Lou Pearlman, the disgraced producer and manager of the Backstreet Boys, O-Town and *NSYNC passed away Friday August 19th while serving a 25-year sentence in prison, according to Billboard.
Pearlman was in prison after being convicted for a half-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme in 2009.
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‘NSync’s Lance Bass tweeted about the news on Saturday, August 20. “Word is that #LouPearlman has passed away, he might not have been a stand-up businessman, but I wouldn’t be doing what I love today w/out his influence. RIP Lou.”
Word is that #LouPearlman has passed away. He might not have been a stand up businessman , but I (cont) https://t.co/nsczUEVOOQ
— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) August 20, 2016
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