If you were a teenage girl in the 90s and early 2000s, chances are Lou Pearlman had a significant impact on your life. He was the mastermind behind the boy band craze of that time period, including the person who put together both NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys. But what you may not know was that Lou Pearlman spent his entire life conning every person he ever came into contact with, including the bands.
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Vanity Fair | Mad About the Boys
ABC NY | How NSYNC's '6th Member' Founded the Band, Sued Its Members, and Landed In Jail | '20/20' Special
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman story
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