Lance Bass Is A Liar

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Lance Bass Learns About Damage Control

In this week's issue of the magazine, former 'N Sync star Lance Bass talks to New York's Jada Yuan about battling the city's real-estate market (he's in town to appear in Hairspray on Broadway): "There's a lot of crap here for a lot of money," he said. "I don't think anyone here has any style. I was looking at fully furnished places and it was like, you can either have a bunch of floral prints or some dusty couch from the 1960s."

He also told us about dining at Justin Timberlake's restaurant: "I've been up there a few times … But it's really up there. The Upper East Side? I'm not in college anymore."

But now Bass feels compelled to impugn our reporting, both on his MySpace page and in a statement to Vulture. See the statement, and our refutation, below.

We were going to be nice about this, because we're actually quite fond of Bass, but then we heard that he called Ms. Yuan a dumb reporter on MySpace. So we invite Bass to breath deeply, stop reading Perez Hilton (who posted the story on his own site under the typically over-the-top headline, "Lance Bass Hates New York City"), and take some lessons in reading comprehension. Bass's beef boils down to two points — he says he didn't say New Yorkers have no style, and he does go to Justin Timberlake's restaurant. Oh, and he really loves New York!

New York would like to make the following points: (1) We stand by the interview; Bass was not misquoted. (2) Bass is not quoted as saying New Yorkers have no style — it's clear that he's referring to the apartments he looked at. (3) The piece also does not suggest that Bass doesn't hang out at Justin Timberlake's restaurant. In fact, it specifically quotes him as saying he goes there. (4) Though Bass's quote about his dancing ability ("I was the worst dancer in the band") has not been called into question, we'd like to reiterate that Bass was, indeed, the worst dancer in 'N Sync. (5) Bass now says he's going bi-coastal; he never mentioned that to us, but we're glad to hear it! Welcome to New York, Lance.

Here's his letter in full:

Last week your reporter called me on my cell phone to ask me a number of questions in conjunction with my joining the cast of the Broadway hit musical Hairspray. She came to see me in the show but she didn't come to the after party so she requested an interview later.

I made the comment to her (that she recorded so there is no excuse for the misquote) that when trying to find an apartment here, the first two I looked at had no style. She reported that I said New Yorkers had no style, which I never said. What was conveniently left out was my statement that I am having a great time here, I love the city and I now plan to get a permanent residence here and be bi-coastal.

Later in the story the writer suggests that I don't hang out at Justin's restaurant. I have been to Justin's restaurant a number of times, and have taken my fellow cast members to it on many occasions as well.

I'm sorry floral print couches were reported on in my piece and nothing mentioned of this incredible musical, Hairspray, that I am in and how excited I am to be working and living among some of the greatest people on the planet.

Sincerely,
Lance Bass
Proud New Yorker

[Image via Celebrity Babylon.]

    Posted: Aug 28, 2007 at 12:33 pm / Email this  »

    170 comments to “Lance Bass Is A Liar”

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    1. Peggy says – reply to this


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      Yeah, but what about Fidel? Still dead (snork)?????

    2. FAWNA says – reply to this


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      EVERY WORD HE SAID IN HIS INTERVIEW SOUNDS HONEST, AND HE SHOULD JUST OWN UP TO THAT……………………….

    3. sherry says – reply to this


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      first

    4. Becka says – reply to this


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      lol i love reading about him

    5. Hello Kitty says – reply to this


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      I think he is just mad that Justin is having a bit of a secret tickle with his mate from back home, and not him.

      The clothes line, and restaurant.. not to mention the arse action has to hurt.. it has to hurt to be left out.

    6. HOMO says – reply to this


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      He's an ASSHOLE!!

    7. HOMO says – reply to this


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      He's an MAJOR ASSHOLE!!

    8. emily says – reply to this


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      this guy is so annoying now!!!

    9. ugh, who cares? says – reply to this


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      This guy's a total has-been. Can we please move on?

