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August 30, 2004 - Usher took home 'Best Dance Video' for 'Yeah' at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami on Sunday night. Usher said upon accepting the award: "As Diddy said earlier, make sure you all go out and vote. Vote or die. Yeah, man. Real talk, man. Listen, I want to thank God, my lord and savior, for giving me the feet and the rhythm. I want to thank my choreographers, all of my team on the road with me, Leslie, Kendra, Flo... I love you, too. I want to thank my team that keeps me focused. Tamika, KP, Mark. Did I thank the fans on the last one? (Cheers and applause) Well I'm going to thank my fans on this one for sure. Check it out, man. Listen, a long time ago I was a little -- you know, obviously, a little kid, and all I had was MTV to look a to get a little motivation on how to move. I just want to thank Michael Jackson. I want to thank Jackie Wilson. I want to thank all of the classic performers that continue to just give me great motivation to make hot videos. So I guess there ain't really no comparison between me and Justin no more, right? Y'all going to start with this? There's no competition between me and Justin Timberlake. I'm setting the record straight. That's my man. Chattanooga, Tennessee, ATL, this is all for you, man. Thank you for taking care of me." 

August 30, 2004 - Cameron Diaz and her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake were photographed getting frisky while enjoying the beautiful sunset in Hawaii earlier this week. The pair spent the day surfing and then enjoyed a few beers with friends before cozying up at sunset. Check out pictures from ofuxico and Colourpress (page1 / page2).

August 30, 2004 - Neil Sean of Sky News reports that *NSYNC plan to include some demo tracks featuring Justin Timberlake on their next album, and he's not happy about it. Justin's bandmates are still reeling from his decision to drop out of recording some extra tracks for a planned greatest hits album, but they plan to work around that problem by including some demos that Justin made with them, including the song 'Tell Her I Called', which is all about his Timberlake's romance with Britney Spears.

August 30, 2004 - JustLovesNSync writes "Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC performed with Starship in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday (August 26). He performed the groups hit single 'We Built This City' for the Hard Rock Hotel's monthly Velvet Sessions."

August 30, 2004 - In Touch magazine spoke with Usher in a Q&A and asked him about his on-court face off with rival singer Justin Timberlake at the *NSYNC Challenge for the Children basketball game. "You know how basketball is, man, it's really competitive, but what happens on the court stays ont he court. You can't believe everything you hear, you dig? It was said that me and Justin had some words on the court after the game, but it was just a very competitive game."

August 30, 2004 - Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC were photographed surfing while on vacation in California. Check out pictures here.

August 30, 2004 - Us Weekly reports that Justin Timberlake joined girlfriend Cameron Diaz on August 16th for a sushi dinner at Matsuhisa in Bevely Hills. The *NSYNC star waited 20 minutes for the actress to show, and "he jumped up to greet her - it was very sweet and romantic," an onlooker reports. "They seemed happy just to be around each other." The witness said the couple "were in amazing moods."

August 23, 2004 - JC Chasez took part in a phone interview with Nova 96.9 FM in Sydney, Australia on Friday, where he not only talked about the future of *NSYNC, but revealed that his house had been badly damaged by a tree. "A tree that weighs more than probably 60 or 80 thousand pounds crashed into my house," Chasez told DJ Rabbit. "It was wild, man, 'cause, you know, I was home when it happened, I just...I was on the other end of the house and I just heard this big crashing noise, and I just...it was like, "Oh, that's not [bleeped]." Read more.

August 23, 2004 - In Touch magazine conducted a poll on who is the best showbiz mother, with Justin Timbelake's mom Lynn Harless topping the list, edging Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns at #2. Others included Beyonce Knowles' mother Tina at #3, Britney Spears' mother Lynne at #4, and Jessica Simpson's mother Tina at #5. Read more.

August 23, 2004 - Justin Timberlake's cover story in GQ magazine has been posted online. Asked if he thinks the other guys in *NSYNC hate him for his solo success, Justin responded, "If they did, I would think they'd say something about it. I don't sit around and worry about it." Check out the article here.

