Lance comes out in People magazine
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erilynIsn't this typical timing? After being out for dinner, I was catching up on lj and email. While I'm online, I see a rumour about Lance coming out, I'm like "hmmm, looks possible, we'll see" and go to bed. Five minutes later, the People article was found. Fortunately, I got a call and I just had to come back and see for myself. Now I must be one with my friendslist and post the online version of the article from the People website.
Lance Bass: I'm Gay
Lance Bass, the former 'N Sync heartthrob, reveals that he is gay, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
"I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything," says Bass, referring to bandmates Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake.
"I didn’t know: Could that be the end of ’N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did," he says speaking about his sexual orientation for the first time with PEOPLE.
Now, after years of keeping his personal life private, the Mississippi-bred, Southern Baptist-reared Bass, 27, is publicly revealing what he first shared with his friends, then his shocked family.
"He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone," says his close buddy Fatone, 29, who was the first 'N Sync bandmate to find out Bass is gay. "I back him up 100 percent." Adds Bass’s longtime pal, actress Christina Applegate: "I've always accepted him as who he is. It's about his own serenity at this point."
Having pursued acting, producing and – most memorably – space flight after ’N Sync went on hiatus in 2002, Bass now is looking ahead to new beginnings. He is in a "very stable" relationship with model-actor-Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, 32, and is developing an Odd Couple-inspired sitcom pilot with Fatone in which his character will be gay.
Mostly, though, he’s just enjoying the relief that comes with the culmination of a long, at times emotionally fraught journey. "The thing is, I’m not ashamed – that’s the one thing I want to say," he explains of his decision to come out. "I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I'm just happy."
As for why he's talking about this now Bass says, "The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that (the rumors) really were starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it's on my terms. I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about."
I've got a silly grin on my face. I'm happy for him, I'm glad he's at a place in his life where he wants to (and can) do this.
Lance Bass: I'm Gay
Lance Bass, the former 'N Sync heartthrob, reveals that he is gay, in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE.
"I knew that I was in this popular band and I had four other guys' careers in my hand, and I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said (that I was gay), it would overpower everything," says Bass, referring to bandmates Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake.
"I didn’t know: Could that be the end of ’N Sync? So I had that weight on me of like, ‘Wow, if I ever let anyone know, it's bad.' So I just never did," he says speaking about his sexual orientation for the first time with PEOPLE.
Now, after years of keeping his personal life private, the Mississippi-bred, Southern Baptist-reared Bass, 27, is publicly revealing what he first shared with his friends, then his shocked family.
"He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone," says his close buddy Fatone, 29, who was the first 'N Sync bandmate to find out Bass is gay. "I back him up 100 percent." Adds Bass’s longtime pal, actress Christina Applegate: "I've always accepted him as who he is. It's about his own serenity at this point."
Having pursued acting, producing and – most memorably – space flight after ’N Sync went on hiatus in 2002, Bass now is looking ahead to new beginnings. He is in a "very stable" relationship with model-actor-Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl, 32, and is developing an Odd Couple-inspired sitcom pilot with Fatone in which his character will be gay.
Mostly, though, he’s just enjoying the relief that comes with the culmination of a long, at times emotionally fraught journey. "The thing is, I’m not ashamed – that’s the one thing I want to say," he explains of his decision to come out. "I don't think it's wrong, I'm not devastated going through this. I'm more liberated and happy than I’ve been my whole life. I'm just happy."
As for why he's talking about this now Bass says, "The main reason I wanted to speak my mind was that (the rumors) really were starting to affect my daily life. Now it feels like it's on my terms. I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about."
I've got a silly grin on my face. I'm happy for him, I'm glad he's at a place in his life where he wants to (and can) do this.
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Date: 2006-07-26 01:40 pm (UTC)I know! Me too. I'm all teary and just so damn happy for him. I DO feel bad that it would appear Perez's harassment may have pushed it a little, but I'm glad he was able to finally say something to shut the bastard up.
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Date: 2006-07-26 01:42 pm (UTC)But I'll try and focus on the happy side of this :)
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Date: 2006-07-26 01:44 pm (UTC)Happy Side. Yes. Like Lance being happy. :D
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Date: 2006-07-26 01:53 pm (UTC)Love them. So much.
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Date: 2006-07-26 02:27 pm (UTC)Also...does anyone on Earth NOT want to watch that sitcom? If they don't, they're dead to me. Joey and Lance, being domestic, Lance being OUT? It's like the best fanfic ever.
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Date: 2006-07-26 04:29 pm (UTC)Woo!
Date: 2006-07-26 08:13 pm (UTC)Go Lance! :D (Even though my fangirl dreams of making him mine are dashed *tear* I'm ridiculously happy for him! And all slash fics are going to have to increase :P)
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Date: 2006-07-26 08:55 pm (UTC)I am so happy for him. And have everything crossed that Chris and JC guest star on that sitcom.
*bounce*
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Date: 2006-07-26 11:36 pm (UTC)I hope that Lance is happy and that what he and Darren Hayes have done leads to more people in the public eye feeling like they can be themselves. I think it sucks beyond belief that they need to make statements about this kind of thing. It should be a non-issue.
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Date: 2006-07-27 03:17 am (UTC)But I've got much admiration for them both as to how they've done it :)
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Date: 2006-07-27 11:16 am (UTC)On the other side, there's no more speculation. Speculation is fun! It's fun to wonder. I never really doubted, just that he'd come "out" (again...this irritates me, is it front page news when a star is hetero?).
Also, now I'm not so surprised that JC apparently wants to delay the release of his single (which was due out on 14 Aug).
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