Lance Bass: “Pedophile” Inappropiately Touched Boys Of ‘N SYNC

Lance Bass, formerly of boyband ‘NSync, opened up on Wednesday’s “The Meredith Viera Show” about being sexually harassed as a teenager by a music industry executive.

Bass heard her loud and clear, telling a disturbing tale of his own today on “The Meredith Vieira Show”.

“This also happens to men, too”, he shared.

In a recent interview, the 36-year-old singer said that it happens with men too as it is a two way street, reports E!

“I was even aware then, at 16, that this guy was a pedophile and he was touching me oddly”.

Bass said sexual harassment isn’t a “joking thing”, but he’s glad that he and the other band members were aware and didn’t feel victimized.

Bass still hasn’t named the man he’s accusing, but his latest comments echo almost identical statements he’s made about Lou Pearlman – the impresario who created *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, and is now serving a 25-year prison sentence for masterminding a major Ponzi scheme.

In 2007, an article appeared in Vanity Fair called “Mad About the Boys”.

“No one from ‘N SYNC was molested, that I know of. Yeahhhh!'” he told The Hollywood Reporter a year ago, while maintaining the manager never “crossed the line” with him.

ERIC JAMISON/AP (L-R) ‘N Sync members Lance Bass, J.C. Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone Jr., and Justin Timberlake at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards.

Despite the many allegations and stories that have swirled around about Pearlman over the years, he never faced any charges related to sexual molestation or inappropriate contact.

“That’s when Perez Hilton just started and was just really malicious against me”. On his SiriusXM show, Bass clarified what he said and further explained why he said them.