Lance Bass Says CW Pilot Was Halted After He Came Out

Story by Lexy Perez

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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.

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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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