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December 31, 2002 - Anonymous writes "David Nicoll, a friend/writing partner/roommate of JC Chasez, was on Star Dates on E! last night. He was on a date with Jill Whalen from Love Boat. She asked him what really happened between Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears and he said something along the lines of one of them cheated on the other with a mutual friend of theirs, and they don't like each other very much right now."

December 31, 2002 - DiVa4LiFe writes "A shirtless Justin Timberlake adorns the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on stands January 3. Inside, the 21-year-old *NSYNC star gets personal, revealing he's had his heart broken three times. Of his breakup with Britney Spears, he says, "It was the same with her as with the first girl who broke my heart and the second ... I mean she has a beautiful heart, but if I've lost my trust in someone, I don't think I can be with them." As for his current love life, he says there's nothing to the rumors about him and Christina Aguilera, and that he and Alyssa Milano used to date but are now just friends. Read more."

December 31, 2002 - Several pop stars, including Paulina Rubio, Christina Aguilera, and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake gave their advice to Extra TV on how they keep up on whirlwind world-tours and all-out sleepless celebrity schedules. Rubio says, "Every morning, I practice yoga. It's important for me to balance and important for me to maintain my body and my mind together." Aguilera says her secret to a good, clean performance is simple. She says, "It’s the people that make it special." Timberlake offers the following advice, "Practice, practice, practice and then when you are done with that, practice some more." Watch the clip here.

December 31, 2002 - The Jan/Feb issue of Blender magazine includes the photo of JC Chasez getting his nails done at Sun Crest Nails in Los Angeles. They spoke with his manicurist, Johnny Tahch, who says the singer is an occasional client and has dropped by "a couple of times with friends." Blender did boo-boo though including an *NSYNC inset photo and circling Chris Kirkpatrick instead.

December 31, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez, Blu Cantrell, Tweet, and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs were on hand at Missy Elliott's Platinum Snow Ball to celebrate platinum status of her album 'Under Construction' on Sunday (December 29) at Mynt Ultra Lounge in Miami Beach, Florida. Check out photos from WireImage.com.

December 30, 2002 - The Sun reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has again broken the same foot he broke six weeks ago while practicing dance moves for the Fox New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas tomorrow night after. Timberlake will be there instead as a spectator, checking out The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, and Sheryl Crow.

December 28, 2002 - Justin Timberlake's, "Cry Me a River," comes in at #17 on the Billboard 100, while JC Chasez's 'Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)' comes in at #94.

December 28, 2002 - Steve Hochman of the Los Angeles Times predicts that albums by *NSYNC star JC Chasez, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Linkin Park and others will do well in 2003. The full article can be found here.

December 28, 2002 - With Chris Cornell replacing Zack de la Rocha for the former members of Rage Against the Machine on Audioslave, Paul Friswold of the San Francisco Weekly wondered what could happen with other potential supergroups, including Nick Cave replacing Justin Timberlake in *NSYNC. "The boy band would immediately be taken more seriously, and Cave could learn to enjoy himself," Friswold said. "All the disturbed, dark-dressed teenage girls would have a pinup to call their own, and Cave would finally have a video played on MTV." Read more.

December 28, 2002 - WireImage.com has a couple photos featuring *NSYNC star JC Chasez with Tara Reed at Mynt on Thursday (December 26) in Miami Beach, Florida. Check them out here.

December 28, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC Justin Timberlake gives Entertainment Tonight a backstage pass to his Rolling Stone magazine photo shoot that should be due out today. ET shows behind look on Monday, but video captures from the previews can be seen at Breny.com."

December 28, 2002 - Bill Hemmer of CNN caught up with Carson Daly to talk about the year in music, and asked the TRL host if he thought boy bands were dead. "I think so. I think the conventional notion of what a boy band is, is done," he said. "I think, you know, young men singing and stuff like that, you know, Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake both have solo albums out. I think they're going to do OK. Certainly Justin's is. You'll never get away from that. I mean, as long as there is Menudo, there's going to be a boy band somewhere." Read more.

December 28, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is pictured in the December Details magazine with an 'X' necklace from the show at the Aladdin.

December 28, 2002 - The Boston Herald reports *NSYNC star Joey Fatone was spotted dining on pizza, wine and rum & Cokes with Sonsie marketing gal Kristen Dattoli at the Newbury Street boite.

December 27, 2002 - DiVa4LiFe writes "Samantha Mumba was M's pick for Sassy! in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of M Magazine. "I'm back! My new CD is coming out in February!" Samantha tells M on the phone from the UK. Sam's still thinking up a title, but the new tunes are more mature. She says, "I love the track 'Put Your Money On Me,' 'cause it's sassy and a bit daring. Plus, I'm hoping to tour the US again soon! I'd love to tour with Justin. I think he's so wicked!""

December 27, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks what you think was the best album released in 2002 (in America). Vote for 'Justified' here.