    10. Michael says – reply to this


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      Lance bass go to hell

      Welcome to N.Y.C bitch

    11. lancesux says – reply to this


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      weak.

    12. TRACY says – reply to this


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      TOLD YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      HE'S LANCE LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    13. hahaha says – reply to this


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      grow up lance

    14. TRACY says – reply to this


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      OOHH.I HAVE A GOOD ONE
      LANCE LIE A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHA

    15. Joey says – reply to this


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      I really have lost a lot of respect for New York magazine. It desperately tries to be snobby and it can't own up to its own slanted "journalism".

    16. jadams says – reply to this


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      haha lance bass got owned

    17. L says – reply to this


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      This is almost as cool as when Fidel died last Friday.

    18. Leilani says – reply to this


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      Loser Face! Loser Face! Neener neener neee nerrrrr!

    19. j says – reply to this


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      dude. do you even read things before you post them. they say they didn't say things when the clearly did.

    20. Marjorie Flores from Ishcombobbido says – reply to this


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      Poor Lance. I guess he caught a bad case of verbal Valdiarrhea.

    21. LaSancha says – reply to this


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      FIRST

    22. jennzz says – reply to this


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      again,, he's a sissypoo,, I do not like him,,
      it's not that he's gay,,
      it's cuz he's such a lil girl,, he has such a chip on shoulder and
      is not nice to his fans,,
      yuckkkkkkk

    23. Ashton says – reply to this


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      OMG DOES IT REALLY MATTER???

    24. matty says – reply to this


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      everyone knows you have to live in nyc longer than a couple of months before you can call yourself a true new yorker. try going to space again, crazy.

    25. Jenny says – reply to this


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      SO ANNOYING!!!! and SO FAKE

    26. Sarah says – reply to this


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      Who cares about Lance Bass, really? He should be happy he's getting any press at all, even if it is negative.

    27. huh says – reply to this


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      Uhhh I don't get it?????????

    28. Bunnyloo says – reply to this


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      Umm, he's not a liar, he just didn't read the actual article, and instead got the misquote form Perez Hilton, who regularly misquotes folks just to juice things up a bit. So what they are sayin', is if Lance is guilty of anything, it's getting his facts from Perez, instead of reading the actual source. They never said he hated New York, Perez did, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.

    29. AnActualNewYorker says – reply to this


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      Who cares! This guy is a total douche! If he thinks New Yorkers have no style, then he should move back to Texas or wherever the hell he's from. There are gorgeous luxury bulidings in NYC fully furnished but he's not from here and has no taste so he doesn't know where to find them. I live in one. And it took me all of four hours to find. What a joke. Dumbass.

    30. MISS SOUTH CAROLINA says – reply to this


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      I personally believe that Lance Bass, such as, a U.S. American, doesn't know how to read, such as, South Africa and Iraq, such as, he can't comprehend what the fuck he's reading on PerezHilton.com. So, I personally believe that he's a douchebag, such as, a D-lister, moronic gay celebrity. Such as, he can't find his asshole on a map.

    31. Peggy Sue says – reply to this


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      Why is he making such a big deal out of it? He needs to get over it.

    32. joeyOh says – reply to this


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      What's all the fuss … this one is lucky to be working….NEXT

    33. go back to work Losers says – reply to this


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      Um Owned by who? when did america turn into one big Gossip table in a high school cafateria. Perez..perez perz…You kinda funny and you are pretty good at what you do..but with all the problems in the world all we can talk about is a guy who was in a boy band in the 1990's…..I just realized that This is aperfect example of what wrong with this country and i am gona have to limit myself on the CRAP i read.

      I love Gossip as much as the rest of you, but i think we need to start looking at the BIGGER PICTURE.

      GOD BLESS AMERICA AND NO WHERE ELSE!!!!!

