Britney to Wed Her *NSYNC Lover Justin
(7.9) Source - News of the World UK: OOPS...I'm afraid I'm forced to start off with some devastating news for us boys. Britney Spears is getting hitched to her sweetheart, 19-year-old *NSYNC pop pin-up Justin Timberlake. Yep, the curly-haired American hunk went down on one knee and popped the question to Britney, who has vowed to stay a virgin till she marries. And she said, 'Yes.' So lucky lad Justin is on a promise after slipping the �30,000 diamond engagement ring on her finger.
Justin�a major star in the US�made the shock proposal to 18-year-old Britney during the couple's recent trip to New York. A close pal of Justin informed me: "They were in a cafe having a coffee when Justin pulled out this ring�Britney was left speechless. ...They haven't set a date for the big day. They're just taking things slowly. The engagement is a very private matter for them. I don't think they've even told their parents."
The teenage pair have known each other since they were kids. They appeared together on American children's TV show The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 when she was just 11 and he was 12. The ex-Mousketeers met up again in November 1998 when Britney was supporting *NSYNC on a US tour�and they have been dating on and off since then.
"It�s all very exciting. They may only be teenagers but they haven't got any money problems," said Justin�s mate. "Both are massive artists in their own right." Just last month Justin's band *NSYNC sold over two million copies of their album "No Strings Attached"�in just ONE week. And Britney has enjoyed amazing success since bursting onto the scene with smash hit single 'Baby One More Time.' But she's been unlucky in love. At one point she admitted using astrological charts to help her choose the right man. She also went through a phase of fancying Prince William.
Now she's tying the knot she'll hope her male fans don't turn their backs on her. When I met up with her recently she told me how much she loved her sexy image. She said: "Any woman who says she doesn't want to be sexy is lying. When I perform I get all warm and sweaty but the main thing about being sexy is just being yourself and when guys see that it's very attractive. The main thing I�m attracted to in a guy is his confidence. Looks really don�t mean that much to me. It�s all about personality, you know." Of course, Brit.
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Coliseum Manager Defends Decision Not to Evacuate Before Concert
(7.8) Source - thedepot.com: GREENSBORO - Greensboro Coliseum officials Thursday defended their decision to inform *NSYNC band members of a bomb threat at their July 4 concert while keeping more than 15,000 fans in the dark. Evacuating the near sold-out Coliseum minutes before boy-band sensation *NSYNC was to take the stage Tuesday night would have "potentially put 15,000 people in danger," Coliseum Managing Director Matt Brown said. Coliseum officials followed proper policies and procedures, Brown said, after the bomb threat was called into the Coliseum just before *NSYNC was scheduled to take the stage as the headliner in the five-act show. Brown wouldn't detail the Coliseum's policy on responding to bomb threats, but did say that police officers, representatives of the fire marshal's office and Coliseum staff members were involved in a search for suspicious packages immediately after the call was received at the Coliseum. Concert-goers said they were told the 90-minute delay was caused by technical difficulties. Brown said band members chose to return to their tour bus after being told that the search of the Coliseum could take some time. "They had been there since 4 o'clock," Brown said. "They chose to return to the comfort of their tour bus rather than stay in the building."
Capt. Gary Cundiff of the Greensboro Police Department said that coliseum officials made the decision not to evacuate the coliseum. "If a suspicious package had been located after the search began, then it would become a police operation, and we would make the decision," Cundiff said. Nothing was found in the search of the building. Cundiff said the bomb threat was phoned in a short time after several fans had been told to leave the Coliseum or face arrest. Police suspect the threat had something to do with that.
"I was real concerned that they did not evacuate or anything," said Linda O'Neal, who attended the concert with her husband and three children. "I think they were just scared about the money they were going to have to return."
Chuck Vestal, events services director at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, said that coliseum's plan doesn't call for evacuation of concert-goers and talent unless a suspicious package is found. The most important part of his coliseum's bomb-threat policy, he said, is not to create panic. "Every one that I've received, we've done a search," he said. "It has to be done without creating a real panic or concern."