December 27, 2002 - MTV's John Norris and Gideon Yago both helped 'Extra' look in on the year in music. John Norris says, "The big question was which boy band member going solo was going to win the sweepstakes?" Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter gave it a shot. So did *NSYNC’s Justin Timberlake. Norris says, "There is no denying that Justin Timberlake’s got the star quality." Watch more, including Gideon's comments on Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' here.

December 27, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "There are currently two *NSYNC stars on MTV's Total Request Live, and are both in the top 2, which are Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' which has been said to be linked to his ex, Britney Spears, has been at the top spot for weeks now. Now there is another *NSYNCer, JC, trying for the top spot with his single '(Blowin' me up) with her love'. People voted and the results showed that Justin was #1 and JC was #2 for Thursday. There's a big chance that JC could be #1 Friday."

December 27, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells Vibe magazine that his love for Britney Spears blinded him from what she did that eventually led to their breakup. "I feel I became so consumed with her that I didn't see some things that I should have seen," he says. "I don't feel like I'm saying too much by saying she knows why this happened. Britney's a fire sign, a Sagittarius, and they do things on a whim. I love her; we have a lot of history, and she's the closest anybody ever got to me." Read more.

December 27, 2002 - Paula Zahn of CNN spoke with Liz Smith about the celeb events of 2002, including the breakup of Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "I guess if -- you know -- you're sort of a professional virgin and you're really beautiful and voluptuous from the moment you're 16 years old you're a big deal, and the inevitable is that then you aren't a virgin and then somebody blows the whistle," Smith explained. Read more.

December 25, 2002 - Justin Timberlake tells Janet Stevenson of the Toronto Sun his thoughts about Michael Jackson, the legendary performer the *NSYNC star was criticized for copping some of his dance moves. "I think now more than ever, it's unfortunate, but I think people associate Michael with someone who is crazy," Timberlake said. "And I'm not going to speculate exactly what's going on in his head because I have enough rumours about me to worry about. But, I think as time goes by, people will see, I think I'm a lot more hip-hop than Michael ever was." Read more.

December 25, 2002 - dragonznpiano writes "Christina Aguilera's video for 'Dirrty' is #1 on Launch's top videos of the year. Avril Lavigne's 'Complicated' at #4, Britney Spears' 'Overprotected' lands at #5, Shakira's 'Objection' and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You' ends up at #8 and #9. Check out the top albums of the year and the rest of top videos of the year here."

December 24, 2002 - RollingStone.com caught up with BT who got help from *NSYNC star JC Chasez on his fourth album, 'Emotional Technology', due out next spring. The dance music maestro says of the Chasez-fronted 'Force of Gravity': "When people hear it, no one believes it's him. He's just got an incredible voice. The vocals are very treated, and it's so not anything to do with anything [*NSYNC] have ever done. I've been ending my DJ sets with it, and people have gone kind of cuckoo." Read more.

December 24, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake will make his first major solo appearance in the U.K. next year. The concert will take place at London's Wembley Arena on May 14th.

December 24, 2002 - Alyssa Milano tells TV Guide that her romance with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is too new to even talk about marriage. "I'm not getting married," said Milano. "Our relationship is so new we don't even really know what it is yet." Read more.

December 24, 2002 - Michael Jackson has been branded 2002's biggest loser in a chart put together by People magazine. George Michael took the #2 spot, while *NSYNC star Lance Bass took the #4 spot. Others on the list included Liza Minelli and David Gest, Rob Lowe, and Robert Blake.

December 24, 2002 - On MTV's Total Request Live, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is quoted about his Christmas plans this year. He says, "This year the Timberlakes are going skiing."

December 24, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Crazy Town, Goo Goo Dolls, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Destiny's Child, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and Kelly Osbourne performed on stage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball Concert at the Arrowhead Pond on Thursday (December 19) in Anaheim, California. Check out more photos from GlobePhotos.

December 24, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was spotted buying toys for the needy. The fan tells the JJBoard her story: "...How lucky was I to be shopping in Memphis and shopping at Wal Mart the same time he was. lol He had his bodyguards there and everyone actually handled it really well as far as I could see but I didn't stick around to stalk him or anything. But yeah he was there shopping for the needy families in Memphis, which I think is awesome because he was there doing it himself and not just sending someone out to do it. He bought $5,000 worth is what I heard. THATS ALOT OF TOYS! He's a sweetie, huh?""

December 24, 2002 - dc_chica writes "Leah from nsyncism.com posted a sighting of *NSYNC star JC Chasez. She writes, "JC is in my area (DC) to visit family for the holidays. How do I know? He was at this club I go to - V.I.P - with a couple of friends, no bodyguards. No, I didn't bother him - I figured he just wanted to be 'normal' and not deal with fan stuff. But it was nice to see him.""

December 24, 2002 - The *NSYNC guys have a special message for their fans: "Hi everyone, we're all keeping busy with our own projects but we have all of you first and foremost in our hearts. Thank you for being such great fans of our music! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the very best for 2003!" Read more.

December 23, 2002 - The Sunday People reports Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC has split with his girlfriend Alyssa Milano. He has told friends she's too old for him - she's 31, he's 21. Alyssa has since been seen out with Limp Bizkit star Fred Durst.

