Before Netflix's "Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam" Teresa Lee (Girls5eva) joined the Con-gregation to break down the scams and abuse of Lou Pearlman—the man who launched the careers of *NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears but conned the musicians out of their hard-earned money and ran one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history. Don't worry y'all, we drag his ass! (Originally Released 01/07/2020)
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On Sunday, Sept. 22nd Laci will be hosting the Scam Goddess Live: 5 Year Anniversary @ the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Buy tickets at https://regentdtla.com/tm-event/scam-goddess-live-five-year-anniversary/
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Research by Sharilyn Vera
SOURCES:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nsync-lou-pearlman-nightline-927166/
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2019/films/2008836?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCRs0Ic3FI&vl=en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Pearlman
https://abcnews.go.com/US/members-nsync-town-learning-truth-lou-pearlman-heart/story?id=67630216
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