Lou Pearlman, Orlando boy-band mogul, dies in prison

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Source: Orlando Sentinel

By Christal Hayes
Orlando Sentinel

Lou Pearlman, boy band creator, Orlando entrepreneur dies

August 20, 2016 10:32 PM

Boy band promoter Lou Pearlman, known for launching groups such as the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync, died in prison Friday while serving a 25-year sentence for one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Florida history, a federal inmate database shows.

Pearlman cashed in on the boy-band craze, building an empire of acts around the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It collapsed in 2006 after he was exposed for running a massive $300 million Ponzi scheme. He declared bankruptcy in 2007 and was convicted of fraud in 2008.

The cause of death for the 62-year-old was not disclosed Saturday. Calls to the Federal Bureau of Prisons were not returned.

The Orlando entrepreneur is credited with starting the '90s boy-band craze and managed huge acts including the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, O-Town and the Chippendales before the scheme was uncovered

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[truthisfreedom]

1. So was the boy band craze fake? Was it financially supported by a ponzi scheme?

Did we suffer through that shit completely needlessly?

[JI7]

6. no, he used his success with the boy band crap to do other things which were failures. like Trump

failing at a lot of things even though he still has some buildings named after him.

[Chakab]

2. Screw the ponzi scheme. He should have gotten life for subjecting us to two plus decades of boy band

trash pop.

[bluestateguy]

3. Fuck him and his Fonzi scheme!

good riddance!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. If only he had a Fonzie scheme!

[BumRushDaShow]

8. !!!

What a show that was.

[alp227]

4. My condolences to his family...

and to the music scene for suffering through the 90s/00s boy band craze.

[SunSeeker]

5. Bye Bye Bye...I Want It That Way...

[mahina]

9. Jeezy Pete's, how much is enough money?

Anyway, he didn't deserve to die in prison. Peace to his family.

[Callmecrazy]

10. Yes he did...

I read articles about this guy years ago. He was also accused by his band members of sexual assault.
Rot in Hell.

[vkkv]

11. Pearlman: " You want to joint his band? Then you know what you have to do"...

- make an 'O' with your lips.

This was paraphrased from part of a report from a member of one of his 'boy' bands.

[Aristus]

12. What was his crime?

The Ponzi scheme? Or O-Town?