    34. you are all losers says – reply to this


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      the only reason why people are gay is because they cant get a gf or bf of the opposite sex and they just want to 'be a part of something' or a 'fad' lets just pass laws to marry our pets too. any hey while we're at it, lets just let everyone marry anything that they want. the world will be the same—i swear. just because your next door neighbor married a goat doesnt mean that he should be treated any different than anyone else.

    35. LL says – reply to this


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      It's funny, he's accusing everyone of lying. He's going to run out of fingers for all his finger pointing.

    36. ohhh god... says – reply to this


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      perez shut up. youre just being ridiculous. its obvious any celebrity would be THAT idiot (except maybe for you and bush) to say that when he/she knows its gonna be read by new yorkers.

      PS - perez - not celebrity, celebrity wannabe.

    37. Peggy Sue says – reply to this


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      Why is he making such a big deal about it? He needs to get over it.

    38. zacy efron says – reply to this


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      piggez, leave my lance alone!!
      He gives it me good and hard, then we flip and I give it him good and hard.
      why you wanna be hating?
      get on your fat knees and worship me piggez!!!

      Is castro still dead? are the people in miami or 'little cuba" being safe?

    39. COCO says – reply to this


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      Ok, so the guy didn't like the first 2 or 3 apts they show him, so what? And he goes sometimes to Justin's rest, but not all the time, because is very in the upper east size…and he probably is lives in Mid Town…What's wrong with that?

      The press and the bloggers (yes, you my dear Perez) seems to love to trash this guy. Live him alone…He likes New York, he is in a Broawday show, having a great time….For God's sake what did he do wrong? NOTHING.

      As far as I'm concerned I believe him more than the New York Magazine. A gut feeling.

    40. *~Perezcious Hag~* says – reply to this


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      Princess Frosty L. will not (but SHOULD) let this go away… this is the most publicity he's had since the NSYNC years! Keep talking Frosty! Ur just digging ur own "lil' bitch" grave!!!
      *~VeRo~*
      AKA *~The Self Proclaimed Perezcious Hag Bitches!~*

    41. Gia Jolie says – reply to this


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      Bunch of queens fighting! Big shock!

    42. tiny dancer says – reply to this


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      Hes a Little bitch! I'd love to put him in the blender on high!

    43. MISS SOUTH CAROLINA says – reply to this


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      I personally believe that Lance Bass, such as, a U.S. American, doesn't know how to read, such as, South Africa and Iraq, such as, he can't comprehend what the fuck he's reading on PerezHilton.com. So, I personally believe that he's a douchebag, such as, a D-lister, moronic gay celebrity. Such as, he can't find his asshole on a map.

      MISS U.S. AMERICAN SOUTH CAROLINA, SUCH AS, FOREVER.

    44. JEALOUSY says – reply to this


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      HE'S BITTER BECAUSE HIS EX IS NOW DATING A PERSONAL TRAINER/MODEL AND HE'S FUG AND ALONE.

    45. JEALOUSY says – reply to this


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      HE'S BITTER BECAUSE HIS EX IS NOW DATING A PERSONAL TRAINER/MODEL AND HE'S FUG AND ALONE. BITTER AND ALONE..POOR LANCE ASS..LOL

    46. Jami says – reply to this


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      who fucking cares. i can't believe it even got that far

    47. NYer says – reply to this


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      "I'm not in college anymore"….Did Lance ever go to college ??? or did he spend his college years learning the running man and doing jazz hands with NSYNC ? grow up you retard !!!! I think it's time to reschedule your trip to outer space idiot !!! NYers will chew your sachrin ass up and spit you out !!!!!!!! no southern hospitality for you here

    48. Jenn says – reply to this


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      Wow I know it. He if he can't handle it then get out now! Misquotes or even changing context can happen in an interview. It's just what happens. He's a "celebrity" he wanted to be famous and all of a sudden he can't take the heat?

    49. Nonono says – reply to this


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      Perez…leave him the f*ck alone. Haven't you done enough to Lance Bass? As usual you twist everything around, seeing as Lance grew up in NSYNC where everything they said was scripted, I am quite certain he was misquoted - and I will believe that until the magazine ponies up that tape and I hear it differently.