August 23, 2004 - Justin Timberlake was photographed getting cozy with a male friend during lunch in a West Hollywood cafe. The *NSYNC star left girlfriend Cameron Diaz at home while meeting with his pal with whom he seemed quite intimate. Timberlake touched his friend's leg and arm during a passionate lunch conversation. Check out pictures here.

August 23, 2004 - JC Chasez phoned into the Kyle and Jackie O show on Austereo to promote his new single 'All Day I Dream About Sex' and set straight the talk about *NSYNC splitting up. JC said, "We're a band, all five us are in the band, we're best friends and that's what makes us *NSYNC. The fact is no we're not working on an *NSYNC album at the moment, but that doesn't mean we won't do it in the future." Listen to the three-part interview here.

August 23, 2004 - NSYNC star JC Chasez stopped by the Kidd Kraddick Show studio earlier this week and their official website stated: "We've had many celebrities come in for a visit, but few of them are as nice as JC Chasez. Not only did he talk to us for a long time, but he also performed and met everyone who came down to the studio to see him." Check out photos here.

August 23, 2004 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and his girlfriend Cameron Diaz were photographed out on the town in Los Angeles on Tuesday (August 17). Check out pictures from TimberlakeStyle.com.

August 23, 2004 - According to Wilkes Barre Times-Leader's The Starr report, Justin Timberlake told his *NSYNC bandmates at their annual charity event in Miami that he wasn't interested in getting back together with them to record a new album. It seems his girlfriend Cameron Diaz was a constant source of friction amongst the group. She was described as "a rich, spoiled, and selfish person."

August 23, 2004 -  According to Wilkes Barre Times-Leader's The Starr report, Justin Timberlake told his *NSYNC bandmates at their annual charity event in Miami that he wasn't interested in getting back together with them to record a new album. It seems his girlfriend Cameron Diaz was a constant source of friction amongst the group. She was described as "a rich, spoiled, and selfish person."

August 23, 2004 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells GQ magazine he may go in a new musical direction on his sophomore solo album. "Maybe a little Southern rock, you know? Try that on for size," he suggested.

August 23, 2004 - NSYNC star Lance Bass and his girlfriend Jennifer Gimenez attended the Stuff Magazine 'Casino Weekend' at the Palms Hotel on Saturday (August 14) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out pictures from FilmMagic and WireImage.

August 23, 2004 - The Daily Star reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are planning a lavish Christmas wedding at a secret location. Diaz wants to wear a Cinderella-style dress and wants to bring in a snow machine to make sure the event is turned into a Christmas winter wonderland. The location will also feature a choir and a fairground, perhaps even a frozen lake for guests to skate on. "It's Cameron's idea. She's always dreamed of a big white wedding and Christmas has always been special to her," a friend of the couple revealed. "Neither she or Justin wants to wait too long." 

August 23, 2004 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake tells the Commercial Appeal of Memphis he is weary about the tabloid aspect of being famous. "If there's one thing that I don't like about what I do, it's being a tabloid magnet," he said. "I don't want people following me around. I want to know that I can go play House of Blues and then go home and not worry about somebody following me every day wanting to catch a picture of me picking my nose or buying toothpaste at RiteAid." Read more (requires registration) and watch a video clip.

August 23, 2004 - A source insisted to Us Weekly that Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz are not engaged. "You can tell that he knows she's not The One," a pal of the *NSYNC star tells Us Weekly, citing the actress' hard-partying lifestyle. "Justin wants to have a wife one day and a family. He used to talk about that all the time when he was with [Britney Spears]. He never talks like that about Cameron." In the meantime, the couple have been having fun at Timberlake's home in Orlando, Florida.

August 23, 2004 - According to Us Weekly, a rep at Jive recently met with Justin Timberlake "to light a fire under his ass" to get the singer to put out another solo album. Another source told the magazine that Jive are "anxious for another Justin album, not an *NSYNC project." When Timberlake met with his boy bandmates in July, he wasn't pleased with the direction the other *NSYNC members wanted to go. "He was griping about it to [girlfriend] Cameron Diaz," a source revealed.

August 16, 2004 - Patricia McGregor and Joey Fatone were at the party for the opening of 'The Triple Happiness' in the lobby of the Promenade Theatre in New York City on Monday (August 9). Check out pictures from LFI.

