O-Town's Erik-Michael Estrada's Mother's Day Arrest

0:00On May 2nd, Eric Michael Strada from O-Town is opening up about his rocky start to fame in the new docky series Boy Band Confidential, Deep Cuts. Back in the early 2000s, as the band blew up from making the band, Strada says he chased parties and drinks over everything else. One key mess of came when he got busted for reckless driving in his new red BMW while heading to see his mom on Mother's Day. He was cruising from Orlando, flowers in hand, when a cop spotted him passing a truck too fast, flipped around, and pulled him over. Things escalated quick, no real talk. Just yanked out of the car, slammed on the hood, and cuffed. Management sent someone to spring him that night, keeping it hushed from Boss Lou Perlman at first. As Strada fell straight up embarrassed, and when the band found out, everyone was heated, especially Perlman. The guys were mad at could tank their vibe, and Perlman lit in to him over the phone, like never before. The band stepped in heavy, shifting the court date, and hooking up a lawyer who made it all vanish.

1:01No more jail time or drama. O-town kept rolling with him till 2002, but Perlman later got nailed for a massive Ponzi scheme, owing over 300 million. Dollars? Landing a 25-year sentence before dying in prison in 2016. This story hits different now, showing how fragile that boy band Shine was under the surface tune into the premiere Monday April 27th at ATT. 11 p.m. Eastern on ID, streaming on HBO Max right after. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.