Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Lance Bass claimed he was given a per diem of just $35 a day while rising to fame with *NSYNC.
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he → claim → NSYNC
The former boy-bander said during Thursday’s episode of “The Zach Sang Show” that “Our first check was $10,000,” noting that the shockingly low amount came after “years of number one albums” and “sellout tours.”
“I don’t know how many millions I made off of merchandise because merchandise was insane,” he recalled.
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he → say → merchandise
Bass claimed that when he and his bandmates — Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone — were “finally” given a check for $10,000, they were told, “You should be grateful for that.
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You → claim → that
You’ve been working for free for two, three years now.”
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You → work → years
As for his current situation, Bass, now 47, claimed that while he “for sure” gets residuals, “it’s not much.”
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it → claim → residuals
“People think I’m so filthy rich from *NSYNC, but no,” he insisted.
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he → think → NSYNC
Though Bass said he “did well” after the band went on hiatus in 2002 and he’s “very proud of everything [he] did after that,” he doubled down.
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he → say → that
“I didn’t make money with *NSYNC, like, hardly at all,” he claimed of the band, which formed in 1995.
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which → make → 1995
Bass further alleged that though he and his bandmates didn’t make a fortune from their talents, “the label” and Lou Pearlman — their infamous late music manager — “made a f–k ton.”
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label → allege → ton
Pearlman, who ultimately was jailed in 2008 after being convicted of money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, and conspiracy, died in prison in 2016.
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who → jail → 2016
When asked if the singer carried “resentment” for the allegedly low earnings, he responded “not anymore” — but admitted he felt he was cheated.
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he → ask → earnings
“Everyone kept saying, ‘You’re young, you’re young,'” he recalled.
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he → keep → ?
“Well, who cares if you’re young?
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you → care → ?
You still need to make a living and set yourself up for the future because [in] most of these cases, it’s a finite time of being able to do something like that, and no one set us up for life after that.”
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one → need → that
This isn’t the first time Bass has claimed he was shortchanged during his tenure in the world-famous “Bye Bye Bye” group.
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he → claim → group
Back in 2023, Bass called people thinking they were rich due to the band’s success “the worst thing.”
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they → call → success
“We were famous, but we were not rich,” he confessed during an appearance on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show.”
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he → confess → Show
“I made way more money after *NSYNC than I did during *NSYNC.
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I → make → NSYNC
Still, he said, “obviously” being part of the boy band at the height of its fame changed his life and trajectory.
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being → say → life
“We had a great support system,” he said.
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he → have → system
“I’m glad I was in a band, because I had four of my brothers that kept you down to earth.”
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that → ’m → earth
Your voice matters.
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voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility.
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Discussions → moderate → civility
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