December 23, 2002 - NSYNC star Lance Bass returned from Orlando to the Jackson, Miss. area for the holidays Friday. He shopped for toys at Kay-Bee Toy and Hobby Shop in Northpark mall Saturday morning before making his special deliveries at the hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center."I am glad to get to know the kids," Bass told Clay Harden of the Clarion Ledger. "It is good to get inside their heads to see what they are thinking. It has got to be a challenge for these kids because it is for adults. They are special people." Read more.

December 23, 2002 - NSYNC star Joey Fatone will be on the Caroline Rhea Show on Friday (December 27). Check your local listings for station and time.

December 23, 2002 - The *NSYNC guys have a special message for their fans: "Hi everyone, we're all keeping busy with our own projects but we have all of you first and foremost in our hearts. Thank you for being such great fans of our music! We wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the very best for 2003!" Read more.

December 22, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is on the cover of the February issue of Vibe magazine. Check out scans from the issue here.

December 22, 2002 - Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times reviewed the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball which included bref sets by Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Destiny's Child, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Osbourne, Paul Oakenfold and the Goo Goo Dolls. Nichols says, "The assortment of divas, crooners and sassy teens amounted to little more than a few trinkets (and a lump of coal or two) wrapped up in a giant, flashy package topped with cascades of glittery fake snow. Almost everyone mined '80s music in some way, from pop to new wave to rock. But the more distressing commonality among these disparate acts was a general inability to take their slick favorites to the stage." Read more.

December 21, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Crazy Town, Goo Goo Dolls, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Destiny's Child, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and Kelly Osbourne performed on stage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball Concert at the Arrowhead Pond on Thursday (December 19) in Anaheim, California. Check out photos from Getty Images, LFI (page1/ page2), WireImage.com, Kiisfm.com.

December 21, 2002 - Thousands of fans packed Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim for Jingle Ball 2002. Watch a video including performances by Kelly Osbourne, an interview and performance clip with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, a performance clip from Justin Timberlake, and an interview with Avril Lavigne from KTLA.

December 21, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Kylie Minogue, Kelly Osbourne, and Jennifer Lopez via satellite were just some of music's biggest names on stage Thursday in Los Angeles for the annual KIIS-FM Jingle Ball. Check out a behind the scenes clip with Extra TV that includes comments Kelly, Justin, Goo Goo Dolls, Destiny's Child, Kylie and N.E.R.D.'s Pharrell Williams here.

December 21, 2002 - Tonya Pendleton of BET.com weighed in on the efforts of Justin Timberlake, Thicke, and Christina Aguilera to deliver good soul music. On the *NSYNC star, she comments, "Timberlake's real problem, though, is his thin voice. It's pretty but lacks the gusto that most R&B artists take for granted." On Aguilera, she says, "On Stripped she shows more musical versatility than I would have ever given her credit for - from pop power ballads like 'Beautiful' to anthemic smokers like 'Fighter' and soulful R&B joints like 'Impossible.'" Read more.

December 21, 2002 - John Mayer performed on Last Call with Carson Daly on Friday and briefly spoke to Carson as well. John says he just bought a place in New York and talked about buying furniture, being short on silverware, and more. He also talked about getting along with singers in other genres especially when he's doing the holiday radio tour circuit. And once again he complimented *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Read on for a transcript.

December 21, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez did an interview with Z-100's Cubby in New York earlier this month and was asked for his thoughts on the success of his bandmate Justin Timberlake on his solo debut 'Justified'. "I’m excited," JC said. "I mean, I want him to be, ya know, the biggest. Ya know, it’s like, that’s my best friend going to bat and takin’ on the world. And he’s doin’ a great job." Check out the entire transcript here.

December 20, 2002 - Joey Fatone of *NSYNC attended at the 'Miracle On 34th Street' concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday (December 18) in New York City. Check out pictures from GettyImages and WireImage.com.

December 20, 2002 - Jim Brachman of Brachman.com interviewed World Of Britney webmaster Ruben Garay. The two talked about running the website, how Ruben doesn't see Britney Spears as a superstar, advice he'd have for Britney, problems between Ruben and Britney's management team, the stalker threat reports, Britney's fued with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, and the future of the website and any other web projects he has going on. Check out a transcript here.

December 20, 2002 - Popdirt.com's last poll asking if you though Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC is exploiting his ended relationship with Britney Spears to boost his solo career had 65.7% say yes, while 34.3% said no. Check out the complete results here.

December 20, 2002 - People magazine reports that when Britney Spears arrived at Suite 16 last Friday, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was already there, partying with bandmate JC Chasez, singer Craig David and The Soprano's Robert Iler. "When she found out he was in the club she stayed out primping," an onlooker said. A half hour later, the singer made her entrance and kissed Justin on the cheek to greet each other. Later, Spears walked to the DJ booth and played a song from 'Justified', Timberlake's new album. "Justin and Britney had a little interaction from the DJ booth," says the onlooker. "It was really pretty sweet." The pair did leave separately though.

