Are The NSYNC Members Jealous Of Justin Timberlake? Here's The Truth About Their Relationship Today
Highlights
- Former NSYNC members have not been as successful as Justin Timberlake's solo career.
- Joey Fatone and Lance Bass have spoken about Timberlake's solo career.
- While NSYNC fans may hope for a reunion with Timberlake, it is clear that he has focused on other projects.
Even though Justin Timberlake's solo music career took off right away, it was still sad when he and the members of the popular boy band NSYNC went their separate ways. Sure, fans were happy to see JT's success, and it was clear that he was following what his heart told him to do. Still, leaving a band is never a simple decision, and people always wonder how the NSYNC members feel about each other.
Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick will always be beloved, but there's no denying that Justin Timberlake has had the most lucrative music career after leaving NSYNC. Even though Justin Timberlake's last album was released in 2018, he is definitely busy all the time. Does this mean that his former bandmates are envious of him? Here's what is really going on between Timberlake and NSYNC.
How Do The Members Of NSYNC Really Feel About Justin Timberlake?
In the 1990s and 2000s, boy bands seemed to come and go all the time. There are definitely many boy bands that people don't even remember. That will never be the case with NSYNC, though. Singles like "Bye Bye Bye" and "Tearin' Up My Heart" are still as fun to listen to today as they ever were.
If the other NSYNC band members have ever been jealous of Justin Timberlake's career, they have never said so. In fact, they have seemed totally supportive of their former bandmate ever since the band decided that they would no longer be making music together.
Since NSYNC split up, Justin Timberlake has experienced a lot of exciting life milestones, including marrying Jessica Biel in 2012 and becoming a father to sons Silas and Phineas. When Timberlake's former bandmates have talked about the changes in Timberlake's life, they often mention how busy Timberlake has been. That doesn't mean that they don't all still get along, though.
Joey Fatone talked about Justin Timberlake in 2019 and had only good things to say about him. When he spoke to TMZ about why Timberlake wasn't there when NSYNC sang with Ariana Grande at Coachella, Fatone explained that his former bandmate was simply focusing on his own music career.
Fatone said, “He was still doing his tour, he had just finished his tour. So, he wasn’t able to come back and do rehearsals with us. No, he wasn’t [able to fit it in], man. Think about it, you’ve been doing a long tour, would you want to do something after that?"
Fatone also supported Timberlake when he got ready to be a father. In an interview with People back in 2014, Fatone said, “He’s always been great with kids in general. He’s going to be great. I think he’ll be very hands-on.”
In 2020, Lance Bass talked about NSYNC in a virtual appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and explained that the band still gets along great. In fact, he said that they learned to appreciate each other even more when they were spending time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While JC Chasez doesn't talk to the media as much as the others from NSYNC, he and Timberlake seem to be on good terms as well. Us Weekly reported in 2021 that Timberlake wished Chasez a happy birthday on social media.
According to Entertainment Tonight, Bass said, "Especially during this quarantine, your relationships, they get tighter. Now we have happy hours every week together on Zoom, which is really fun." When asked if Timberlake was on the Zooms, Bass said "of course."
In the same interview, Bass explained that the band members talked on his podcast The Daily Podcast with Lance Bass and Timberlake opened up about quite a lot. This proves that they all get along and that there are no bad feelings toward Timberlake.
Bass explained, "I wasn't surprised he wanted to do it. We loved it. I thought it was fun. I heard a lot of things for the first time coming out of Justin's mouth about *NSYNC. He doesn't really talk about *NSYNC too much, but it was great to hear his perspective."
Are NSYNC's Justin Timberlake And Lance Bass Actually Friends Today?
There have been a few moments in the last couple of years that have made NSYNC fans wonder if Justin Timberlake and Lance Bass are still pals. For instance, Bass was interviewed on Pod Meets World in August 2022. Danielle Fishel inquired about who could join NSYNC if they went on tour and Timberlake didn't go with them.
After hearing what Bass had to say, it would be possible to argue that Bass and Timberlake don't get along anymore. That doesn't seem to be the case, though.
According to Today.com, Bass said, “Oh, I know exactly who it would be. He’s really great with harmonies. A lot of people don’t know that he kinda came from, his college, he studied music and amazingly good harmonies: Darren Criss.” He continued, “He loves boy bands. He’s from that era. He would just be the perfect fit with us.”
Some might wonder why Bass didn't say that of course Timberlake would be part of the band again. However, it seems like he just wanted to answer the question honestly. While fans would absolutely love to see NSYNC back together again with Timberlake, it's no secret that Timberlake has been focusing on other things for a long time now. He has never said that NSYNC is going to get back together or that this is even something that is on his radar.
In 2016, Bass shared that he and the other NSYNC members weren't there when Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake got married.
According to E! News, he appeared on Khloe Kardashian's reality series Kocktails With Khloe and said that the focus needed to be on Biel and Timberlake's love for each other. Otherwise, people would talk too much about the fact that NSYNC was there. He said, "When we get together, the five of us, it is, it's a spectacle. I mean, we rarely are all five together."
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