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Members Of 'N SYNC Inappropriately Touched As Teens, Says Lance Bass

“I was even aware then, at 16, that this guy was a pedophile."

During a discussion about sexual harassment in Hollywood on The Meredith Vieira Show today, Lance Bass revealed that he and his former 'N SYNC bandmates had been touched inappropriately as teenagers.

“This also happens to men, too,” he said. “It has happened to me. When I was 16, 17 years old, and we started, there was someone that we worked with that was inappropriately touching us."

He said that it was only his joking about it with the other 'N SYNC boys that helped him to not feel like a victim.

“With the guys we would kind of talk about it, joke about, but it’s not a joking thing," he said. "I’m glad that we were aware of it, and we didn’t feel victimized at the time."

Former boy band manager Lou Pearlman has been infamously accused of sexual harassment over the years.

Although Bass didn't mention him specifically today, he has admitted that Pearlman touched him in the past, saying he would “always grab our arms and feel our muscles and go: ‘Hey boys, you workin’ out? Yeahhhh!’”

Pearlman has denied all allegations of sexual harassment and is currently serving a 25-year sentence for embezzlement.

h/t: Defamer

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