    50. a says – reply to this


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      another angry has been/never was…..

    51. Patrick says – reply to this


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      How is he calling himself a New Yorker when he's been here only like a week? He's a total idiot and a has-been.

    52. mia mya says – reply to this


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      Sorry, Lance, but you cannot just move to New York and automatically become a New Yorker. It takes YEARS of sweating on the subway, tripping on the sidewalk, getting hit by cars, yelling at stupid selfish people on the streets and getting called an asshole by nearly every other New Yorker until you can become a "Proud New Yorker." Wake up ASSHOLE! Now you're on your way….

    53. J says – reply to this


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      Oh Perez, stop the hate. you're just jealous!!!

    54. wowseyCASTRO says – reply to this


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      why don't you comment on the castro story? You are looking like a fool. Did Raul send his monkey squad for you orwhat? Sheesh! Stop hiding and stop hiding the posts about your repeated statement that he is dead. What happened in Miami. You are being so chickenshit!

    55. JEEZLOUISE says – reply to this


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      what are you obsessed with this dude? nobody cares.Just so you know.

    56. ad says – reply to this


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      another has been never was angry out of the closet little man…..

    57. Angie says – reply to this


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      The New Yorker was clearly lying. the article published was a case of a reproter putting an interview in her own words. i read the article and they did take his words and turn them around.
      (1) We stand by the interview; Bass was not misquoted.Yes New Yorker did misquote him.
      (2) Bass is not quoted as saying New Yorkers have no style — it’s clear that he’s referring to the apartments he looked at. Yes, The New Yorker did imply that he was saying that about New Yorker's read the bitches article.
      I am not a fan of Lance but come on New Yorker admit that you lied and skewed the truth to get a juicy interview.

    58. laura says – reply to this


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      holy shit way to be new york mag!

    59. penny says – reply to this


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      Seriously get over him

    60. Eric says – reply to this


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      That Bitch is NO New Yorker!

    61. jarvis says – reply to this


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      princess fat fuck face?

    62. all the King's horses.... says – reply to this


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      Why are some people able to post 8 miles of spam, but I keep getting cut off???!! LOL!
      Yeah, Perez rocks. When the truth isn't being told!!! (or, at least, her version of it…)

    63. Jessica says – reply to this


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      you're a douche - no one cares - shut up and quit digging yourself into a hole like ms. teen usa (south carolina). bye.

    64. goose farts says – reply to this


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      your not a fucking new yorker, idiot.

    65. Marcus says – reply to this


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      Ummm, Perez, please don't speak on behalf of New York City.

    66. Kristen says – reply to this


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      Maybe he just can't read?! He admitted that he never went to college.

    67. ME says – reply to this


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      #57:FIRST OFF, IT IS NOT THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE BUT NEW YORK MAG AND SECOND LANCE BASS IS A LIAR AND NY MAG DOES NEED TO ADD ANYTHING TO MAKE THEIR PIECE JUCIER. HIS WORDS "SUGGESTED" THAT NEW YORK HAS NO STYLE AND THAT HE HATES NEW YORK CITY. HE GOT CAUGHT LYING AND HE NEEDS TO DEAL WITH IT. WELCOME TO NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    68. d says – reply to this


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      Proud New Yorker? Oh, please. Don't insult those of us who have endured years of waiting in half-hour long grocery check-out lines, being packed like sardines on the subway, and living in crappy apartments.

    69. chris says – reply to this


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      so you hate new york? who cares? I hate that place too…and LA to be honest. Celebrities think there's only 3 places - NYC, LA and everywhere else. You are all a bunch of trendy shitheads. If the "hip" place to be, as told by your dumb publicists, was Moline, Iowa…that's where you'd all be. No one gives a shit where you live, eat or sleep has-been.

