{"id":390581,"date":"2026-04-09T22:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/390581\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T22:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T22:03:17","slug":"joey-fatone-didnt-hold-back-when-asked-about-justin-timberlakes-solo-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/390581\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Fatone Didn’t Hold Back When Asked About Justin Timberlake’s Solo Career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will they or won’t they?\"Five<\/p>\n

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According to Joey Fatone<\/a>, you shouldn’t get too hyped for an *NSYNC<\/a> reunion in the near future.\"A<\/p>\n

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Quite honestly, he got right to the point, and I kind of respect that after all these years when I’ve gotten my own hopes up on seeing my version of the Fab Five on stage again. \u201cDo I see anything in the near future? No I don\u2019t,\u201d Joey told ET<\/a>.\"Group<\/p>\n

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Joey did confirm that there was a Zoom call with all of the guys, and every member was present \u2014 even Justin Timberlake<\/a>. \u201cAll of us were there,” Joey said. “Talking, just talking to each other.\u201d\"Five<\/p>\n

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But the result of that Zoom call is not what *NSYNC fans would have liked to hear. “Hey do we see anything? Or anything like that? It\u2019s like \u2026 no,” he said. “Would I want to do it? Yes. Some of the other guys? I\u2019m sure. Some of the other guys? Maybe not. I can only speak for myself.\u201d\"Three<\/p>\n

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When asked whether Justin is the member who’s been holding out on getting the group back together, Joey didn’t deflect. “You\u2019re not wrong in the sense of thinking that,” he told the ET correspondent. “But honestly, it is a group thing. Because I think all of us have that doubt as well.”\"A<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know it sounds crazy, but we also have even the doubt of, What happens if this sucks?” Joey continued. “What happens if it ain\u2019t good?\u201d\"A<\/p>\n

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Joey talks further about the life and endless purgatory of *NSYNC in the upcoming docuseries Boy Band Confidential, streaming on Investigation Discovery April 13 and 14.\"A<\/p>\n

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In it, he’s completely candid when he reflected on his feelings when Justin went solo in 2002.\"A<\/p>\n

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The moment that really rubbed him the wrong way was when *NSYNC was asked to introduce Justin’s first solo performance at the VMAs that same year.\"Performer<\/p>\n

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“You are basically just pushing us aside a little bit to do this,” Joey said of *NSYNC’s management team at the time. “But yet, you still want us around to introduce him.\u201d\"A<\/p>\n

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“It is totally fine. But talk to us,\u201d Joey continued. \u201cHave a conversation. Say, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re promoting Justin. He has an album out. We\u2019re not here for *NSYNC right now.\u2019 If you would have had that conversation, it would have been a lot easier for me personally.\u201d\"A<\/p>\n

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About *NSYNC’s hiatus, Joey said there was never an official goodbye among the group members.\"Three<\/p>\n

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“That was the weird thing about it,\u201d he said. \u201cNobody really had a conversation. There was never a button, there was never a goodbye. There was never anything.\u201d\"Five<\/p>\n

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Joey is clear during Boy Band Confidential that he doesn’t harbor any ill feelings toward Justin and his solo success. He just wished there was more transparency within the band’s management.\"Two<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt must have been very difficult to leave,\u201d he said. \u201cSomebody should have said something.\u201d\"A<\/p>\n

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As an *NSYNC fan for more than half my life, I know that part of the unwavering hope that they’ll reunite is just because of what Joey said: There was never an official end. But even I don’t want a reunion if their hearts aren’t in it.\"Person<\/p>\n

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Sigh, at least I have my CDs and digital cameras of concert memories.\"Five<\/p>\n

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What do you think about Joey’s comments on Justin going solo? Do you think *NSYNC should get back together again? Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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