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Lance Bass was just joking about Vegas nuptials

Publicist says ex-‘N Syncer’s words were misconstrued, he never married

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Lance Bass, formerly of N'Sync, who is openly gay, said Wednesday, Oct. 31, he once married a girlfriend in Las Vegas. But his publicist is now saying that Bass's words were misconstrued, and the pop star was never married.
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updated 6:59 p.m. ET Nov. 1, 2007

New York - Lance Bass was joking when he said that he once married a girlfriend in Las Vegas.

Ken Sunshine, a publicist for Bass, told The Associated Press on Thursday that the singer’s words were misconstrued.

“By saying he was married in Vegas, it was a way to get free drinks,” Sunshine said. “He never really got married. That’s why there’s no record of it.”

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Sunshine’s acknowledgment that Bass’ comments were meant to be facetious came after a clerk at the Clark County marriage license bureau said no license under Bass’ name could be found in a search of records from 1974 to 2007. (Clark County encompasses Las Vegas.)

In a story posted Wednesday on the E! Online Web site, Bass, who’s gay, was quoted as saying that he got hitched about seven years ago — and the bride was “just a friend.”

Bass, part of former boy band ’N Sync, was amused by the story, Sunshine said.

The 28-year-old singer has been promoting his new memoir, “Out of Sync.”

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