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This *NSYNC Member Was Making a Shockingly Small Amount of Money at the Peak of the Band’s Fame

Despite being one of the biggest boybands in the world, one *NSYNC member revealed just how little he was making behind the scenes.

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You would think a boy band as massive as *NSYNC would’ve been raking in the dough in their prime. With hits like “Bye Bye Bye” and “It’s Gonna Be Me” on their belt, there’s no reason every member of the group shouldn’t have been set for life. But the music industry is a treacherous place, and they had the infamous Lou Pearlman as their manager. That meant they were effectively being robbed of what was rightfully theirs.

However, if we knew just how little they were actually making, I think their fans would’ve rioted. In an interview on The Zach Sang Show, Lance Bass revealed that *NSYNC was only making $35........

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