December 19, 2002 - Miami's top 40 station Y-100 throws the annual Jingle Ball every year. Check out this year's concert with Mariah Carey, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys Nick Carter, *NSYNC star JC Chasez, and Kylie Minogue with a video report from NBC6. They interview JC, Kylie, Puffy, and American Idol judge Randy Jackson. Watch the clip here.

December 19, 2002 - NSYNC's Lance Bass will play Santa Claus when he accompanies a radio listener to shop for presents for patients at Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, in Jackson. Read more.

December 19, 2002 - Pusha T of the Clipse phoned into Jam'n 94.5 FM in Boston. He talked extensively about *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Pusha says Justin really knows his hip hop and his music is a lot deeper than *NSYNC. He recalled Justin freestyling too, and the DJ's say Justin wants to be a brother. Pusha says they've done a lot of hangin' in LA, and "that's my man." He wouldn't talk about Justin and Alyssa Milano though. Pusha talked about Justin's mother Lynn Harless one time singing and dancing recently, but she wasn't smoking dope with Justin. Listen to the interview (he starts talking about Justin about 4 minutes into the interview) here.

December 19, 2002 - Joey Fatone of *NSYNC and singer/founder, Michelle Marie attend Blankets for WARMTH at Suede on Tuesday (December 17) in New York City. Check out pictures from Getty Images and WireImage.com.

December 18, 2002 - MTV's Total Request Live today hyped a picture of Britney Spears kissing the man that supposedly caused the end of her romance to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Check out the InTouch magazine photo of Britney kissing Wade Robson by clicking here.

December 18, 2002 - The Chicago Sun-Times reports that despite Britney Spears hanging out with her *NSYNC ex-boyfriend on Friday in New York, the singer hasn't won over Britney's mother, especially after his recent actions. Lynne Spears' direct order to the security staff manning the doors on Saturday at Britney's 'Fire and Ice' 21st birthday was NOT to allow Timberlake to crash the bash. Lynne is still furious about the Justin's graphic comments on the radio and in print about his alleged sex life with Britney.

December 18, 2002 - Melissa from Real World New Orleans spoke with CJOnline.com about whether she was a fan the Backstreet Boys. "*NSYNC is way better than the Backstreet Boys. I don't like Backstreet Boys at all. They don't go hand-in-hand at all. I've actually had talks with fans about this for hours. But I love O-Town." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - Baby Gil of The Philippine Star reviewed both *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's debut solo effort 'Justified' and Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's 'Now or Never'. On Timberlake, Gil commented, "Timberlake is no great shakes as a singer and his vocals here are just a bit better than average. But his musicallity is something else. Justin puts on the mantle of blue-eyed R&B as he breezes across 14 well-written, excellently produced tracks." As for Carter, he says the tracks "make it very obvious though that Carter is playing up to the fans of the Backstreet Boys who have been without a new album for nearly two years. His songs are expected to fill that need, but it might be better for somebody who wants to make it as a solo act to take a cue from Timberlake who went off and did what he wanted." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, *NSYNC star JC Chasez, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Kylie Minogue and Ja Rule performed at Jingle Ball 2002 Miami held at the American Airlines Arena. Check out more photos from BigPictures and LFI.

December 18, 2002 - Ashanti, Avril Lavigne, Cyndi Lauper, John Mayer, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Kenny Chesney, Nelly and Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs will be on hand to read off the nominations for the 45th annual Grammy Awards at a January 7th Madison Square Garden press conference. The show will be broadcast live from the NYC venue on CBS Sunday, February 23, at 8 PM.

December 17, 2002 - The New York Post reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake attended the Britney Spears birthday party at Suite 16 on Friday. A spy revealed, "Britney was there first with a couple of girlfriends. When Justin walked in with two guys, they sat at a separate table. But he went over and kissed Britney and talked for a bit." Then on Sunday, Timberlake partied with his mother Lynn Harless, where a spy saw someone at the table roll two joints and pass them around. Both Timberlake and his mom took a puff. Read more.

December 17, 2002 - 1melinda5 writes "According to Y101 FM in Jackson , Mississippi, *NSYNC member and Mississippi native Lance Bass is to accompany a radio listener to Toys-R-Us to shop for presents for patients at Blair E Batson Children's Hospital (University of Ms Medical Center). The radio station is holding a contest to determine which listener can raise the most money. The winner will be announced on Friday, December 20. The winner will accompany Lance Bass on a shopping spree to Toys-R-Us on Saturday (December 21) to purchase toys for the patients at Blair Batson Hospital. Lance and the winner will go to deliver the presents later Saturday afternoon."

December 17, 2002 - JCChasez.nu has pics of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and *NSYNC star J.C. Chasez from the Y100 Jingle Ball in Miami. Heather from the site says, "JC was hot to say the least. JC was only out there for a few minutes, but before the show I did manage to let him know about the page yet again. Took a picture with Nick Carter and he was pretty mother f'in hot too." Other stars at the show included Tyrese, Angie Martinez, Puff Daddy, Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, Craig David, Ja Rule, Kylie Minogue, Destiny's Child, and American Idol Finalists. Check out the pictures at JCChasez.nu and Y100.com.