    70. Michelle says – reply to this


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      he just needs to shut up now.

    71. reality-check says – reply to this


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      This guys all washed up and desperate for attention. New York has more style than Lance will ever know.

    72. Lisa says – reply to this


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      ****
      LANCE WINS ANOTHER ROUND!
      AND NY Mag bites it once again.. they are just buryibg themselves.

      I had zero interest in this until I saw how very well he was able to defend himself against an out of control media. Hooray the power of the Internet - this time anyway - he was able to defend himself. With great class, too, I must add.

    73. ugh says – reply to this


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      how incredibly offensive to new yorkers lance.

    74. just wondering, in the name of true journalism... says – reply to this


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      Fidel WWWWWHHHHHOOOOOO????!!!!! (Or, is it "WHOOOOOOOOOM" )

      HAHAHAHAHA!

    75. Karma says – reply to this


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      This should be a smaaack to the NY producers who decided to put a D-Lister on Broadway rather than a ligitimate musical theatre actor. He's the worst dancer in a boy band but he's good enough for Broadway??????

      Broadway - hire real talent and get off the D List. This has been your karma speaking.

      Can some real NY talent chime in here?????????

    76. IM NOT JUST A FAN, IM A CITIZEN OF PEREZ HILTON says – reply to this


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      Gogo Perez starting a catfight!

      But I must say New York mag is kinda bullshit. They saw the angle they wanted and ran with it, and they absolutely took his statements out of proper context for the effect they were going for. But hey, that's journalism!

      I mean come on. "(2) Bass is not quoted as saying New Yorkers have no style — it’s clear that he’s referring to the apartments he looked at."

      The quote they printed: "There’s a lot of pieces of crap here for a lot of money,” he says. “And I don’t think anyone here has any style. "

    77. lj says – reply to this


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      new york is style.

    78. Grace E. says – reply to this


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      Lance Bass works and lives in New York. Why can Lance Bass not claim to be a New Yorker? Hillary Clinton never worked or lived in New York before she became the senator for New York.

    79. Margarita says – reply to this


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      Look, I'm not even a fan of Lance Bass. But seriously…the quotes I read did indeed imply that he was saying the Upper East Side was a bit too college for him and that New Yorkers have no style.
      .
      To that, I say that those implications are unfair, and that includes when they are set against New York Magazine's own defensive points. Nothing they've said addresses those misunderstandings at all. And meanwhile, Lance Bass did mention becoming bi-coastal in another interview prior to this. So a) maybe he got the interviews mixed up and b) no matter, the fact that he said that at all — to anyone — still shows he doesn't hate New York.
      .
      So my vote goes to Lance not making the best word choices, and New York Magazine and those who covered the article running with as much drama as they could muster.
      .
      Meanwhile, who really cares if he likes New York or not? You don't have to like the city you happen to be working in temporarily to justify accepting the gig in the first place. Lots of entertainers perform on stages in cities they don't like. All that matters is that they give you your money's worth when the curtain goes up!

    80. NYC Biotch says – reply to this


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      Ok People, listen, I just read the article on the new issue of the NEW YORK MAGAZINE, Lance sounds like an ASS and says that because of NYers he became rude and shit like that. He does not like NY and thinks we don't have style…. WELL! he shops at places like EXPRESS (H&M would be better) …. and all is wearing is fitted jeans (’cause his ass is big) and long draped curtains as shirts (he reminds me of Dorothy from the Golden Girls).

      He's just rude and thinks he's the shit. Honey, learn to be humble and to say 'I'm sorry' once in a while.

    81. NY Biotch says – reply to this


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      to LISA ** : you must be Lance's manager writing in defense of her little girl. Say it, Say it!

    82. Daisy Daniels says – reply to this


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      Leave Lance Bass alone!! He's NOT a liar!!

