MTV has breaking news: Lance Bass''¦still gay.
Now I hate to be the party pooper here, but the words ''"Lance Bass,''" ''"being gay''" and ''"was a secret''" should, in the interests of journalistic credibility, probably stay about as far away from each other as the words ''"Nick Carter,''" ''"has cheekbones''" and ''"that do not make my heart melt.''" Wait. No.
What'''s really interesting about this story is the notion that heterosexuality was in some way part and parcel of *NSYNC'''s commercial success. Seriously. Because here'''s a little thing I like to call Anecdotal Evidence: everyone I'''ve ever met who owns an *NSYNC record is either a.) A gay man, or b.) A girl who still thinks boys have cooties. Actually, here'''s a conversation that happened between me and my little sister a few years back:
Sam: Hey, Lance Bass is gay.
Heather: Rocketship! Cooties.
The defense rests. And ''"Lance Bass was gay this whole time!''" remains the most boring story ever told. [MTV]