After coming out as homosexual in 2006, Lance Bass talked about a challenge he encountered: he was cast in an unnamed sitcom on the CW network that was cancelled due to his sexual orientation.
In a recent episode of the Politickin Podcast, the *NSYNCstar disclosed the sensitive information. He claimed that after Bass came out as homosexual in a 2006 People cover story, production of the series came to a halt just as it was getting ready to film its pilot.
At the time, the television networks UPN and The WB had merged to form the CW.
At the time, I was working on a sitcom with The CW, and we were going to shoot the pilot when this happened. They said, “We can’t do the show anymore.” For example, to play a straight character, Bassshared, people must think you’re straight. “Lancence,” said every casting director I knew, “we can’t cast you because they can’t look past They can’t see you as anything else because you’re too well-known for being gay. I thus lost everything.
At one point, his agents even abandoned him.
He recalled, “Everyone kind of fell off, like, I don’t know what we can do with you now.” As a result, I had to immediately start over and rebrand.
Bass revealed throughout the conversation that he was afraid of coming out because of the impact it might have on his career. After all, Bass’s popularity as a member of NSYNC led him to pursue a number of other acting jobs, such as his cameo in Zoolander and his part in the romantic comedy On the Line in 2001.
However, Bass had no other option and felt compelled to come out after being exposed by the media and given only a day to speak up.
It was a bizarre and frightening circumstance since, according to him, coming out is a career killer in every instance I’ve seen of someone doing so, particularly in the entertainment industry. You’ve passed away. Your career is over in every way. People will despise you. You have now been expelled from your church. Your relatives despise you. All the bad things you could possibly imagine.
Since he came out as gay, his career had undoubtedly changed.
He admitted that they were correct and that it was unquestionably a career killer. However, shortly after, I simply witnessed a lot of success stories in the entertainment industry, and I adore that. These days, it’s genuinely wonderful to be yourself.
Thankfully, Bass’s situation started to improve. He claimed that people who had first rejected him due to his sexual orientation finally reached out to him.
Many of the casting directors undoubtedly thought that was incredibly stupid. He said, “It’s funny and ironic that they’ve actually cast me in a lot of things since.” However, I never harbor resentment. I understand that business is business, and I’m quite understanding. I can never keep grudges, which is terrible.
Since that time, the performer has starred in several TV shows and movies. In 2008, he participated in Season 7 of Dancing With the Stars and played Corny Collins in the enduring production of Hairspray on Broadway for six months. He provided the voices of animated characters for the kid-friendly television shows Trolls Band Together and Bossy Bear.
Additionally, he performed as various versions of himself on How I Met Your Father, The Rookie, and Bojack Horseman.
Bass joined the rest of NSYNC for a new single called “Better Place” last year.
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