December 17, 2002 - Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue, Paul Oakenfold and others performed at Z100's Jingle Ball 2002 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Thursday (December 12). Check out more photos from WHZTcom and RexFeatures.

December 17, 2002 - popnicklover writes "I think this is an interesting little bit: Nick Carter fans fighting constantly against Justin Timberlake fans. "True fans" of the Backstreet Boys star claim that they hate his *NSYNC rival, when "true fans" of Justin claim that they hate Nick. I see a ton of posts on various message boards with the fans of the two different artists fighting over to see which one is better--Nick or Justin. Read more.

December 17, 2002 - Photos of Alyssa Milano and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst posing together at WireImage.com from the 80’s Roller Skating Holiday Party at the Moonlight Rollerway in Los Angeles, hosted by Smirnoff Ice Triple Black in Los Angles, likely led to reports that the pair are now a couple. Also at the event were newlyweds Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, and a host of rock stars. Check out pictures from the party here.

December 17, 2002 - The Daily Star reports Alyssa Milano has dumped Justin Timberlake for Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Milano was spotted kissing Durst on a secret date at Los Angeles' Whiskey Bar on Friday night (December 13). A fellow reveller says, "They were all over each other. They were kissing, holding hands and groping one another." One of Alyssa's pals says the *NSYNC star doesn't know she's moved on though. "Alyssa is done with Justin and has moved onto Fred," said the pal. "But she hasn't told him. It's disgraceful." Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Ed Condran of the Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and asked about comparisons to his *NSYNC counterpart Justin Timberlake. "Honestly, we lead two different lives when it comes to music," he said. "I don't even look at anyone outside of myself when I'm making music. Our albums are different. I wish him luck. As long as he's creating good music for the people out there, that's great." Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Ernest Hardy of LA Weekly shared his thoughts on both *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera, and their urban transformation. Regarding Timberlake, Hardy said, "Groomed and shaped first by Disney, then by creepy boy-band impresario Lou Perlman, Justin (day job: 'the cute one' in *NSYNC) is a wigger. Eminem, groomed and shaped first by an unstable home life, then by the nihilistic/misogynistic fury of hip-hop, is not. Both are poseurs, of course, but Justin’s pose is the result of test-market results, demographic charts and immersion in mass culture via MTV." Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor fumed to Phil Freeman of the Cleveland Scene: "*NSYNC is one of the most popular bands on the planet. How does that happen in a free society, for fu**'s sake?" Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Breny.com has video captures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on MTV's Total Request Live on Friday (December 13) in New York. Check them out here.

December 15, 2002 - Associated Press reports that recovering from a broken foot didn't stop *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from dancing on stage in front of thousands of screaming fans at radio station's Z100's annual Jingle Ball concert. "The doctor said I shouldn't even be here," Timberlake told the crowd before performing two songs on Thursday. "But you know what? I don't even care. I wanted to be here." Read more.

December 14, 2002 - elgato writes "VIRGOCHIC from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says "OK... here is the deal. My radio station is not very reliable, they tend to report rumors alot. They said something about [*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake] has to reshoot his 'Cry Me a River' video because his label thought that basically it was a low blow to [Britney Spears]. If that is the case, doesn't the label approve the videos? If so is it possible that they got alot of backlash from the Britney fans and that is why they want the reshoot? Like I said, my radio station is usually full of crap and I was just wondering if anyone else had heard this." Read more.

December 14, 2002 - Avril Lavigne, *NSYNC stars Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Ja Rule, Kylie Minogue, Destiny's Child Michelle Williams, Nelly, Ashanti, Jay-Z, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Osbourne, Kelly Clarkson were on hand at Madison Square Garden for Z100's Jingle Ball 2002 holiday concert in New York on Thursday (December 12). Check out pictures from Big Pictures, Globe Photos, Getty Images, LFI, and WireImage.com.

December 14, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stopped by MTV's Total Request Live. Timberlake talked about his foot injury, the status of *NSYNC, his latest video 'Cry Me A River' and the controversy it has created, and more. When his bandmate JC Chasez saw his 'She's Blowin' Me Up' open the show at #10, he explained like they have fans do, "I'm Justin and I want to vote for JC Chasez he's hot with his long hair and dancin' his tail off in this video 'She's Blowin' Me Up'... Oh, my God!" Speaking of religion, on the west coast at least, when the VJ's compared his appearance to Jesus (I assumed that was the bleeped word anyways), they bleeped it out. Read on for a transcript.

December 14, 2002 - Well even though they won't let MTV supposedly play all of it, Netscape Music is streaming the widescreen version of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's latest video 'Cry Me A River'. Watch it here.

December 13, 2002 - NSYNC star JC Chasez stopped by MTV's Total Request Live on Thursday to promote his debut solo single 'She's Blowin' Me Up'. JC explained his relationship with Tara Reid and how she ended up doing the video. Also, he says bandmate Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' is "pretty self-explanatory" in that it is about his ended relationship with Britney Spears. JC also says look for the guys to start working on a new album in September or October. Read on for a transcript.

