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March 29, 2003 - If you are fan of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake or Christina Aguilera, sign up and get involved in promoting the Justified and Stripped Summer 2003 Tour. You can win all kinds of merchandise for helping to spread the word, such as t-shirts, hats, photos and CDs. The team will most likely be giving away concert tickets, meet and greets, flyaways and invitations to an upcoming rehearsal. Plus, more team exclusives are in the works including audio and video clips, chats and IM sessions with Justin or Christina and footage from a rehearsal or show. Sign up here.

March 29, 2003 - 'America's Most Talented Kid' lead judge Lance Bass of *NSYNC talks about the competition in a video clip on the show's official website. The series premiered last night. Check out Lance's comments here.

March 29, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Lance Bass of *NSYNC was overheard ordering 'Sex with an Alligator' shots at Light (Bellagio), but he opted for apple shots.

March 28, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that following Celine Dion's opening on Tuesday night, *NSYNC star Lance Bass ended up at ghostbar, where he was joined by Warren Moon and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

March 27, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has weighed in on the invasion of Iraq. He tells Radio 1, "It's tough for me to really comment on that. I've never been a big fan of politics. I think the thing that's most baffling for me is why we think we need war to have peace. I know it's a very general statement but at the same time, it's like, what do you say? There are some real monsters out there and unfortunately the rest of us have to suffer from it."

March 27, 2003 - Thalia, *NSYNC star Lance Bass, and O-Town were amongst the stars photographed at the 'A New Day' premiere at Caesars Palace in Las Vagas, Nevada on Tuesday (March 25). Check out pictures from DailyCeleb, GettyImages, LFI, and WireImage.com (page1, page2).

March 27, 2003 - The Sun reports Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake met at the White Lotus nightclub in Hollywood on Friday night to talk things over. "Britney and Justin arrived just before midnight," said an onlooker at the club. "They sat together in a corner just talking and drinking. They looked like they were getting on well. They left together at around 2am and got into the same car with their bouncers and drove off in the direction of Britney’s house." Read more.

March 27, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Justin fan from the JJB says that Blender magazine will be having *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake on the cover of the magazine in an upcoming issue. She writes: "Just to let you all know. I talked to the editor of Blender (Maxim's music mag) and he said that they are going to shoot the cover in mid April and will hit newsstands for the May issue. Supposedly, it will have him with two 'famous' models. They usually have interesting articles too.""

March 26, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake phoned into the Rick Dees radio show earlier today before he headed to Las Vegas for tonight's Celine Dion special. A fan posted highlights at the *NSYNC forum at LiveDailycom.

March 24, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports Lance Bass of *NSYNC was spotted hanging with pals at ghostbar (Palms) on Friday night. 

March 24, 2003 -Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell and *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick appear on the Wayne Brady Show on Friday.

March 23, 2003 - Us Weekly spoke with Tara Reid about reports that have linked her to multiple *NSYNC stars, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake. She says, "JC and Justin are two of my best friends, but it doesn't mean I'm dating them. I'm single!" She explained, "They help me deal with the guy drama, I help them deal with the girl drama, but we don't have any guy-girl drama together."

March 23, 2003 - A source close to Justin Timberlake tells Us Weekly that the *NSYNC star and Jenna Dewan "haven't spoken that much lately." The insider indicated that the media glare has taken a toll on their relationship.

March 22, 2003 - Kelly Osbourne tells Get Real Detroit about music she's liked, "I will be the first to admit that I was a huge New Kids on the Block and *NSYNC fan." And now? "Hey, I'm a huge Justin fan. I think he's like the next Michael Jackson, but without the craziness."

March 22, 2003 - The uncensored version of Nelly's 'Work It' video, featuring *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, is posted at MTVE.com. The video features shots of topless Playmates from the Playboy mansion. Check it out in hi and lo streams.

March 22, 2003 - A tour poster for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera has been posted on Aguilera's official site. Check it out here.

March 22, 2003 - The new NBC series 'America's Most Talented Kid', hosted by Mario Lopez, will feature nine youngsters in three age groups competing head-to-head in song-and-dance and other acts. Lance Bass of *NSYNC, Maureen McCormick of 'The Brady Bunch,' and Sisqo will be this week's judges, who'll pick one winner from each age group to advance to the final round in Los Angeles.

