<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ForeverNsyncFans.com News Archive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright ForeverNsyncFans.com News Archive]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Timberlake gives Diaz some support]]></title><description><![CDATA[    timesofindia.indiatimes.com  
4.23.08    
  
 Grieving actress Cameron Diaz was lent a shoulder to cry on by her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.  

  Timberlake joined the actress at the memorial service for her father recently. Also in the crowd was another of Diaz’s reportedly former boyfriend John Mayer. Cameron’s father Emilio, 58, passed away on April 15 due to pneumonia.
    
In order to keep the lively Diaz family spirit up, the guests who arrived at the memorial service at Mahe in Seal Beach, wore non-traditional garb. “Most people started arriving at 2 pm and no one wore black. Lots of people were wearing Hawaiian shirts. It looked more like a party,” the source added.  

  Timberlake and Mayer had arrived separately and they both stayed on until most of the people started leaving around 4 pm, after Cameron had spoken a few words to the group.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/timberlake-gives-diaz-some-support/</link><guid>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/timberlake-gives-diaz-some-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bass regrets hiding his sexual preference]]></title><description><![CDATA[    thaindian.com  
4.21.08    

  London, April 21 (IANS) Former ‘N Sync singer Lance Bass wishes he had not waited for four years after his group took a break to reveal that he was gay. He hesitated to make the revelation earlier for fear that it might hurt the planned reunion. Bass came out in an article in 2006 and admits he could not come out earlier because it would have negatively affected his bandmates’ careers.  

  Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying: “I was very scared of ruining my four best friends’ careers. The ignorance in me thought that if I did reveal that, then our whole life would crash and the group would end because everyone would hate us. But now I see how stupid that was, and I wish I could go back and be able to tell the world who I really was.  

  “I think it would have been fine. My fans have always stood by me, and they haven’t changed. And I think it would have been great to be able to come out at the height of like the ‘N Sync heyday - I think it could have helped a lot of people.”  
  
The group never did reunite and looks very unlikely that they ever will.  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/bass-regrets-hiding-his-sexual-preference/</link><guid>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/bass-regrets-hiding-his-sexual-preference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America&#039;s Best Dance Crew: JC Chasez&#039;s Buddy Stands Up for the Gay Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[    www.buddytv.com  
4.25.08  
  
  We've recently heard those rumors of JC Chasez dating Chace Crawford of the overly popular teen drama series Gossip Girl.  The Dance Crew judge tried to dodge those rumors until he had enough of them, telling People that the rumors are "just stupid."  The public must've gotten it wrong.  JC Chasez isn't gay, as he has denied it a million times.  However, one former N*Sync member is, and he's out in the open about it.  

  A couple of years ago, Lance Bass came out through an interview with People Magazine.  There, he spoke about his sexual orientation, and how he's been dealing with it since way before the N*Sync days.  Today, he continues to stand proud about his gender preferences with a new endeavor he is working on.  

  Lance Bass recently made a public service announcement for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), in lieu of the 11th annual National Day of Silence on April 25, when students across America "take a vow of silence to protest bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools," CNN reports.  

  "I think it's time for me to stand up," Lance Bass told the Associated Press.  He says that he wants to "help educate, because I'm lucky enough to have been given a voice to be able to talk and grab the attention of people."  

  Bass would like to raise awareness on the violence against the gay community, which has often been defamed by the more conservative groups.  Moreover, he recently released a memoir entitled "Out of Sync," which will be released on October 23rd.  The memoir was done in honor of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old student who was tragically shot and killed in February in Oxnard, California by a younger boy because King arrived at school in a feminine attire.  

  "I heard about Lawrence on the news, and it was just incredible to me that kids that age that would have such an issue...with the subject of being gay," Bass said.  

  Moreover, Bass points out that the discrimination against the gay community isn't something that is felt individually.  There is much influence from the older generation and he felt that kids nowadays are "being told by older siblings or family members or other fellow students."  

  "Everyday, thousands of students are silenced.  They're silenced by fear, they're silenced for being who they are," Bass says.  

  The 28-year-old performer, who chose to come out of the closet well after the pop group N*Sync disbanded, says that he wished he could've made the revelation earlier.  However, he took into consideration the career of N*Sync, and their widespread popularity, which might be stolen away from them once he let the cat out of the bag.  

  "I had four other guys' careers in my hand," Bass told MTV back in July 2006.  "I knew that if I ever acted on it or even said [that I was gay], it would overpower everything."  

