Joey Fatone Just Shared What He Really Thought About Justin Timberlake Going Solo — And It's More Honest Than You'd Expect

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Will they oregon won't they?

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According to Joey Fatone, you shouldn't get excessively hyped for an *NSYNC reunion successful the adjacent future.

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Quite honestly, helium got close to the point, and I benignant of respect that aft each these years erstwhile I've gotten my ain hopes up connected seeing my mentation of the Fab Five connected signifier again. “Do I spot thing successful the adjacent future? No I don’t,” Joey told ET.

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Joey did corroborate that determination was a Zoom telephone with each of the guys, and each subordinate was contiguous — adjacent Justin Timberlake. “All of america were there," Joey said. "Talking, conscionable talking to each other.”

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But the effect of that Zoom telephone is not what *NSYNC fans would person liked to hear. "Hey bash we spot anything? Or thing similar that? It’s similar … no," helium said. "Would I privation to bash it? Yes. Some of the different guys? I’m sure. Some of the different guys? Maybe not. I tin lone talk for myself.”

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When asked whether Justin is the subordinate who's been holding retired connected getting the radical backmost together, Joey didn't deflect. "You’re not incorrect successful the consciousness of reasoning that," helium told the ET correspondent. "But honestly, it is simply a radical thing. Because I deliberation each of america person that uncertainty arsenic well."

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“I cognize it sounds crazy, but we besides person adjacent the uncertainty of, What happens if this sucks?" Joey continued. "What happens if it ain’t good?”

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Joey talks further astir the beingness and endless purgatory of NSYNC successful the upcoming docuseries Boy Band Confidential*, streaming connected Investigation Discovery April 13 and 14.

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In it, he's wholly candid erstwhile helium reflected connected his feelings erstwhile Justin went solo successful 2002.

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The infinitesimal that truly rubbed him the incorrect mode was erstwhile *NSYNC was asked to present Justin's archetypal solo show astatine the VMAs that aforesaid year.

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"You are fundamentally conscionable pushing america speech a small spot to bash this," Joey said of *NSYNC's absorption squad astatine the time. "But yet, you inactive privation america astir to present him.”

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"It is wholly fine. But speech to us,” Joey continued. “Have a conversation. Say, ‘Hey, we’re promoting Justin. He has an medium out. We’re not present for *NSYNC close now.’ If you would person had that conversation, it would person been a batch easier for maine personally.”

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About *NSYNC's hiatus, Joey said determination was ne'er an authoritative goodbye among the radical members.

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"That was the weird happening astir it,” helium said. “Nobody truly had a conversation. There was ne'er a button, determination was ne'er a goodbye. There was ne'er anything.”

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Joey is wide during Boy Band Confidential that helium doesn't harbor immoderate sick feelings toward Justin and his solo success. He conscionable wished determination was much transparency wrong the band's management.

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“It indispensable person been precise hard to leave,” helium said. “Somebody should person said something.”

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As an *NSYNC instrumentality for much than fractional my life, I cognize that portion of the unwavering anticipation that they'll reunite is conscionable due to the fact that of what Joey said: There was ne'er an authoritative end. But adjacent I don't privation a reunion if their hearts aren't successful it.

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Sigh, astatine slightest I person my CDs and integer cameras of performance memories.

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What bash you deliberation astir Joey's comments connected Justin going solo? Do you deliberation *NSYNC should get backmost unneurotic again? Let maine cognize successful the comments.

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