Lance Bass Reveals CW Scrapped Sitcom Pilot After He Came Out

Story by Larisha Paul

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Former *NSYNC star Lance Bass reveals his CW sitcom pilot was scrapped after he came out as gay in 2006.

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Bass was in talks to film a pilot episode for a new CW sitcom just before he publicly came out.
After the news broke, Bass says certain opportunities, including the sitcom, started slipping away - a harsh reality for LGBTQ+ entertainers even in the 2000s.

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Lance Bass, CW, CW sitcom pilot