March 22, 2003 - MTV News caught up with *NSYNC star Lance Bass who revealed that while he isn't planning a solo album, his bandmate Joey Fatone is. "I know Joey's going to do a comedy album, which is going to be pretty funny," Bass said. "He's going to do a Weird Al Yankovic-type funny album, all parodies. You'll hear some Justin songs on there and all kinds of stuff. I'm pretty sure 'Cry Me a River,' something about a liver. He'll have fun with it." Bass said the group plans to reunite in the studio early next year. Read more.

March 22, 2003 - The new NBC series 'America's Most Talented Kid', hosted by Mario Lopez, will feature nine youngsters in three age groups competing head-to-head in song-and-dance and other acts. Lance Bass of *NSYNC, Maureen McCormick of 'The Brady Bunch,' and Sisqo were this week's judges, who'll pick one winner from each age group to advance to the final round in Los Angeles.

March 21, 2003 - There's a video remix to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' at desperate-9f.com.

March 20, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports socialite Paris Hilton was seen schmoozing *NSYNC star Lance Bass by the pool at Tuesday night's Los Angeles Confidential magazine party at the Mondrian Hotel's SkyBar.

March 20, 2003 - Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, Eve, and Kylie Bax were amongst the stars at L.A. Confidential's pre-Oscar celebration to celebrate their Oscar/Spring Fashion Issue at Skybar at the Mondrian in West Hollywood on Tuesday (March 18). Check out pictures from DailyCeleb.com, CelebrityPhoto.com, and LFI.

March 20, 2003 - Jennifer Love Hewitt, *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Bax, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, Taryn Manning of Boomkat, and Eve were amongst the stars who attended the "ten" fashion show presented by General Motors on Tuesday (March 18) in Hollywood, California. To celebrate and highlight the rich heritage of film in Hollywood, GM's ten brings to life film's history through a visual display of past iconic Award winners accompanied by associations with trend-setting elements from each respective era, including fashion, music and automobiles. Check out pictures from DailyCeleb.com, CelebrityPhoto.com, Star File, Globe Photos, Getty Images, LFI (page1 / page2), WireImage.com (runway / arrivals), and Yahoo.

March 20, 2003 - WENN reports Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera are currently collaborating on a song. "They're writing a song together that they might perform," a source said, referring to their upcoming summer tour together. "They have also talked about doing duets."

March 19, 2003 - The Sun reports that despite the on-stage chemistry she had with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Kylie Minogue only has eyes for Olivier Martinez. "It was so great working with Justin," Kylie said. "His talent is obvious and he’s very down-to-earth. But my Olivier is even more lovely." Read more.

March 19, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Thatsmyjam.cjb.net has exclusive scans of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from the latest issue of the British magazine, 'The Face'. You can check them out here."

March 19, 2003 - Mavrix Photo has 3 pictures of Lance Bass of *NSYNC along with girlfriend Laurie leaving the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, California on Thursday (March 13). Check them out beginning here.

March 18, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Justin Timberlake made an appearance on ESPN's Selection Sunday yesterday. You can see the video captures of the *NSYNC star on the show here."

March 18, 2003 - Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, Soluna, Lil' Bow Wow, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees, and Jessica Simpson were spotted at the 'Frankie Muniz Hoopla' basketball game to benefit the Starlight Children's Foundation at Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. Check out pictures from LFI.

March 17, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "A Justin Timberlake fan from the JJB has said that the *NSYNC star will rap during his concert with Christina Aguilera. JJber writes, "I was listenin' to the radio a couple of days ago... and the DJ said he heard a RUMOR that Justin MAY do Redman's rap to 'Dirrty' w/ Xtina on tour." Justin and Christina will start their tour in the UK."

March 17, 2003 - NSYNC star JC Chasez is giving props to rapper Common and his album 'Like Water for Chocolate' in Blender magazine's 500 CDs you must own feature. He says, "He takes a really intelligent approach to political hip-hop, and he's not afraid to tell a love story, which is very rare in hip-hop. That cat is something extra."

