MANILA, Philippines – Music producer and manager Lou Pearlman, behind some of the most famous boy bands including the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, died on Friday, August 19 of an unknown illness. He was 62 years old.
Former *NSYNC member Lance Bass posted a message about his death.
"Word is that #LouPearlman has passed away. He might not have been a stand up businessman, but I wouldn't be doing what I love today wout his influence. RIP Lou," he wrote.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Word is that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouPearlman?src=hash">#LouPearlman</a> has passed away. He might not have been a stand up businessman , but I (cont) <a href="https://t.co/nsczUEVOOQ">https://t.co/nsczUEVOOQ</a></p>— Lance Bass (@LanceBass) <a href="https://twitter.com/LanceBass/status/767136214692474880">August 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Chris Kirkpatrick wrote: "Mixed emotions right now, but RIP Lou Pearlman."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mixed emotions right now, but RIP Lou Pearlman.</p>— Chris Kirkpatrick (@IamCKirkpatrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/IamCKirkpatrick/status/767167056416542722">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Aaron Carter, Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter's brother, also posted a tweet. Lou was once Aaron's manager.
"#LouPearlman my old manager died in prison... Rip Lou not the best business guy really at all but he did discover me karma is real."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LouPearlman?src=hash">#LouPearlman</a> my old manager died in prison... Rip Lou not the best business guy really at all but he did discover me karma is real</p>— KiD CaRTer (@aaroncarter) <a href="https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/767173596863012866">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lou was credited for the success of groups such as Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and LFO, among others, in the 90s, but he faced a lot of legal issues and eventually went to prison. Some of the groups filed suits against him, saying that their contracts unfairly benefited him over the talents.
When he died, Lou had been serving a 25-year jail sentence, after he was convicted of a Ponzi scheme and fraud. In 2008, he pleaded guilty to charges of "money laundering, conspiracy and fraud" and was ordered to serve a 25-year sentence. – Rappler.com