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173: The Boyband Fraud
39 minutes Posted Apr 2, 2026 at 12:54 am.
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This week Denae tells Kim about the fraudulent music manager who made the Backstreet Boys and N' Sync internationally famous.  And details how he had a decades-long Ponzi scheme that took millions from unsuspecting investors. Team N'Sync!!!

Sources:

Dirty Pop NetFlix Special
The True Story of Lou Pearlman in 'Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam' - Netflix Tudum

Lou Pearlman Ran 1 of America’s Biggest Ponzi Schemes | A&E by Lauren Piester

Lou Pearlman - Wikipedia

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