March 17, 2003 - The Dallas Morning News reports *NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick showed up at the black-tie Dallas Collection AIDS benefit last weekend at the International Apparel Mart before heading to Club Clearview in Deep Ellum to hear Ohno play on the same bill with the all-blond, all-girl group Eisley (formerly MossEisley). Kirkpatrick wants Ohno to sign with his new label, Roundtable Records. For Chris' upcoming solo album, he is collaborating with Ohno lead singer Steven Holt to write some songs. To date, they've penned three. At the end of the month, Steven is flying to Orlando to meet Chris for another composing session. Read more.

March 15, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is on the cover of the April issue of the UK magazine 'The Face'. You can buy this at your own Barnes and Noble, or you can read the entire article now here."

March 15, 2003 - elgato writes "WENN reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake hopes that his well-documented Michael Jackson imitating will help his career. He has used Michael's choreographer Wade Robson, and has been noticeably dancing and singing like the King of Pop. In the video for his single 'Cry Me a River', Justin even dresses like Michael - and he knows it. He says, "This video is like the whole Michael Jackson thing. If I danced in a certain way, if I wore the fedora and the glove, I'm not going to sit here and say it wasn't thought about.""

March 13, 2003 - The Mirror reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has told friends he's bagged the lead role of Danny in 'Grease 3', a part played by by John Travolta in the original. Meanwhile, Mandy Moore is rumored to have landed the role of Olivia Newton-John's Sandy.

March 13, 2003 - HitsDailyDouble.com reports that fans can look for Christina Aguilera, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Avril Lavigne, among others, to become the first-ever real-life SIMS characters in the near-future. They'll be part of Electronic Arts' best-selling game series as part of the upcoming SIMS Superstar expansion pack. The video version of the popular simulation game has sold 22 million units in a little over two years to date. EA has been particularly aggressive in courting the record industry to expose new music, with projects like the recent NBA Live soundtrack with Elektra, which was just certified platinum this week, making it the most successful video game soundtrack ever.

March 13, 2003 - Rock and country are heating up the summer tour season while pop and rap warm the bench. "We're seeing a changing of the guard and a shift to harder music," Ray Waddell of Billboard tells USA Today. "There's a real bare spot in pop this year," Waddell says, dubbing the co-headlining bill of Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera "the only major pop tour of any significant scope." Read more.

March 13, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is scheduled to be on BET's 'Turnstyle' next week. 'Turnstyle' is like a different version of MTV's 'Diary'. There is no word on when this episode will debut on TV."

March 13, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "Tuesday, March 25th 9:00 PM, on CBS, Celine Dion begins her three-year engagement at the 4000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a palatial concert hall that was built specifically for the diva's 'A New Day' extravaganza. In addition to Dion's performance, the hour offers "a pretty fascinating look at the process of how a show like this comes together, from the auditions of the cast to the creation of the sets," says executive producer Ken Ehrlich. More than 50 dancers join the singer for the stage show, which was created by Franco Dragone, the renowned Cirque du Soleil director. The scheduled song list includes 'I Drove All Night'; 'I Wish'; 'I've Got the World on a String'; and 'I Surrender.' *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake hosts."

March 13, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake thought he was going to die when his plane’s engine was knocked out in a terrifying mid-air drama over the Pacific on Singapore Airlines flight SQ11. "Justin told us that he and everybody else on the plane was frightened," a source close to the singer revealed. "Justin hates flying and was left very, very badly shaken. And a source close to Justin said: “When the pilot announced the engine had stopped because of the bird, everyone was in tears because they thought they were all going to die. Justin said a silent prayer and did his best to remain calm. As Justin is already afraid of flying, this was his worst nightmare." Read more,

March 13, 2003 - The Mirror reports Britney Spears has hit back at *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, striking the bitchiest blow in footage for her 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' single. In the video, she teasingly flashes a mobile phone number and the name "Ben" scrawled on her hand, which they speculate refers to Ben Affleck, who she was rumored to have had a fling with. The video might not only enrage Timberlake, but Jennifer Lopez as well. Read more.

March 13, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Tara Reid, who have been scene out partying together in Hollywood nightclubs, take a trip in Justin's new Porche to the Valley. Justin and Tara meet up with some friends and spend the day playing ping pong and having fun. They get soda and candy from the ice cream truck, before going home together to Justin's house on Tuesday (March 11). Tara is supposedly Dating Justin's best friend Trace after a brief fling with JC Chasez. Check out the photos here."

