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Lance Bass Says He Earned Just $35 a Day at the Height of *NSYNC’s Fame
Lance Bass says he was paid a $35 per diem at the height of *NSYNC’s fame — and that the group’s first check was $10,000.
billboard.com
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https://billboard.com/music/music-news/lance-bass-nsync-fame-1236358572
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Lance Bass Says He Earned Just $35 a Day at the Height of *NSYNC’s Fame
Lance Bass says he was paid a $35 per diem at the height of *NSYNC’s fame — and that the group’s first check was $10,000.
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| October 10, 2026 at 4:15 AM EDT to October 11, 2026 at 5:17 AM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 885262 characters, landed on https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lance-bass-nsync-fame-1236358572/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 10, 2026 at 4:15 AM EDT to October 11, 2026 at 5:17 AM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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