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Lance Bass Says CW Pilot Was Halted After He Came Out
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scrn loglineFormer NSYNC member Lance Bass reveals how his sexuality derailed a TV pilot deal with The CW, highlighting the industry's past biases against openly gay actors.beat sheet- Bass was set to star in a CW pilot, but the network scrapped the project after he came out as gay in 2006, claiming audiences wouldn't accept him as a straight character.
- Bass faced a difficult 'restart and rebrand' in his career after coming out, as casting directors said they couldn't see him in anything other than a 'gay role', despite his previous success with NSYNC.
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Lance Bass Says CW Pilot Was Halted After He Came Out
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Lexy Perez
scrn logline
Former NSYNC member Lance Bass reveals how his sexuality derailed a TV pilot deal with The CW, highlighting the industry's past biases against openly gay actors.
beat sheet
- Bass was set to star in a CW pilot, but the network scrapped the project after he came out as gay in 2006, claiming audiences wouldn't accept him as a straight character.
- Bass faced a difficult 'restart and rebrand' in his career after coming out, as casting directors said they couldn't see him in anything other than a 'gay role', despite his previous success with NSYNC.
call sheet
Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Emmanuelle Chriqui, NSYNC, The CW, On the Line, Trolls Band Together