The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
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Published 2019-04-03
This is the first time this story has ever been told from the perspective of the people involved, from the Boy Band members themselves, to Ponzi scheme investors to Lou’s childhood friends. Interviewees include : Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick (NSYNC), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Aaron Carter and Ashley Parker Angel (OTown).
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0:00 Intro
3:33 Meeting Lou Pearlman
8:08 Birth of NSync
12:42 Peter Pan & The Lost Boys
18:51 The Red-Headed Step Children
24:25 Money – Or The Lack Thereof
33:44 Who Was Lou Pearlman
42:28 The Cons Continue
49:17 The Lawsuits Fly
54:38 No Strings Attached
01:00:50 Grooming
01:08:47 Crist Almighty
01:12:44 No Investor Spared
01:19:02 Trans Continental Fraud
01:27:11 Hunting Down Lou
01:30:57 Pearlman Dies
All Comments (21)
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Aaron Carter sounds like a kid that's been abused and is deeply ashamed and trying to deny it happened like that will make the pain go away.
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Biggest takeaway from this documentary: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP AARON CARTER.
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This was an excellent documentary. My hat is off to Lance Bass, AJ and everyone involved in this project. RIP Aaron Carter and Alan Gross.
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Blood on his hands. RIP Aaron, abused in many ways by the adults who should have protected you since you were a young child.
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The reason Lou was keeping them apart was because he didn't want BSB and Nsync to compare notes. The second that they did, it was over for Lou.
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I’m just stunned that not a single parent between both groups didn’t think to have an outside lawyer look at the contracts earlier on.
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This documentary should have gotten an Emmy Award. Intricate, compelling. News worthy. All the best Shaun
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I'd known that *NSYNC were ripped off by a manager before but I'd never realized how extensive the greed really was - thank you Lance for bringing this to us
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Am I the only one who feels bad for Alan Gross, the only childhood friend Lou Pearlman had? Alan's dream of working with blimps and airships was fully stolen by Lou, even though in all his childhood, Alan was the only kid who accepted Pearlman for who he was as a child. RIP Alan Gross
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I'm proud of Lance Bass for producing this documentary. It really lays raw emotions on the table. The story deserved to be told.
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Rewatching this post Aaron's passing, I'm still even more concerned that he held something in that he never shared. He was the youngest of all the people around Lou, he was definitely abused
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I feel so bad for his friend Alan, he seemed like a very sweet, genuine guy who once really cared about Lou.
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Aaron saying his parents searched the tanning room in Pearlmans home for cameras is such a bizarre statement. As a parent, if I felt the need to do that it means I have already seen red flags. My child wouldn’t be there.
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he literally conned a whole generation making us think that BSB hated Nsync
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He definitely harmed Aaron Carter, and manipulated him. His biggest defender despite no rationale, and the most damaged of all the interviewees. It’s sad that Aaron passed. He was so vulnerable and I believe Lou took advantage of that and it’s prob the reason why Aaron got so messed up. It’s all horrible.
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RIP Aaron. Gone far too soon and I say this as someone who hasn't cared about boy bands since I was 11. It makes sense why boy bands died quickly when these producers like Lou are no different to predatory politicians and bankers.
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The way that Aaron Carter still talks like someone in their young teens and still defends Lou is incredibly sad, and clearly indicative of the grooming and manipulation that he underwent :(
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I'm oddly happy that Lance Bass seems so down to earth and "normal". He survived the music industry. Edit: changed "Hollywood" to "music industry".
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Watching this after Aaron has passed away brings a new meaning of sadness to those interviews, I don't know what happened to him beyond not being protected by his family but I hope he can find peace now
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Now that Aaron Carter passed away, it's really disturbing to see Aaron in this video.