August 16, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Ricky Martin, actor Seth Green and *NSYNC star Joey Fatone partied at Chelsea nightclub Suede where Mary Kay Letourneau's student-lover Vili Fualaau also held court with an entourage. The celebs were much more low-key than Fualaau, who was giving out his agent's card to anyone who stopped by to say hi.

August 16, 2004 - The New York Post reports *NSYNC star Joey Fatone was spotted lapping up dances in the VIP room of Hustler Club.

August 16, 2004 - In an interview with Sirius Satellite Radio, Joey Fatone was asked if the People magazine story was true and that Justin Timberlake wanted out of *NSYNC. Fatone said no, that Timberlake is just not even into doing music right now and wants to focus on his movies and that it's just not the right time for any of them to get back together right now because they're all doing other things.

August 16, 2004 - Anonymous writes "TimberlakeStyle.com has the video of Friday night's 'Entertainment Tonight' showing apparent ex-*NSYNC'er Justin Timberlake in his new photoshoot for GQ Magazine. Download and watch here."

August 16, 2004 - In the August issue of GQ magazine, Justin Timberlake seems to hint that his *NSYNC days may be over. When asked about doing the group's next album, Justin responded, "You're never contractually obligated to do anything. I think A Tribe Called Quest has been contractually obligated to do another album for, like, 10 years."

August 16, 2004 - The New York Post reports that Andy Dick was dragged out of Suede by Joey Fatone of *NSYNC and promoter Brandon Marcel at the Fatone hosted bash on Tuesday night after Dick taunted Fatone as "Fat One", sobbing uncontrollably about the death of Rick James, trying to kiss any man or woman he bumped into, and punching an unidentified friend standing next to him in the face. Read more.

August 16, 2004 - JC Chasez will be in studio with Kidd Kraddick in the Morning's 106.1 KISS FM radio show in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday (August 17), where he'll be interviewed and will perform -- and no doubt will be asked about the future of *NSYNC. Check out a stream Tuesday morning here.

August 16, 2004 - A source tells People magazine Justin Timberlake has told his *NSYNC bandmates he's not interested in being in the group's next album. "Justin said he's not in the mood and doesn't think it will work," the source revealed. "He doesn't want any part of it." His bandmates aren't happy. "They aren't really talking to [Justin]," the insider said. "They haven't taken it so well." Read more.

August 16, 2004 - The Sun reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is set to break the hearts of his female fans after asking Cameron Diaz to marry him. He asked both Cameron's parents and his mother Lynn Harless for approval. A friend said of the wedding plans: "It will be more like that of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin — nice and discreet. Cameron is absolutely thrilled about the engagement. They are both very much in love." Read more.

August 16, 2004 - Gay.com reports that *NSYNC star Lance Bass' production company, Bacon and Eggs, is co-producing a new film called 'Lovewrecked', a family comedy from 'Grease' director Randal Kleiser, who also made the 1996 indie AIDS dramedy 'It's My Party'. Read more.

August 16, 2004 - Anonymous writes "*NSYNC star JC Chasez has been interviewed yesterday by SIRIUS Hits 1 station. Asked about *NSYNC's future and said: "We're just trying new things. We decided to go off and do our own projects to experiment and things like that. Joey's on a Broadway and Chris is almost done his own record. Justin's doing movies obviously and Lance is actually shooting a film." Read more.

August 16, 2004 - Sky News reports that Justin Timberlake has agreed to appear in front of Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales this December at the Royal Variety Show. The appearance will be designed to promote his debut film role in 'Edison'.

August 16, 2004 - XtinaSpears writes "Johnny Wright, who manages several entertainers including the Backstreet Boys and Justin Timberlake, spoke about a few of his clients during a radio interview with Chet Buchanan on Las Vegas radio station 98.5 KLUC on Monday afternoon." Read more.

August 16, 2004 - Tennis star Andy Roddick was asked by Elle magazine if he could inhabit the body of any man to pick up women, who would he choose. "You'd have to go with Justin Timberlake, wouldn't you," Roddick responded. "I'd like to see the way people just, like, freak out. He's a stud, dude."