December 13, 2002 - WorldOfBritney.com has scans from US Weekly magazine article featuring Britney Spears And *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake for their cover story; 'Britney Vs. Justin: The War Is On.' To check out the scans, click here. Note: There's nothing new in the article, similar to their nothing new article after the couple broke up earlier this year.

December 13, 2002 - The Boston Globe reports The Giving Back Fund and former lawyer-to-the-stars Mark Steverson have settled a federal suit over Britney Spears' and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's charitable foundations. Giving Back lawyer David Rosenthal would make only a very official statement: ''All disagreements have been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties." Read more.

December 13, 2002 - The five members of *NSYNC unveiled their wax figures during a special celebrity event in New York at Madame Tussaud's on Wednesday (December 11). Check out pictures from Globe Photos, Rex Features (page1 / page2), Yahoo, and WireImage.com (event / afterparty).

December 13, 2002 - The Mirror reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake revealed he has a fetish for women wearing men's underwear. Justin recently confessed, "I think it's really sexy when girls wear boys' underpants."

December 13, 2002 - 'Justified', which dropped to the 19th spot on the Billboard Top 100 last week, has gained new life. Whether it's due to the Christmas season or his new video, the *NSYNC star's album has jumped six spots to claim the 13th position. Also, his new single 'Cry Me A River' is the Hot Shot Debut on the Singles charts, coming in at #44. His first single, 'Like I Love You', is still holding strong at the #32 spot. Check out the charts here.

December 13, 2002 - jaycrazy3 writes "DLSOnline.net reports that on December 19th, a war is expected to take place between Nick Carter / Backstreet Boys fans and Justin Timberlake / *NSYNC fans as both Carter and Timberlake will be performing at KIIS FM's Jingle Jam concert in Los Angeles, CA. It is a well known fact that most Backstreet Boys fans hate *NSYNC fans and vice versa. At a recent event where Nick performed, several *NSYNC fans decided to show up just to 'boo' Carter but ended up paying the price. Carter's fans quickly came to his defense by pouring drinks that they had purchased all over the girls."

December 13, 2002 - A popbitch.com reader heard from a pal about a rather crude story involving an *NSYNC groupie. The girl "passed out in the band's hotel suite after too much exertion," but that wasn't the end of the story. "The boys left her to sleep it off while they went out drinking," the writer explained. "She was so twatted that as well as vomiting, she also projectile-diarrhea splattered the entire hotel room, and then groggily tried to clean it up. When they returned they found her passed out and completely covered in her own excrement." So what did the *NSYNC guys do? "The digital video camera came out, and the resulting scat-fest was watched on the tour bus by band and crew for days afterwards."

December 13, 2002 - Billboard magazine ripped the debut solo effort from *NSYNC star JC Chasez. They write, "The gusto with which *NSYNC member JC Chasez misfires with his debut solo tune is downright stupefying. The song from the 'Drumline' soundtrack is a clogged drain of blurry, mumbling, even off-key vocals, random screams and grunts, and a listless, grating drum 'n' bass backdrop that sounds like it was recorded on a two-track relic." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - The New York Post reports Avril Lavigne, Mariah Carey, Linkin Park, the Vines, Patti LaBelle and *NSYNC are expected at the Island Def Jam Holiday Spectacular at Capitale tonight.

December 12, 2002 - Nickybear from the Backstreet Boys Forum at LiveDaily.com attended Monday's Billboard Music Awards and says, "Nick was sitting right in front of us, he left after Puddle of Mudd though. He was sitting sideways, not in the seats facing forward but the sideways seats, and when Justin came on he didn't applaud, he just looked, and he didn't applaud after either for him. Ha ha, that was funny. Whereas for Puddle of Mudd he was applauding like crazy." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - Globe magazine reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is in hot water with Britney Spears' family for boasting about having oral sex with the pop tart who has boasted about her virginity in the past. "Justin is in hot water with the family for revealing they had hot sex together when Britney told her fans she'd kept her virginity," said a pal. "Everyone in the Spears family is really hurt by Justin's treachery," another insider said. "They say he seems to have no regard for Britney's feelings, and they think he owes them more respect and loyalty after a four-year relationship in which he was treated as one of the family."

December 12, 2002 - elgato writes "NickysVegasBabe from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com attended the Billboard Music Awards on Monday. In part two of her summary of her experience in Las Vegas, she talks about how a former *NSYNC and Wade Robson dancer tells all. She says a dancer named Donny, who was there for the Jam Master Jay tribute, "had been working for *NSYNC & Wade & all them (he was in the 'Pop' video). He wanted us to come up to his room to 'hang out' and we were like 'Noooooo' lol but we ended up just hanging out for a few minutes downstairs, he was telling me all the videos and stuff he's done. I asked him if he knew Justin and Wade pretty well and he was like 'Yeah, I've worked with them a few times' I asked him if the Britney-Justin-Wade rumor was true and he was like 'Yeah, but you didn’t hear it from me' lol (oops, did I let that slip? lol)." Read her full review here."