  "I was very scared of ruining my four best friends' careers," he admits today.  "The ignorance in me thought that if I did reveal that, that our whole life would crash and the group would end because everyone would hate us."  
  
However, it seems that he regrets that choice and saw it as a good opportunity to show the world that gay people may as well be as talented as any other straight person.  

  "Now I see how stupid that was, and I wish I could go back and be able to tell the world who I really was," Bass says.  "I think it would have been fine.  My fans have always still stood by me, and they haven't changed...I think it could have helped a lot of people."  

  In fact, Dance Crew judge and long-time friend JC Chasez himself admits that he has nothing but support for the fellow performer.  

  "I've know Lance for more than 10 years," JC Chasez told MTV News.  "We have been through so much together.  He is family and I support him unconditionally."  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/americas-best-dance-crew-jc-chasezs-buddy-stands-up-for-the-gay-community/</link><guid>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/americas-best-dance-crew-jc-chasezs-buddy-stands-up-for-the-gay-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timberlake signs IMG marketing deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[    www.guardian.co.uk  
April 18, 2008    
  
Justin Timberlake has signed a marketing deal with sports and entertainment company IMG to handle the singer and actor's global endorsement deals.  
  
As well as representing the pop star's commercial endorsements, IMG will handle Timberlake's "wide array" of golf interests.
  
  
This will include the development of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open in Las Vegas and the design and construction of an eco-friendly golf course in the singer's hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.  

  "We look forward to partnering with a superstar of his calibre and global appeal to further build his brand and expand his relationships with sponsors through endorsement partnerships," said Sandy Montag, the senior corporate vice-president at IMG Sports and Entertainment.  

  Timberlake, who rose to fame as part of boyband 'N Sync before striking out as a solo artist - more recently dabbling in acting in films such as Alpha Dog and Shrek the Third - is one of the most bankable marketing properties in the world.  

  He has had high profile tie-ups with a string of brands including McDonald's - the fast food chain based its global "I'm Lovin' it" campaign around him - and Pepsi.  

  Last year he struck a five-year deal with US golf's organising body, the PGA, to host the tour's Las Vegas event.  

  The PGA said he was the 14th celebrity to ever host an event, starting this October, joining the likes of Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.  
  
IMG's founder, the late Mark McCormack, built the global sports management and marketing business up after starting out representing golfer Arnold Palmer in the 1960s.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:14:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/timberlake-signs-img-marketing-deal/</link><guid>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/timberlake-signs-img-marketing-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lance Bass Speaks Up for Silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[    Eonline.com  
april 18, 2008
      
Lance Bass wants the youth of America to get in sync with sexual tolerance.  

  The erstwhile 'N Syncer has filmed a public service announcement for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network to urge students to stop the bullying, harassment and discrimination occurring in schools.  

  The PSA, which began its viral distribution earlier today, was made in support of the 11th Annual National Day of Silence. Taking place April 25, the event commemorates those lost to antigay violence and encourages students throughout the country to take a vow of silence in protest of the intolerant among them.  
  
"Every day, thousands of students are silenced," Bass says in the spot. "They're silenced by fear, they're silenced for being who they are.  
  
"They're friends, they're classmates, they're brothers, they're sisters, they're gay, they're straight, they're you, they're me."  

  Hundreds of thousands of students are expected to participate in the Day of Silence, this year dedicated to the memory of 15-year-old Lawrence King, a student from Oxnard, Calif., who in February was shot and killed while sitting in class after showing up at school in feminine attire.  
  
"Whoever they are, whatever their backgrounds or beliefs, these students will take action because they believe that the bullying and harassment must end," Bass says in the PSA. "What are you going to do to end the silence?"  
  
Bass himself revealed his sexuality back in 2006 and soon after published a memoir detailing his own struggle to come out of the closet, particularly during the heady days of 'N Sync's global success.  
  
As for his involvement in the Day of Silence, Bass said he decided to participate after learning of the King incident.  
  
"I heard about Lawrence on the news, and it was just incredible to me that kids that age would have such an issue...with the subject of being gay," he told the Associated Press. "It also shows me that these kids don't—they don't learn [bigotry] on their own. They're being told by older siblings or family members or other fellow students."  
  
As for looking back at his own reluctance to be open from the get-go, Bass told the wire service he regrets not doing so sooner.  

  "I think it would have been fine...I think it would have been great to be able to come out at the height of like the 'N Sync heyday—I think it could have helped a lot of people."  
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/lance-bass-speaks-up-for-silence/</link><guid>http://forevernsyncfans.com/news/april-2008/lance-bass-speaks-up-for-silence/</guid></item></channel></rss>