March 2002

• 1)The Las Vegas Review Journal’s gossip column featured some comments attributed to group manager Melinda Bell. Bell reportedly denied rumors of *NSYNC breaking up and said the group would be taking a “little hiatus” for about 8 months.
• Title: Timberlake-Spears Breakup ‘Just a Rumor’
• Author(s): Norm Clarke
• Original Source The Las Vegas Review-Journal

• 2)A fan submitted a transcript of a radio interview to Kirkpatrick.nu. Chris reportedly mentioned that *NSYNC would be going on a break.
• Title: Radio Interview Transcript
• Author(s): “FuSkeez”
• Original Source: radio interview (unavailable)
• Secondary Source: Kirkpatrick.nu website

• 3)Space Ref reported that Lance Bass flew to Russia to complete a physical exam as part of the qualifications to join the Soyuz mission.
• Title: NSync’s Lance Bass is Heading To Russia – With Hopes of Visiting Space
• Author(s): Keith Cowing
• Original Source: SpaceRef.com

• 4)We Are Now.com featured a pop-up ad for Justin’s album, mentioning that it will be released in the fall. The Internet Archives shows an expired domain landing page. Proof of the advertisement is corroborated by Life Story Magazine
• Title: Unknown
• Author(s): Unknown
• Original Source: We Are Now website (unavailable)