December 12, 2002 - The Las Vegas Sun says in their Billboard Music Awards after party report: "For a couple who deny they are a couple, well, you could hardly slide a playing card between the noses of Tara 'American Pie' Reid and *NSYNC-er JC Chasez at the ghostbar bash." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Justin Timberlake didn't let a broken ankle slow him down at the Hard Rock Hotel's Billboard awards after-party. The *NSYNC star joined Busta Rhymes and N.E.R.D. on stage at The Joint while Toby Keith, members of Creed, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, the 'X' girls of the Aladdin's topless revue watched the performance.

December 12, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Yankee Roger Clemens escorted a gaggle of Hooters waitresses to Spa, where he was joined by fellow Yankee Derek Jeter and *NSYNC star Lance Bass in the VIP section. The group danced together until 5 a.m.

December 11, 2002 - Stars2ya.com has the video of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performing 'Cry Me A River' at the 2002 Billboard Music Awards last night. To check it out, click here.

December 11, 2002 - TimberlakeOnline.com has video captures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake who was featured on 'The Music Room', which aired on CNN. To check out the vidcaps, click here.

December 11, 2002 - Avril Lavigne, *NSYNC stars Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, and many more attended the 2002 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday (December 9). Check out pictures from Star File (arrivals / pressroom), Globe Photos, Rex Features, LFI (pressroom/ arrivals1 / arrivals2 / various), WireImage.com, Yahoo, and Stars2ya.com.

December 11, 2002 - Apparently the New York Post hasn't been watching much MTV lately. They report that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's new video for 'Cry Me a River', originally due out Friday, is being withheld by Jive Records, which wants Timberlake to change it (kinda late considering it's been playing on MTV since November 26th). Meanwhile, they say Justin's dad Paul Harless fought with Jive execs on Monday claiming they weren't spending enough to promote his new album 'Justified'. Read more.

December 11, 2002 - When asked where he picked his "nurses" up from for Monday night's Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake told Access Hollywood: "I'm not allowed to say on national television." Read more.

December 10, 2002 - KLUC.com has photos from the Comp USA parking lot on W. Sahara just east of Valley View where stars including *NSYNC star JC Chasez, Solange Knowles, and B2K stopped by to help out in efforts to bring down new, unwrapped toys for kids all over the valley. Check out the pictures here.

December 10, 2002 - elgato writes "Ali784 from the NSYNC Forum at LiveDaily says, "On Will and Grace, Will's gay friend (forgot his name) was convinced that everything in his life was going wrong because a Gay Mafia was out to get him. Grace said 'There's no such thing as a Gay Mafia, it doesn't exist'. And he replied 'Then how do you explain the guy from *NSYNC not being able to go into space?'" Read more."

December 10, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports *NSYNC star JC Chasez, the "X" girls and hair stylist William Whatley, dropped off gifts at the KLUC-radio, FM 98.5 food drive Sunday at Sahara and Valley View.

December 10, 2002 - bsnews writes "TimberlakeOnline.com has a video of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on CNN's 'The Music Room.' It was only a short segment. To check out the video click, here."

December 10, 2002 - TimberlakeOnline.com has 5 scans of YM Magazine December 2002 issue featuring *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. To check them out, click here.

December 9, 2002 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is featured in the January '03 issue of Pop Star magazine, where he talks about what he learned during the process of recording his debut solo album 'Justified'. "That I can take something that was completely devastating and turn it into something positive on another front," he admits, referencing his split with longtime girlfriend Britney Spears. "I definitely feel like this is my opporunity to prove something to the world, to show the world who I am." Check out scans of the article and photoshoot here.

December 9, 2002 - Justin Timberlake appears on Live with Regis and Kelly on Wednesday.

December 9, 2002 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was spotted rehearsing 'Cry Me a River' with a cast on his ankle Saturday at the MGM Grand, in preparation for the Billboard Music Awards show on Monday night. 

December 8, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick at Beaches Resorts Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Saturday (December 7) at Royal Plantation Golf Resort and Spa Beaches Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Check out the photos here.

December 8, 2002 - Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough and *NSYNC star Lance Bass were on hand at the Vallaja Military Fortress for singer Marc Anthony and wife Dayanara Torres' Catholic wedding reception on Saturday (December 7) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Check out photos from GettyImages and Yahoo.

December 8, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "Marc Anthony and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres renewed their wedding vows Saturday, five months after announcing their separation. Stars among about 175 guests included *NSYNC star Lance Bass, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough and actress Leah Remini of the CBS television series 'The King of Queens.' Read more."

December 8, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "Timberlake Online has scans of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's latest magazine articles from The Advocate and Melbourne Sunday Herald. Check them out here."

December 8, 2002 - After making many appearences on MTV's Total Request Live in the past, Justin Timberlake stops by again next week (Friday, December 13) just to chat, along with another *NSYNC member, JC Chasez who stops by Thursday, December 12.

