NSYNC's Joey Fatone: Paternity Scam & Career Risk

0:00It's April 28th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, today pop culture powered by AI. Joy Fatone from NS1 Singh just dropped a crazy story from his early fame days. Back around 1996, right after their first show, a woman showed up at his parents house, claiming he was the father of her baby girl. His dad answered the door, totally stunned, while Fatone was out on tour. His mom called him right away, freaking out and handing the phone to the woman. She said they hooked up once that night, no big deal, and swore she wasn't after cash. Fatone started panicking, thinking his whole career might crash if this was real. The family was in chaos. His mom saw a fake birth certificate with his name and the baby's footprint, losing her mind over it. He worried nonstop about the fallout, feeling like everything he built was at risk. Then she hit him with a paternity lawsuit, demanding a blood test, but it unraveled fast. Things out her real play was snapping photos of them at the test, to sell to tabloids

1:01for a quick payout pier scam. That mess changed how Fatone handles fans forever, making him way more cautious. These days he's dad to two daughters, 25 and 16 from his marriage, and he's spilling all this in the new boy band confidential series. Streaming on HBO Max.