Debi Silber, who attended the *NSYNC concert with three of her six children, said Greensboro Coliseum officials made the right decision Tuesday night. "My take on the whole situation is, 'Thank God I wasn't the one having to make the decision,'" Silber said. "I can't imagine what a terrible burden that was. The place was filled with tens of thousands of screaming young girls," she said. "The thought of a stampede or people being trampled, that scares me more. I have to trust whoever made the decision ... must've said this doesn't fit the profile of someone who is for real," she said. "Because I can't imagine that they'd put my life at risk."
*NSYNC Song Featured in Clint Eastwood Film
(7.8) Source - Launch: *NSYNC's song "Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)" - from the multiplatinum album No Strings Attached - will be featured in the upcoming Warner Bros. film Space Cowboys, staring Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner. The track can be heard in the trailer at the movie's official website, spacecowboys.net, but *NSYNC's Jive Records label could not confirm the details by press time.
"Space Cowboy" is one of the four tracks on No Strings Attached written and produced by group member JC Chasez, and it features a guest rap by TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. Chasez told LAUNCH, "'Space Cowboy' is a song about the end of the world. I would say [it's] my favorite one I've done so far, because it's just a great song. I'm just very proud of it. I love everything that happened on the song, and it's not just another love song. It's actually something else - it's a concept song, which is pretty good." Chasez added that the fan response to the hip-hop-flavored song has been very positive. "Actually, a lot of people think it's creative. They feel like we're kind of pushing the door to a new sound," he said. "We don't want everything to sound the same. We don't want everything to sound like what everybody else is doing. You want to try and push and be a pioneer to create a new sound."
The film Space Cowboys is about a group of Air Force test pilots passed over by NASA to be the first Americans in space in 1958, when a chimpanzee got the honor instead. Years later, the retired team of would-be astronauts - the titular "space cowboys" headed up by Frank Corvin (Eastwood) - is recruited to retrieve a malfunctioning Russian satellite. Eastwood produced and directed the film, which opens nationwide on August 4.
*NSYNC's Bass Draws Teen Crowd
(7.5) Source - Yahoo: GREENSBORO, N.C. - He was visible for less than half a minute, and that was long enough to drive the girls into a frenzy. Lance Bass of the dreamy vocal group *NSYNC appeared at the Fun Fourth Festival on Tuesday to introduce country singer Meredith Edwards, a childhood friend and the first artist signed to his record label. Well before his scheduled appearance, girls crowded the sides of the stage and, blocked by police tape, stared longingly at his tour bus. "We'll just follow him wherever we can," said 13-year-old Amanda Downes, who rushed the stage with a 12-year-old friend. When he finally appeared, Bass greeted the crowd, introduced Edwards, waved and left the stage. It lasted 26 seconds. "I think I saw the back of his head!" shrieked Danielle Marchione, 18.
*NSYNC Father Is "Not So Boyband"
(7.4) Source - Infobeat: A local morning radio program, Doc and Johnny, recently put together a band of older men, one of whose members is *NSYNC's Joey Fatone's father. The group, dubbed 'Doc and Johnny's Not So Boy Band,' performed at The House of Blues in Orlando recently. Joey was at the show and was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel newspaper as saying "It was great. My dad was cool, but I thought he was going to pass out." The band's official webpage is located at www.notsoboyband.com
Joliet Concert Rescheduled
(7.4) Source - Ticketmaster: *NSYNC's Joliet show will now take place on Tuesday, August 1, 2000 at 7:30PM. The tickets you now have are valid for the new date, no exchange is needed. If you cannot attend the new date you may obtain a refund by mailing your tickets along with the postcard to:
1000 Corporate Landing
Charleston, WV 25311
All tickets for refunds must be recieved in their office no later than July, 14 2000. No refunds will be issued after that date.