March 13, 2003 - elgato writes "Children Uniting Nations, The Creative Coalition and Rock the Vote are putting together a Oscar Night Party benefiting Human Rights for Children. The hosts for the event are Alec Baldwin, Sela Ward, Jane Seymour, *NSYNC's JC Chasez, Esai Morales and Olympic gold medalists Lenny Krayzelberg and Tara Lipinski. Performers already scheduled include Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Jeff Goldblum and Carol Duboc. The Academy Awards® Celebration Dinner begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23 at the House of Blues, 8430 W. Sunset Boulevard."

March 13, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Nelly and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed on Top's of The Pops with their new single 'Work it'. It has been rumored that it will not be released in the US, but only in the UK. See the performace here."

March 13, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is on the cover of 'The Face'. No word on when this will come out but you can see the cover here."

March 13, 2003 - WireImage.com has photos of celebs such as Ashley Simpson, Jessica Biel, Jessica Simpson, Lance Bass of *NSYNC, and Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees at The Big Three - A Benefit For The War Victims of Sierra Leone, sponsored by The Reebok Human Rights Foundation on Wednesday (March 12) at The Falls in Los Angeles. Check out the pictures here.

March 12, 2003 - Ms Dynamite was on MTV's Total Request Live on Monday where host Carson Daly asked if she had heard that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake wanted to work with her. "Um, I met Justin when he came to the U.K. He said he liked my music," Ms Dynamite said. "I'm not sure if the rumors are true about him wanting to work with me, but I'd like to work with him." Asked if she liked his music, she responded, "He's really talented. I'd like him to teach me to dance." Check out the entire transcript here.

March 12, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Last Thurday, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake did a mini concert for the fans in Tokyo and also did a radio interview. You can see video captures of Justin from his radio appearance here."

March 12, 2003 - NSYNC star JC Chasez and Lil' Zane were on hand at Smirnoff Ice Triple Black Party Lounge on Sunday (March 9) at Cinespace Restaurant in Los Angeles. Check out pictures from WireImage.com.

March 12, 2003 - Watch *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys perform alongside Aretha Franklin, Tyrese, Heather Headley, and others at Clive Davis' annual Grammy bash at Netscape Music. Watch the concert here.

March 8, 2003 - Netscape Music has the new video from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Watch the Jamiroquai-esque 'Rock Your Body' clip here.

March 8, 2003 - Launch.com reports Michigan native Richard Brown, 23, who stands accused of murder, is claiming he fatally shot Eric Acosta, 34, in self-defense in January 2002 after he was threatened and teased about his resemblance to *NSYNC star Lance Bass at a party in San Antonio. Read more.

March 8, 2003 - Access Hollywood reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed before 2,000 fans, mostly of the female persuasion, who were invited to a special mini-concert in Tokyo. Justin asked the crowd, "You okay over there?" Timberlake made sure everybody was fine before launching into another number. Justin only performed three songs, but he closed with a promise of bigger things to come. "Next time I come back we'll do a humongous show, a huge show," he said.

March 8, 2003 - James Gooding the man who was Kylie Minogue's lover for three years revealed to News of the World how he took a potentially lethal cocktail of pills, drink and drugs to numb the pain after she spent the night with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "After their performance at the Brits, Kylie was sitting opposite Justin when I went up to her and said, ‘Hi'," he explained. "She was very standoffish. Then I asked her, 'Do you fancy a drink?' She rudely snapped, 'No!' It was clear she felt being seen with a big American pop star like Justin was far more important than our friendship. We had a blazing row. The worst we'd ever had." Read more.

March 8, 2003 - Nelly's 'Work It' video featuring *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake has been posted on KaZaA and probably other P2P programs. Unfortunately -- depending on your point of view -- it is the version with the nudity censored out.

March 8, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake made an appearance in Tokyo yesterday and also did a mini concert for them too. Justin also did an interview with one of their radio stations. He says he loves being out on his own, how he wanted to do a style of music different from *NSYNC, and he talked about his musical influences. Watch the 8 minute interview here.