    83. me says – reply to this


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      who cares?? Why must you make a federal case out of every freakin little thing? So you don't like him. We get it. But you did what looks like hours of research to try and argue floral couches. This is why you have zero credibility. You shoot your mouth of all the time and you don't even have the balls to own up to it (castro anyone). You guys aren't that different after all

    84. NYer says – reply to this


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      #73 LMFAO !!!!!!! How did he defend himself ?? He actually said everything that was in the article, you are precious !!!!!! LMFAO

    85. Absolut Dirtbag says – reply to this


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      Love the Jeff Gordon-esque sunglasses in your pic, Frosty.

      I couldn't give a shit WHAT you were talking about. I'm a Kentuckian, baby…I've seen folks here with more style than you. ;)

    86. vince young says – reply to this


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      Wow. That's what I call BREAKING NEWS!!! Somebody call Katie Couric, quick. All you people calling him an asshole are idiots. Just goes to show how some "Dumb Fucks" believe everything they read, and make negative comments about people they dont even know. Get a life losers!!!

    87. Van says – reply to this


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      What's so much attention over Lance Bass about? I see nothing wrong with what he said in his interview, and the back and forth "he said she said" is so elementary. Lance you're cool, New York you're great, can we move on to better topics

    88. asdf says – reply to this


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      he should just keep his mouth shut already. he should also be happy that someone actually wants to talk about him. hes a retard. hes a bad singer, dancer, actor, and person. ughhhhh.

    89. madison says – reply to this


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      doesn't anybody notice the most infuriating part of all of this?
      how does someone with no style have an opinion on what's stylish?
      vintage couches are in, idiot.
      lance, why don't you move to suburbia.

    90. ann says – reply to this


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      WHO CARES?!!

    91. Star says – reply to this


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      Does it upset any other REAL New Yorkers that he signed that letter "Proud New Yorker"? For those of us who really live in and love this city that's just a slap in the face. He doesn't know jack about being a real New Yorker.

    92. Amy says – reply to this


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      Seeing as Lance is the only one keeping his story straight, and the magazine can't, I'd say that Lance is was not the lier, but rather the magazine made a mistake and now don't want to own up to it. I mean come on Perez, you've met Lance, is he the sort of person to say something like that? He may think it, but he'd never say it.

    93. Jes says – reply to this


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      To that Fool who said everyone is moving to Florida.

      Actually, if you look at statistics MANY MANY Floridians are moving to NYC, especially young ones. Check the census. Bitch.

      And the reason the ones move to FL is because it's much cheaper. Duh.

    94. N.Y. Harrison says – reply to this


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      First Off,I am a native New yorker.Bass needs to shut the fuck up and go back to calli!There are like 3 million apts.In the city.If He can't find an apt.
      thats good enough,he needs to pull his Head outta his ass,and wipe the shit outta his eyes!Also,Justin IS A STAR! He CAN Dance,SING,And Is way Hotter than princess Frosty cock! This bastard needs a Reality Check!

    95. Lia says – reply to this


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      Dear Lance,
      You've been here what, a month? You are NOT a New Yorker.

    96. Alex says – reply to this


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      LANCE BASS IS NOT A NEW Y0RKER IF HE HAS LIVED THERE FOR A SHORT TIME…..WHY DOES EVERY TOURIST WHO VISITS THE CITY THINK THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO CALL THEMSELVES A NEW YORKER. GO BACK HOME.

    97. Christine says – reply to this


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      It sounds like they're both telling the truth… the article's just conveniently slanting things in the direction they want them to go by "quoting" things of context. I hate the media and journalists now. They all have failed us by letting this administration do whatever they want without check. I don't trust a damn thing they say or write anymore. It's all about money and spin my friends.

    98. Kiki Lane says – reply to this


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      Lance bASS & Andy DICK need to hook up. They're meant for each other.

    99. ChristinaMarie says – reply to this


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      Speaking of liars… I missed that CNN special report on Fidel's death the other night Perez.

    100. Hyde says – reply to this


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      #30, OMG!! LMAO!! Brilliant. :) Lance is a tard.

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