PedophileAt first it sounded more like a bad joke or a lousy script about all those evil men preying on the adolescent boys who have to service them as they make them millionaires. But Lou Pearlman, or "Big Poppa" as he was called, was not only responsible for making groups like NSYNC and Backstreet Boys superstars, he may well have been responsible for their first same-sex experiences.
Now that Pearlman has been apprehended on bank fraud charges his former victims are finally speaking up. Nick Carter's mother, Jane, said, "Certain things happened and it almost destroyed our family. I tried to warn everyone. I tried to warn all the mothers . . . I tried to expose him for what he was years ago." That could certainly explain Nick's heavy substance abuse and anger management issues.
Another young man who may have benefited from Pearlman's special bonding techniques and deep tissue massage is Justin Timberlake. Think of all the things JT could blame on his former mentor. Breaking up with Britney? Lou's fault! Ripping Janet's bodice off to reveal her brutally pierced nipple? Lou made him do it! In fact, Justin's perpetual adolescence and wavering falsetto can also be attributed to the trauma he may have faced as a pony in the fat man's stable. Maybe Cameron scared him because she reminded him too much of Nick Carter. All right, maybe I'm pushing it.
