im watching this "This is Pop" special on Netflix...yall should check it out
episode 1 is focused on Boyz II Men
and Nick Lachey (98 degrees) is admitting that every "boy band" that came after them was modeled after them.
then they flashed this ad of Lou Pearlman (record exec who formed NSync/Backstreet Boys) literally looking for people with a White boy (New Kids on the Block) look and a Black boy (Boyz II Men) sound
i thought Netflix created that to be dramatic and illustrate a point. like no way he actually put an ad out that was so blatant. so i researched and wow :uhh:
am mean we know it happens but damn it was like right there in writing.
(https://i.ibb.co/LdKZYsfg/Screenshot-2026-02-14-at-11-39-13-AM.png)
these receipts give SO MUCH credence to what has been speculated about Living Single / Friends too
(https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/rockcms/2023-03/living-single-friends-mc-2x1-230330-copy-8dd094.jpg)
Whats REALLY crazy is how he scammed these banks all over the country to fund his whole operation, and it shows how white privilege works because no one questioned anything when it was happening because he seemed like a harmless jolly fat white man
Quote from: RAY7 on February 14, 2026, 12:02:37 PMWhats REALLY crazy is how he scammed these banks all over the country to fund his whole operation, and it shows how white privilege works because no one questioned anything when it was happening because he seemed like a harmless jolly fat white man
yes this mess was def just the TIP of the iceberg with Lou
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GREASY self
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Also the fact that Britney was supposed to be signed with him in a girl group too is wild. But it's sad because she got away from him but still ended up going through hell in her life anyway
Quote from: RAY7 on February 14, 2026, 12:15:14 PMAlso the fact that Britney was supposed to be signed with him in a girl group too is wild. But it's sad because she got away from him but still ended up going through hell in her life anyway
Britney was in a girl group before she got signed to Jive. She was in a group called Innosense.
But yeah Lou was trash and he was also a pedo.
Quote from: Off The Wall. on February 14, 2026, 05:54:49 PMQuote from: RAY7 on February 14, 2026, 12:15:14 PMAlso the fact that Britney was supposed to be signed with him in a girl group too is wild. But it's sad because she got away from him but still ended up going through hell in her life anyway
Britney was in a girl group before she got signed to Jive. She was in a group called Innosense.
The band was managed by Lou Pearlman and Janet Lynn Harless (mother of Justin Timberlake).[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innosense