Lance Bass made a shocking admission on Wednesday.
The former *NSYNC member revealed on The Meredith Vieira Show that he was inappropriately touched when he was around 16 or 17 years old — right when his music career was taking off!
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During a panel discussion of Ashley Judd‘s claims that she was sexually harassed by a studio mogul, the 36-year-old dropped the bombshell, saying:
“It had happened to me… When we started there was someone that we worked with that was inappropriately touching us.”
While he didn’t specifically name Justin Timberlake, J.C. Chasez, Joey Fatone, or Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance did say “touching us” and that he discussed it with “the guys,” which seems clearly to be referencing his former bandmates.
Bass said that “the guys” joked about the inappropriate touching and that they “didn’t feel victimized” at the time.
But he did refer to the unnamed individual as a “pedophile” and insisted that it is “not a joking thing.”
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This seems to be confirmation of rumors of inappropriate conduct that have surrounded *NSYNC for years.
So disgusting. We applaud the singer for opening up about the matter and bringing more awareness to a problem that needs to addressed.
Watch the clip (below) to hear the full story.
[Image via RCA Records.]
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