March 7, 2003 - elgato1019_1 writes "Nick Carter, currently on tour with Sev and Vi3, recently did a sit-down interview with the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He talked with the interviewer about his solo plans, his first stabs at songwriting and the status of the Backstreet Boys. On the subject of BSB, he said they’ll come together in March or April. The interviewer then asked, "*NSYNC performed a tribute to the Bee Gees at the Grammys on Sunday night. Do you have any regrets about missing out on those types of opportunities like that by putting the Backstreet Boys on hold?" Nick responded, "That whole scene -- and I'm not just talking about the Grammys -- is great to do. But there's so much politics involved in that stuff and to me, it's all about the music and entertaining and performing. Personally, I'm not the kind of guy who strives to be like, 'Look at me, look at me. I need to be everywhere.' I'm not a male diva. I'm just Nick." Read the full article here."

March 7, 2003 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake chilled at the Standard Lounge with bandmate JC Chasez and gal-pals Tara Reid and Jenna Dewan. Drooling nearby was American Idol Ryan Starr, twiddling her thumbs.

March 7, 2003 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca caught up with Tara Reid at her brother Patrick Reid's launch of his self-named trendy clothing store on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica this past Monday night. Asked if she was going out with *NSYNC star JC Chasez, Tara insisted, "JC and I are just friends! Of course, we're always going to be seen together--he's one of my best friends." Has she ever dated him? "We were never dating," she continued. "I'm single." Read more.

March 7, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "For those of you who missed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's or Mariah Carey's performances at the Soul Train Music Awards, they will re-air Saturday March 8th at 11:30pm ET/PT on The WB network. Go to TVGuide.com for your local listings." 

March 7, 2003 - The New York Post reports sources say *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was sent a script this week in the hopes that he'll play Clark Kent's sidekick Jimmy Olsen in the 'Superman' film now in pre-production. Read more.

March 5, 2003 - On MTV's Total Request Live earlier today, LaLa was asked if she ever fantisized about hooking up with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. LaLa said, "Ever had a fantasy? No. We're just cool. Really cool. Me and Justin have been cool for a while. But my uncle does security for *NSYNC and that's it." But has the thought ever entered her mind? "If I had made thoughts, I would have made it happen. No, I never had thoughts about it."

March 5, 2003 - Screen captures of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake from earlier today previewing Punk'd on TRL have been posted. Check them out here.

March 5, 2003 - WENN reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake puts so much pressure on himself to reach perfection he often finds himself crying. "I think my perfectionism is something I've had to deal with," he admits. "I've been to some crazy places in my head because I expect so much from myself and I have to remember everyone is human. I've been in my hotel before and just cried for no reason. I was so run down and I thought I could do so much at the same time."

March 5, 2003 - Dannii Minogue stopped by Radio 1 on Tuesday to clear up reports that she had a romance with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "The only thing that happened between me and Justin Timberlake is that I had dinner with him - and my sister," she said. "Had a wicked night running round with Kylie and then we all went to party at the Sanderson, and then I caught a ride home in his car… but I didn't go into his hotel room at all. I fancy Justin in like... when he's singing - I love it when he's doing his dancing thing. But when I was just chatting to him I was just like 'It's just Justin'. I mean, you would… it was the best one night stand I never had!" Read more.

March 5, 2003 - The Sun reports Kylie Minogue's ex-lover James Gooding has secretly checked into a private rehab clinic for treatment for depression following their post Brit Award bust-up. "James is very depressed at the moment," a pal said. "He desperately wants to be with Kylie and he can’t bear the thought it is all over." James went over the edge seeing Kylie doing a sexy onstage performance with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "James was spitting blood," the pal added. "He told Kylie she was making a fool of herself by flirting with Justin — and that’s when she told her bodyguards to keep him away from her." Read more.

March 3, 2003 - Amerie, Ginuwine, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, Musiq, 3LW, MC Lyte, India.Arie, Dru Hill, Nappy Roots, Nivea, and Justin Guarini, Ryan Starr, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul from American Idol attended the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday (March 1) in Pasadena, California. Check out photos from GettyImages, WireImage.com (pressroom / show / arrivals), LFI, CelebrityPhoto, StarFile, and Yahoo.

March 4, 2003 - Radio 1 reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake stayed neutral regarding the potential war with Iraq, but said if artists feel passionate about it, they should express their views. "I think if you've got a view and you want to state it, state it," he said. So does this mean he'd write an anti-war song himself? "I don't know. If I believed in something, yeah, obviously. I think that's the gift that we have as songwriters - to take something you visualise and maybe show people that perspective." Read more.

