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- From director Aaron Kunkel and producer Lance Bass, the documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (available to stream at YouTube) charts the life and crimes of the man who turned talented young singers into superstar boy bands, like *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, and created rivalries between them while stealing their money, only to then go on to perpetrate one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history.
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With Ashley Parker Angel, Lance Bass, Felix Burgos, Aaron Carter. A look at the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman, who not only discovered NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, but set up one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.
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- Documentary
- Aaron Kunkel
- 2019-03-29
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is a documentary feature that tells the story of famed boy band impresario Lou Pearlman.
- 99 min
- 12.1M
- YouTube Originals
Jul 24, 2024 · Netflix's Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam tells the true story of con man Lou Pearlman who managed some of the biggest boy bands of the '90s including the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.
- Kelsie Gibson
What’s remarkable about the YouTube Original Documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is that deceased, convicted criminal Lou Pearlman participated in making the film. Not the ghost of Lou Pearlman, but Pearlman himself.
- Once They Signed, Lou Pearlman Enacted A Boy-Band Boot Camp
- But When They Hit 10 Million Records, The Numbers Just Didn't Add Up
- Their Contracts Were 'Webs of Robbery'
- Pearlman's Home Was A 'Giant Theme Park'
- Pearlman ‘Was Touchy-Feely,’ Inspected Boy Banders’ Abs
When Pearlman signed 'N Sync, he got them a house, told them they could quit their jobs and put them through a boot camp in unairconditioned airplane hangars. It was the same for the Backstreet Boys, with the guys rehearsing six to eight hours daily in the sweaty hangars, McLean says. “We were working our (butts) off day in and day out." And, man, ...
After two years of endless touring and promoting their album, the members of 'N Sync got their first checks at a fancy dinner with Pearlman and their families. The amount they received was shocking. “I open up the envelope, I see the check, and oh, my gosh, my heart sunk," Bass says. "I couldn’t believe the number I was looking at. The check was $1...
After years of being treated royally, the pop stars learned they had been picking up the bills the entire time – against their future profits. “Lou was making it seem like we were in so much debt that it would be a long time before we saw some real money," Bass says. Then Chasez brought 'N Sync's contracts to his lawyer uncle, who identified “webs ...
'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys were among many who sued Pearlman, claiming he kept a grossly disproportionate amount of money earned from their music. So where was all of that money going? In the film, McLean describes how the producer's home was a magnet for fun, "like a giant theme park." Pearlman's house “was like Disneyland,” O-Town’s Ashley P...
Angel said Pearlman would offer unsolicited massages and inspect their abs. “Lou would come into the rehearsal room. And he’d be like, 'Guys, let’s see your abs, take off your shirts,' " Angel recalls. "It feels like, ‘Oh, maybe this is part of having a mentor of a band who wants to make sure you’re in good shape.’ Because that’s what he would alwa...
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Premieres April 3.The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story is a documentary feature that tells the story of famed boy band impresario Lou Pearlman.
- 3 min
- 3.1M
- YouTube Originals
Mar 27, 2019 · The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story. Filmmaker Aaron Kunkel examines the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The Boy Band Con is a strong crash course in learning...
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