Lance Bass recalls N*SYNC members were sexually harassed by a man they worked with as teens

Lance Bass revealed on The Meredith Vieira Show that during his early N*SYNC days, the group members were inappropriately touched by an older male they worked with. He later elaborated on Dirty Pop, his Sirius XM radio show.

Bass said he was 16 when it started happening, and although they talked about it amongst each other, they didn’t tell anyone else.

“No man should be, like, touching a teenager like this,” he admitted, People reports. “This is a serious thing, sexual harassment, but I was lucky enough to be smart about it and just be aware."

He wouldn’t reveal the name of the person who did this, and explained, "I kind of felt for the guy at the time because, one, I was in the closet and obviously this guy, probably, was in the closet. I always felt bad. Like, aww this guy is just a sad person."

Bass went on to deny he would be pressing charges, saying this “not like a Cosby situation where I felt violated.”