Yes, Lance Bass is Gay… Next!

In news that isn’t really news to us.. it’s People Magazine’s exclusive interview with former NSYNC member, Lance Bass, and he’s finally out of the closet. I’ve told people for weeks that I knew this was coming and this is a big *TOLD YA SO* to all who didn’t believe me!

Lance says, “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.”

What’s he up to these days?
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 Joey Fatone in which his character will be gay.

Why come out now?
“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.”

“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.”

What do is former NSYNC bandmates think?
Justin Timberlake: “Lance is one of my great friends. I support him and wish him all the happiness in the world.”

Joey Fatone: “He took years to really think about how he was going to tell everyone. I back him up 100 percent.”

Reichen talks:
“I will say that Lance is happier than he has ever been. It has been a long ride and it’s a huge relief and I couldn’t be happier for him and I couldn’t be more proud of him… I say some things in my book that I’m not really proud of that I did, but I had to do these things for self-preservation. My book is about a personal journey between myself and other cadets at the Air Force Academy involving our coming to terms with our sexuality while at the same time realizing we had to protect ourselves from it… I have been thinking about writing this book for over ten years. Lance and I have a very new relationship here. Is Lance supportive of the book and excited about it, ‘yes.’ Did he prompt me to write it or prompt me to put it out, ‘no.’ Did I have a contract that the book was going to come out October 1 of this year before I even met Lance, ‘yes.’”

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