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Lance Bass Reveals He Was Paid $35 a Day in *NSYNC
Bass says *NSYNC members got a $35 daily per diem and a $10,000 check after years while label and management kept most profits.
- On Thursday, October 8, singer Lance Bass claimed on The Zach Sang Show that *NSYNC members received only a $35 daily per diem during the band's peak commercial success, rather than substantial earnings reflecting their global popularity.
- Bass alleged that the band's record label and late manager Lou Pearlman "made a f-ton" while the group performed without meaningful pay for two or three years before receiving their first $10,000 check.
- While merchandise sales were "insane," Bass noted he did not earn significant money from the group's success; current residuals from the band are "not much" compared to his post-hiatus career.
- Asked if he still carries resentment, Bass said "not anymore," though he maintained the group was shortchanged, emphasizing his pride in his independent career after the band's 2002 hiatus.
- Financial disclosures from other actors reveal similar early-career disparities: filmmaker Nick Castle earned $25 per day for the 1978 film Halloween, while actor Jonah Hill received $60,000 for 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street.
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