December 8, 2002 - BombasticBritney.com has scans the latest issue of Star magazine that alleges the real reason Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake broke up was because Britney was two-timing on him with Ben Affleck. Check out the scans here.

December 7, 2002 - NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick and his girlfriend attended the Pairings Reception for the Beaches Resorts Celebrity Golf Classic to Benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Friday (December 6) at Royal Plantation Golf and Spa Resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Check out photos of the event at WireImage.com.

December 7, 2002 - Image Direct has photos of *NSYNC star JC Chasez and rumored girlfriend Tara Reid attending the premiere of 'Drumline' on Thursday (December 5) at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Check out the pictures here.

December 7, 2002 - Britney Spears phoned in to MTV's Total Request Live on Friday to plug her new book/DVD 'Stages'. Britney also talked about working on her forthcoming album and she didn't have much to say about former boyfriend Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and his new video 'Cry Me A River'. She didn't think the woman in the video was a look-a-like and said "boys will be boys". Read on for a rough transcript.

December 7, 2002 - Britney Spears topped Yahoo's list of the most searched for music stars for 2002. Other pop stars on the list included Shakira at #4, Avril Lavigne at #7, Christina Aguilera at #10, Madonna at #16, and *NSYNC at #20. Check out the entire list here.

December 6, 2002 - Katrillion.com reports *NSYNC star Joey Fatone announced that he may be joining the cast of the upcoming TV series based on the hit comedy, 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Joey, who also has a supporting role in the feature film, didn't mention what character he would be playing on the CBS version of the series. Read more.

December 5, 2002 - Lycos 50 reports Linkin Park reigns as the most popular band online according to searches by Lycos users. Boy bands took a major hit in search traffic, as *NSYNC dropped from the top spot all the way to #12, with searches dropping 62%. The Backstreet Boys plummeted from #3 to #18, behind even Las Ketchup at #15. Read more.

December 5, 2002 - The Las Vegas Sun reports the women of "X" from the show at the Aladdin have been asked to be *NSYNC's escorts at the Billboard Music Awards on Monday at MGM Grand Garden Arena, then attend the Chevrolet-sponsored after-party at an undisclosed location. The show airs Monday on Fox at 8 PM ET/PT.

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "The Village Voice compared Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake's solo efforts. The article compares their motives for going solo, their wardrobe, and their music. In their solo efforts, Carter is "counting on sincerity" while Timberlake "is running mostly on ego." Justin dresses as if he wants to be "Astaire, Elvis, and Michael all at once." Nick opts for the less-diva look going for "vintage car in T-shirt, jeans, and beat-up sneakers." Justin has a hit with 'Cry Me a River' though it is a "a lousy Aaliyah impression." Nick has the "beautifully derivative 'Girls in the U.S.A' hit," reminiscient of the song 'California Girls.' The critique finishes by comparing the boys' respective groups saying "The Backstreet Boys conducted themselves as clean messengers. They smiled, expressed the lyrics, nailed the harmonies, and pleased the audience." *NSYNC were more "self-absorbed" looking like "autistic Tourette's sufferers when they danced, dazzling with hard work over substance." Check out the full article here."

December 3, 2002 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake comes soaring in at #1 today on MTV's Total Request Live with 'Cry Me A River'. Last week Justin debuted at #2 from not being able to beat out Eminem. But through the long Thanksgiving vacation, the fans voted him in making him beat out B2K, Jennifer Lopez, and even Eminem."

December 3, 2002 - Gisele Bundchen, Salma Hayek, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, and Mandy Moore are amongst the celebs picking out the hottest Christmas gifts for a special Yahoo and Us Weekly website. Check it out here.

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "According to JCChasez.nu, Billboard has reviewed *NSYNC star JC Chasez's song 'Blowin Me Up' from the Drumline soundtrack saying it is a misfire that is "downright stupefying. The song from the 'Drumline' soundtrack is a clogged drain of blurry, mumbling, even off-key vocals, random screams and grunts, and a listless, grating drum'n'bass backdrop that sounds like it was recorded on a two-track relic. The result is a song with no discernable direction and a grossly unconvincing turn toward hip-hop for Chasez. Wholly ill-conceived, 'Blowin' Me Up' is an utter implosion of talent." Read the full review here."

December 1, 2002 - Andpop.com interviewed Craig David about his new album 'Slicker Than Your Average' where the singer admitted he tried to team up with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on the album, but things didn’t work out this time around because he was busy working on his own album. "We’ll definitely make it happen in the near future," he said. "I have such a respect for him as a songwriter too. I think we could create something incredible vocally. I really look forward to working with him." Read more.

December 1, 2002 - Globe magazine reports Alyssa Milano just bought a home in Benedict Canyon, close to her *NSYNC lover Justin Timberlake. The $1.2 million home features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and is 2,000 square feet. Before purchasing, Justin toured the home and gave her the thumbs up. The home features proper zoning to allow her to ride her three horses as well.

December 1, 2002 - *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies game on Friday in Memphis. Timberlake was there with his family where the Lakers won 112-106. Three pictures of him can be found here.

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