March 4, 2003 - The Daily Star reports *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is not the ladies man he claims to be, according to a 22-year-old 'leggy model' who caught his eye in a London nightspot. The singer was too shy to act on his desires and fled to the toilet. "I felt sorry for Justin because he clearly lacks bottle [guts]," said the model.

March 4, 2003 - Amerie tells the Associated Press she has some fond memories of Saturday's Soul Train Music Awards, keeping her eye out for some of the bigger stars she wanted to see such as Mariah Carey and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "I really enjoyed seeing Mariah Carey; she's an inspiration to me," Amerie said. "It was also a lot of fun watching Justin do his performance." Read more.

March 4, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "*NSYNC star Justin Timberlake did a great performance on Saturday making his first performance of his single 'Rock Your Body'. The Choreography went perfect with the street theme. Download this performance here."

March 4, 2003 - babyphat2003 writes "Christina Aguilera is prepping her latest video 'Fighter,' while she also gets ready to tour with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake over the summer. "She is so excited about performing. The two have talked and there will be a duet but they are not sure if it will be from their latest albums and plan to release the song as a single," a close industry friend tells Groovevolt.com. Read more, including news from the Soul Train Awards, here."

March 4, 2003 - Rolling Stone magazine asked *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake about his tour this summer with Christina Aguilera. "I'm gonna try to do as much as I can from my album," Timberlake said. "Once I get a format down, I can do other sh**, too." Will the pair do any duets? "Once we get into our groove on the road, I'm sure it'll happen."

March 3, 2003 - TeenMusic.com reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been spotted out and about with Tara Reid, while Britney is reportedly romancing Joey Fatone, in a bid to make each other jealous. "Britney and Justin are determined to make each other as miserable as possible by openly flirting with famous sexy companions just to push each other's buttons," a pal said. "Britney has been trying to show that she can hit the clubs and party on her own and get lots of attention. But Justin one-upped her when he started dating Tara."

March 3, 2003 - Britney Spears has blasted Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and says she was "shocked and disappointed" at the behavior of ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in the new issue of Glamour magazine. Asked if she and Durst had really fallen for each other, Spears said: "I think him for me, but not me for him." She added: "He’s said some pretty amazing things about me. But, um, I think he leaped in too deep, too quick." Spears is also upset at the *NSYNC star for his 'Cry Me A River' break-up tell all video. Spears says that she's no longer in love with Timberlake. Read more.

March 3, 2003 - Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has been telling her friends she bedded Justin Timberlake long before he took a shine to the Minogue sisters. Baby Spice first hooked up with Timberlake at a party at London's Pangaea club, where the *NSYNC star threw a bash. "Put it this way, Emma had to show Justin what it was that girls really really want," one of her giggling friends revealed. "He was actually quite sweet and shy when they got together and not a confident as you would think. Emma and him had a great time. But Emma has been chuckling about all this talk of Justin and all these other women and just couldn't help herself from revealing her little secret." Read more.

March 1, 2003 - The Associated Press reports Lance Bass will serve as lead judge for NBC's four-episode reality series 'The Search for the Most Talented Kid in America,' debuting March 21. The *NSYNC star will be joined each week by two guest judges whose names are to be announced later, and host Mario Lopez.

March 1, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells Radio 1 that he missed the best part of the 'Work It' video filming at the Playboy mansion, but still enjoyed the experience. "It was fun," he tells Radio 1. "I was only there the first day 'cause scheduling is always crazy... but I heard the second and third days there were topless women and all kinds of crazy stuff going on. I'm sad that I missed that, but, you know, such is life."

March 1, 2003 - The Sun reports Kylie Minogue snubbed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake by going on a date with actor Olivier Martinez. "Contrary to rumours of romance, Justin and Kylie seemed to make every effort not to meet up in Los Angeles," an LA source said. "It would have taken Justin a minute to go and see her in her hotel but nothing happened. Kylie is taking time out and relaxing for a week or so, but she was keen to meet up with Olivier. She really enjoys his company. She has more in common with him than Justin — Olivier is around her age, Justin’s more than ten years younger." Read more.

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