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'NSync Mogul Accused of Sleeping With Boy Singers

Posted Oct 13, 07 8:27 AM CDT in US,  Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – Boy band "svengali" Lou Pearlman is accused of scamming more than $300 million, but some ex-singers and moms say there's more: The 'NSync and Backstreet Boys mogul pressured his underage wannabe stars for sex. One ex-assistant has gone on record with Vanity Fair, saying, "There was one guy in every band—one sacrifice—who takes it for Lou."

But "none of these kids will admit anything happened," says an attorney. "If the truth came out, it would ruin careers." The mother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter admits that "certain things happened" to make her warn moms, but she won't say what. Some also refute the accusations: "There was no inappropriate behavior," says one investor in Pearlman's ponzi scheme. "No way."

Source Vanity Fair

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Auctioneer Henry Stampler, right, takes bids on some of the many items that were being auctioned off at Lou Pearlman's office in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. Authorities say they don't know...   (Associated Press)
A photo released by the U.S. Marshals' Office shows Lou Pearlman on June 15, 2007 on Guam. Pearlman faces a federal charge of bank fraud. Pearlman created the boy-bands Backstreet Boys and "n Sync....   (Associated Press)
Lou Pearlman poses outside his office's at Church Street Station in Orlando, Fla., in this Oct. 27, 2006 file photo. The creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was indicted Wednesday, June, 27,...   (Associated Press)
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