August 9, 2004 - Us Weekly quotes *NSYNC star Joey Fatone stating: "A young girl goes up to Justin [Timberlake], 'Oh, my God, you're so cute. I want to marry you.' She goes to [me]... 'Joey, my mom loves you and wants to cook you dinner'."

August 9, 2004 - Anonymous writes "*NSYNC star JC Chasez peformed on Friday (August 6) at 2004 Miss Teen USA Pageant his new single 'Build My World'. Download and watch the video here."

August 9, 2004 - Joey Fatone of *NSYNC was on hand at The Podell Talent Agency Kick-Off Party on Wednesday (August 4) in New York City. Check out pictures from GettyImages and WireImage.

August 9, 2004 - The Associated Press spoke with Usher in a Q&A and asked what's the deal about the rumors about a beef between him and Justin Timberlake, but they've been spotted hanging out together. "You'd better stop that man," he responded. "You can't be serious. ... I do justice to the rumors by not getting into the rumors and shying away from them. There's no beef, they should stop that. If you want to compare us for business, it ain't fair, if you want to compare us for dance, it's not fair, so don't do that." Read more.

August 9, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports that last weekend Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz partied at Skybar at Ian Schrager's Shore Club hotel in Miami, where they plopped down on one of the nightspot's comfortable beds and proceeded to make out for hours, in full view of dozens of partiers.

August 9, 2004 - Anonymous writes "With his brand new single 'All Day Long I Dream About Sex,' JC Chasez of *NSYNC is smashing all previous preconceptions and shaking it up at Australian Radio. In it's first week, 'All Day Long I Dream About Sex' was added across-the-board to Nova in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, and also added to 96.1fm The Edge, WA FM and Groove 101.7. The visually spectacular film clip captures all the sass, sensuality and tongue in cheek humour of the track, and is already being played on Rage, So Fresh, Video Hits, MTV's Most Wanted, and, in it's first week at media was Channel V's Ripe Clip Of The Week. JC's 'A.D.I.D.A.S.' will be released in Australia on August 16 and 'Schizophrenic' on August 23. Read more."

August 9, 2004 - While Justin Timberlake had no troubles dancing to Fat Joe's summer hit, 'Lean Back', at Skybar in Miami last Sunday, the *NSYNC star's girlfriend wasn't quite as agile. "Justin's an incredible dancer, and Cameron's not such a great dancer," a source revealed to The New York Daily News. "So Justin's leaning back in time with the lyrics. Cameron tries to keep up, but unfortunately leans back too far and falls down on the ground. Justin picked her up, but everyone saw her fall on her face."

August 9, 2004 - Us Weekly reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz were openly acting the part of a couple during N.E.R.D.'s concert at Orlando's House of Blues on July 27th. "Justin and Cameron were hugging right behind the speaker," a concertgoer revealed. Diaz then played the role of groupie when Justin went on stage to perform with Pharrell Williams and company. "Cameron knew the words to every single song," a witness said.

August 9, 2004 - Joey Fatone appears on 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on Thursday.

August 2, 2004 - Ratethemusic.com reports that friends of Britney Spears are saying the singer is engaging in marathon sex sessions with fiance Kevin Federline. "Britney says sex with Kevin is ten times better than with her ex-lover Justin Timberlake," a Britney pal revealed. "They're constantly in bed together in one long sex marathon." The constant sex comes with a warning from Dr. Lillian Glass, a top Hollywood psychologist. She said, "She's so consumed with sex she's neglecting herself. She looks terrible and this is not a good thing for her own well being as well as her career. Too much sex can be hazardous to your health." Read more.

August 2, 2004 - Anonymous writes "On today's 'Total Request Live', Usher was sent a, 'Holla Back' and was asked what was up with the beef between him and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC. He replied by saying, "We are actully very good friends, the media tries to make something out of nothing. We even have nick names for each other." When asked what it was he replied by saying, "Hey *****!, Justin, I'm kidding.""

August 2, 2004 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake made a surprise appearance on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' last Friday (July 23). Check out pictures from Clasos.

