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“Lose It All” Has New Meaning for Backstreet Boys Creator Lou Pearlman

21 May 2008

Lou Pearlman, the man who (a) created some of the most successful boy bands in music history or (b) kickstarted a trend that killed the music industry – depending on your point of view – was sentenced to 25 years in prison following a plea in March to two counts of conspiracy and single counts [...]

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Lou Pearlman Stops Playing Games… With the Feds

4 March 2008

Lou Pearlman, former producer and puppetmaster for mega boy bands, the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, has agreed to plead guilty to charges including conspiracy, money laundering and bank fraud charges.
Even with the plea, he still faces up to 25 years in prison and $1 million in fines – and that’s assuming there are no [...]

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Bye Bye Bye

8 September 2007

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The band ‘N Sync isn’t the only one singing, “Bye Bye Bye” these days. Former Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync manager Lou Pearlman will find out how hard it is to say goodbye to his lakefront Orlando home ($7.1 million) and an Atlantic City, New Jersey condominium ($335,000). A bankruptcy judge has approved [...]

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Larger Than Life*

18 June 2007

The man who was responsible for creating the business empire which managed the careers of ‘N Sync, the Backstreet Boys and O-Town is singing a different tune these days.
Lou Pearlman was arrested last week at the Westin Hotel in Bali and turned over to U.S. law enforcement officials. He was flown to Guam to [...]

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