{"id":117351,"date":"2024-03-19T18:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/19\/why-joey-fatone-kept-recent-nsync-reunion-a-secret-from-his-mom-and-dad\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:02:55","slug":"why-joey-fatone-kept-recent-nsync-reunion-a-secret-from-his-mom-and-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2024\/03\/19\/why-joey-fatone-kept-recent-nsync-reunion-a-secret-from-his-mom-and-dad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Joey Fatone kept recent *NSYNC reunion a secret from his mom and dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-19\/M_NSYNC2023_101323.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Luca Venter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4nw_qMxuzT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>*NSYNC reunion<\/strong><\/a> at<strong> Justin Timberlake<\/strong>&#8216;s show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4mMB11RbVn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>in LA<\/strong><\/a> on March 13 came as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C4lxPxePDeS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>surprise<\/strong><\/a> to the audience. It was such a secret,<strong>\u00a0Joey Fatone<\/strong>\u00a0didn&#8217;t even tell his mom and dad that it was happening.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LuP8K_2L9ps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>The Jennifer Hudson Show<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0with his current tour mate, <strong>AJ McLean<\/strong>, Joey said, &#8220;I didn\u2019t tell nobody. I\u00a0didn&#8217;t even tell my parents. My father has a very large mouth &#8230; he\u2019s very proud, he likes to tell anybody, &#8216;Oh, by the way&#8230;'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0-8\">\u201cMy mom would always be quiet, but I always have to tell them, like, right before or right after,\u201d he added. \u201cI didn\u2019t tell my publicist; I didn\u2019t tell nobody!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Asked how it felt, Joey told Jennifer, &#8220;It was really exciting, it was kinda just fun &#8230; it was just one of those things where Justin asked us to do the show. We\u2019re like, \u2018Yeah, why not?&#8217; And then we kind of played some old-school stuff, and people went crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">AJ, meanwhile, said he didn&#8217;t know about the reunion until he went backstage before the show and saw Joey and <strong>Lance Bass<\/strong>. During the performance, AJ said he was &#8220;dead center&#8221; and added, &#8220;It was awesome\u00a0&#8230; when they all walked out, the screams were unbelievable. They didn&#8217;t miss a beat. Honestly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In addition to their song &#8220;Paradise&#8221; on Justin&#8217;s new album, the group also sang &#8220;It&#8217;s Gonna Be Me&#8221; and snippets of &#8220;Girlfriend&#8221; and &#8220;Bye Bye Bye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luca Venter The *NSYNC reunion at Justin Timberlake&#8216;s show in LA on March 13 came as a surprise to the audience. It was such a secret,\u00a0Joey Fatone\u00a0didn&#8217;t even tell his mom and dad that it was happening. 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