August 2, 2004 - Liz Smith of The New York Post is hearing a hot rumor out of Los Angeles that Justin Timberlake will interpret Elvis Presley in a Miramax stage venture, to be titled 'All Shook Up.' The *NSYNC star's people say "absolutely no way" and Miramax didn't return Smith's phone calls. Smith writes, "Timberlake has admitted to admiring the late legend, but it is unlikely he'd want to draw comparisons in an impersonation. And at this point even the most sincere Presley imitation comes off like parody. That said, I think Justin would be an excellent '50s-era Elvis."

August 2, 2004 - Cameron Diaz and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake were photographed outside Mansion nightclub in Miami, Florida the other night. Check out pictures from Clasos.

August 2, 2004 - FemaleFirst.co.uk reports that even though Justin Timberlake's lawyers have demanded News of the World to retract their story claiming the *NSYNC star cheated on his girlfriend Cameron Diaz with model Lucy Clarkson, the publication's spokeswoman said they are continuing to insist the report is based on fact. The spokeswoman says: "We will vigorously defend these proceedings in court."

August 2, 2004 - Anonymous writes "JC Source has got outtakes from *NSYNC star JC Chasez's photoshoot taken for UK's Attitude magazine. Check them out here."

August 2, 2004 - AFP reports that *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake won a court order forcing a celebrity photographer, who Timberlake alleges was stalking him, to keep his distance, the singer's publicist Ken Sunshine. Artemus Earl Lister was ordered to stay away from Timberlake by judge in Santa Monica, California. Read more.

August 2, 2004 - justlovesnsync writes "I went to see N.E.R.D. Tuesday night at House of Blues in Orlando, Florida. *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake performed with the guys the entire show as a surprise guest. He sang his singles that were produced by the guys, as well as sang their songs with them. He did a clever twist to 'Like I Love You'. It was sang as 'Like I F'ed You'! It was by far the best show I have seen in a VERY long time! The crowd went crazy with JT's performance."

August 2, 2004 - All the guys from *NSYNC, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Gimenez, Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, Lindsay Lohan, Nick Cannon, and Usher were on hand for *NSYNC's Challenge for the Children VI at various venues in Miami Beach, Florida over the weekend. Check out pictures here.

August 2, 2004 - *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake told 'Access Hollywood' host Nancy O'Dell that he's taking a stand against the tabloids with plans to sue News of the World over a story that claimed he cheated on girlfriend with Lucy Clarkson. "The whole thing all over the world is kind of getting out of hand -- in my opinion," said Justin. "And any time it goes to a certain level where I just feel uncomfortable with I think it's necessary to say, 'We're not gonna take it! No!'" Read more, and watch a video clip, here.

August 2, 2004 - Anonymous writes "MTV News reports All five members of *NSYNC reunited over the weekend to sing the national anthem at their annual Challenge for the Children basketball tournament. When asked whether a new album was likely, the group said it hadn't discussed it yet. "You caught us on the wrong day," JC said. "If you would have caught us [tomorrow] we would have had a better answer for you. Justin added, "We're going to enjoy the weekend, and as Monday rolls around, we'll get to the business stuff and we'll go from there," Justin added. Read more."

August 2, 2004 - In Touch magazine reports that Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz's differing lifestyles, primarily a result of their age gap, are putting a strain in their romance. "Justin loves giving parties where you can walk into a room the next morning and have no idea who the guy is crashing there," a friend revealed. Cameron has already been there and done that. She wants to start thinking about making a commitment and possibly having kids." The friend added, "It was fun in the beginning for Cameron to take a step back into the world of 20-somethings, but now she's looking for some stability and maturity in a relationship."

August 2, 2004 - Cameron Diaz and her *NSYNC boyfriend Justin Timberlake enjoyed a day at the beach in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday (July 23). Check out pictures from MavrixPhoto.

August 2, 2004 - In Touch weekly spoke with Justin Timberlake's rep on news that the book on the singer is being postponed by a British publisher -- and it isn't an autobiography. "Justin's only 23 hyears old - he's too young to write an autobiography," the rep reasoned. "It's more of a lifestyle book - full of lots of big photos." But was it really delayed so he wouldn't have a showdown against Robbie Williams? The rep insisted no. "Justin's too busy to finish the book now," the rep said. "It's that simple. But it will be published in 2005."

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