Check out the pictures from Getty Images and WireImage.com.

November 3, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "As everyone knows *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's solo album drops on Tuesday (November 5). Justin's album was recently leaked to the internet and now you can see the inside pictures and artwork of 'Justified'. You can see the pictures of Justified at timberlake.330.ca."

November 2, 2002 - Jim Abbott of the Orlando Sentinel reviewed the debut solo efforts of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, giving Justin's 'Justified' and Nick's 'Now Or Never' each two stars out of five. Abbott joked, "At least they don't want to go into space," adding, "Successful solo careers might prove as elusive as that space shuttle ticket." As for the pressure of Timberlake's album on the future of teen pop, Timberlake said, "I really didn't think about any of that. I just went in and made the record. I mean, it's the music that I like. It's a collection of the sounds that I've grown up on and that I like." Read more, including more comments from Justin, here.

November 2, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle that similarities between his new image and Michael Jackson's in the '80s is coincidental. "I was lucky enough to grow up at a time when I could watch Michael (Jackson) and Madonna," Timberlake says. "But on 'Justified' I think you'll also hear the Eagles in the harmony and a lot of Stevie Wonder." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald spoke with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake who says his debut solo album 'Justified' doesn't spell the end for *NSYNC. "I think as a group we decided to slow down and see where our heads were at and what we wanted to do for the next record," says Timberlake. As for whether it will be difficult to be one of five instead of the main man, Timberlake said, "Those guys are my friends and they'll always be my friends, and I would never turn my back on them as far as that goes." He added that he would make another *NSYNC record "in a heartbeat." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - Alex Needham of NME.com reviewed the debut solo effort from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, giving it a rating of 6. "'Justified' sees Timberlake poncing off black talent - Timbaland and The Neptunes - because that's the commercially savvy thing to do," Needham opined. "Unlike, say, Dusty in Memphis, Bowie in Philadelphia or Eminem in LA, he brings nothing to the table other than his own celebrity status. Vocally, Usher, to pick a random example, could have him for breakfast. Lyrically (presumably the reason every track bears his co-writing credit) all he's got are soppy platitudes that may or may not be about Britney." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - Perhaps displaying some bitterness over her breakup with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, The Mirror reports Britney Spears was spotted on Tuesday in London wearing a t-shirt that said 'Dump Him'.

November 2, 2002 - Lisa Verrico of the Times of London reviewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's debut solo album 'Justified', giving it 2 out of 5 stars. Verrico writes, "Of the 14 tracks on 'Justified' only a handful feel right. On the rest Timberlake’s thin, high-pitched vocals just don’t blend with the bouncy beats, no matter how hard he tries or how many guest rappers he gets in to toughen him up." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times reviewed Justin Timberlake's debut solo album 'Justified', giving the *NSYNC star's disc two out of four stars. Hilburn writes, "Timberlake can talk about being able to finally make the music in his heart, but it sounds like nothing more than the music he and his producers thought could get him onto the charts. And before anyone says we need to cut the youngster some slack because he's just 21, remember that Michael was 21 when he made 'Off the Wall'." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - Fans who are really patient can download the interview and 'Like I Love You' peformance by *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on the Tonight Show last night at Timberlake-Media.com.

November 2, 2002 - Breny.com has video captures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Timberlake performed 'Like I Love You' without a hitch other than an untied pair of shoelaces. Check out dozens of captures here.

November 2, 2002 - Katrillion caught up with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and asked the singer whether his 'Justified' single 'Never Again' is about his breakup with Britney Spears. "There was no particular song where I could, where I would say that somebody particular was in mind," Justin said. "When I write a song... it's just kind of written about how I guess I would have felt from that perspective... I think half of the album does come from personal experience but the other half is completely fantasized, made up. Maybe I was living in a matrix, I don't know." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - People magazine spoke with Bobbye Timberlake, grandmother of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, ahead of the release of his debut solo album 'Justified'. Bobbye talked about his debut performance at the MTV Video Music Awards gushing, "When it was over, we started screaming, crying and hugging. We've seen him dance all his life, but we'd never seen him dance like that." As for his much publicized breakup with Britney Spears, Bobbye says everyone is asking her why they split up. "Everyone was interested," says Bobbye, "even people my age. I think it's just because they were like the little bride and groom on top of the wedding cake, a little Ken and Barbie." Read more.

November 2, 2002 - The Radio 1 Breakfast Show featured Missy Elliott this morning, where she shared her thoughts on *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "I love Justin," she said. "He's an incredible, incredible talent... I think he's hot!" Missy also commented on the tragic murder of Jam Master Jay. Listen to the entire interview here.

November 1, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stopped by the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday to perform his single 'Like I Love You'. Afterwards, he talked with Jay and his other guest actor Tim Allen. Justin addressed all the different women he's supposedly linked to, he talked about how he acted weird when meeting 'American Idol' winner Kelly Clarkson, and previewed his 20/20 special with Barbara Walters which airs on Monday (November 4). Read on for a transcript.

November 1, 2002 - Gary Graff of United Press International spoke with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake about their respective solo debuts, and the future of their respective groups. Justin says, "I know for a fact when we come back to make another *NSYNC record, everybody's gonna have these other ideas. The challenge is going to be trying to get a certain kind of focus on a certain kind of sound. I think we'll rise to the challenge." For his part, Carter said, "I want to do another album, but we're gonna definitely have to change some things around when it comes to the music. Hopefully I can bring a new vibe to the band. It's almost like somebody stepping out of their family for a little bit and going to college or something, increasing their knowledge towards whatever they want." Read more.

November 1, 2002 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post spoke with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and asked the singer about the future of the group. "There's no reason my solo career and *NSYNC can't co-exist in the same universe," Timberlake insisted. "*NSYNC is in no danger." As for the future of his solo career, Timberlake commented, "To say I'm not going to do another solo album would be stupid. I'm definitely going to do another one. Just like we are going to do another *NSYNC record." Read more.

November 1, 2002 - Jay Leno joked during his Halloween Tonight Show monologue on Thursday saying, "I understand Lance Bass is going out dressed up as an astronaut. So, that will be nice. Apparently, it's as close as he's going to get."

November 1, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been on Seventeen magazine, YM, Teen People, Entertainment Weekly, and now will be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. He will be featured for the December issue which will be on the stands November 22nd."

November 1, 2002 - BabyBlue2578 writes "Justin Timberlake is scheduled to appear on MTV's Total Request Live on November 5th for the release of his debut album 'Justified'. According to the Official *NSYNC Fan Club, he is scheduled to reappear on Monday, November 25th to perform and premiere his next single 'Cry Me A River.'"

November 1, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells Jane magazine that he's handy with his putter. "Golf is a sex game," he said. "The goal is to get the ball in the hole." Justin also admits to being a butt man. "I like the way the small of a woman's back forms a nice onion," he said. And on the subject of him blabbing about going down on former galpal Britney Spears to Hot 97: "In no way did I intend to hurt her," by kiss-and-telling on the radio.

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