January
01 – From the NY Post: We prodded a handful of big names, from starlets to musicians to authors to plain old New York legends. The question was simple: Where do you resolve to travel in 2008? Here, their answers.
Lance Bass: Australia. I’ve never been and I know I’ll love it. I want to go there and, like, surf and scuba dive. Yeah, that’s what I want to do.
03 – Pollstar reports that Justin had the 3rd top-grossing concert tour in North America in 2007, grossing $70.6 million, with tickets going for an average on $77.57
04 – From JC’s MySpace: Subject: TONIGHT
Body: Be sure to watch my guest appearance on NBC’s “LAS VEGAS” tonight!!!
06 – Joey photographed with Kym Johnson at the Cumberland movie theater, Toronto, where they saw Sweeney Todd
06 – Lance’s final performance in Hairspray. Boyfriend Ben, Diane Bass, and Lance’s Grandma Mimi attend.
06 – From OK! Magazine: Today We’re Loving…
Those college drinking games that prove to be fun at any age! To celebrate Lance Bass’ exit from Broadway, he and his friends including Ashley Parker Angel and George Wendt headed to Brother Jimmy’s in NYC where they took over the upstairs and played flip cup and beer pong.
07 – Lance photographed at boyfriend Ben’s 24th birthday party at Club Butter, NYC
07 – From National Enquirer: The long rivalry between the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC must have finally come to an end. A.J. McLean and JC Chasez were chilling like old buddies at Hyde on Jan. 7. The new BFFs were drinking and checking out the ladies – then left together after they struck out. This was AJ’s birthday party?
08 – People’s Choice Awards. Justin wins Favorite Male Singer, Pop Song for “What Goes Around,” (also Hip Hop Song – Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin, “Give It To Me”)
10 – Lance sighting from Gawker Stalker: E. Houston St. & Bowery… “Saw Lance Bass last night around 8:30 p.m. at Room Service on 8th Avenue. He was with his boyfriend and a few other guys.”
11 – Colorado NBC affiliate channel 11 reports on this day that Justin and Jessical Biel stopped in at a Grand Junction Chick-Fil-A restaurant “last week”
11 – Episode of “Hannah Montana” with Joey premieres
11 – Justin photographed leaving West Hollywood nightclub Villa (with Kate Hudson?)
12 – Star Magazine reports (on Jan. 24): Former ‘N SYNC star Lance Bass had to be taken to hospital earlier this month (January 12th) after injuring himself at a New York gym.
The gay star bashed his head on a weightlifting machine, after refusing help with a workout, reports America’s Star magazine.
A source tells the tabloid, “He tried to use an upper-body machine, but he put more weight on it than he could handle.” Star claims a lever swung back and hit him, badly cutting his head. The source adds, “He was bleeding so badly that the trainers had to call an ambulance to take him away. He was so embarrassed.” Lance’s assistant Lisa says the story is not true.
14 – Lance photographed at Victoria Secret Supermodel Selita Ebanks Kicks Off “Fight Week” at Pop Burger, East 58th Street, NYC
23 – Justin calls in to Ellen to wish her happy birthday. He says he’ll be in London over his birthday next week to film a music video with Madonna
25 – From Star Magazine: Lance & Ben Get Serious
Now that his run in Broadway’s Hairspray has come to a close, Lance Bass plans to head back to Beverly Hills. And he’s asked his hairstylist beau, Ben Thigpen, to move with him! “I am shocked,” a pal of the 28-year-old former boy band member tells Star. “When he first met Ben, he was wishy-washy about the relationship. Now he says he doesn’t want to be without him and is telling friends how excited he is about bringing Ben back to the West Coast.” The two met through a mutual chum in September.
25 – Lance spotted at Social, The Florida Room and SET, Miami
26 – Premiere of America’s Best Dance Crew Casting Special on MTV, with JC as one of the judges, live in Culver City
26 – Lance spotting having dinner at Kobe Club, Miami
26 – Rumor has it that Justin was spotted at Tenjune in NYC, making out with a brunette that was not Jessica Biel (who is filming a movie in the U.K.)
26 – Justin photographed with Jessica Biel in London
27 – Lance and Ben, “huge fight”? (See Feb. 6)
27 – Joey does red carpet interview duties for TV Guide Channel for the Screen Actors Guild, Shrine Auditorium, Hollywood
28 – Joey’s 31th birthday
28ish – Lance and Joey attend Joey’s birthday party at Club Villa, West Hollywood
28ish – Joey celebrated his birthday with Zero-G at the Shuttle Landing Facility, Kennedy Space Center, with Kelly on G Force One
28 – From this date’s OK!magazine.com: Lance Bass heat up Miami with his boyfriend and four friends where the group enjoyed dinner at Kobe Club Miami.
28 – Lance and Ben to fly to LA and move in together? (See Feb. 6)
31 – Justin’s 27th birthday
31 – Madonna presented Justin a cupcake and champagne on the set of her new video, “4 Minutes to Save the World,” being shot in London
31 – Joey photographed at the Offical Super Bowl XLII Talent and Player Gift Lounge produced by the NFL and ON 3 Productions, Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
31 – Joey photographed at the Sony CIERGE / Tenjune luxury cocktail reception, Audi Phoenix Forum, Phoenix, AZ
31 – Joey photographed at the “Super Thursday” party with P Diddy and Nick Lachey, Scottsdale, AZ
February
01 – Joey photographed at the Vice Super Bowl Party, Scottsdale, AZ
02ish – Lance photographed at LAX airport
02 – Joey photographed at the Hanes Style Villa, Hotel Indigo, Scottsdale, AZ
03 – Justin’s Pepsi commercial debuts during the Super Bowl
04 – According to TiVo, Justin’s Pepsi commercial was the 2nd most popular Superbowl ad, based on when TiVo subscribers hit the pause and replay buttons
04 – Lance scheduled to appear on a float in the Orpheus parade, New Orleans
04-09 – Chris filmed singing during the “John Eddie Caribbean Cruise 2,” on Celebrity’s Century, Miami-Key West-Grand Cayman-Miami
05 – JC judging at “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” Sony Studios, Culver City, CA (Episode to air Feb. 7)
05 – Justin previews his William Rast fall collection during New York Fashion Week at a cocktail party (“one of the hot tickets of the week”) in a downtown triplex apartment. Celebrity attendees included Russell Simmons, Padma Lkashmi, Jeff Gordon, Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes
06 – From The Star: Lance Bass is in deep water with his hairstylist beau, Ben Thigpen.
On Jan. 27, the day before they were to fly to L.A. and move in together, the two had a huge fight. Sources tell Star that furious Ben stayed in New York because during a brief mini vacation to Miami Beach, Lance locked lips with another guy at a bar — right in front of Ben!
But friends predict the men will kiss and make up. “Lance has been phoning Ben a lot, hoping that he will forgive him,” says a source.
07 – News that Justin will be starring in Michael Meredith’s new movie The Open Road
07 – Joey appears on Ellen, discussing covering the red carpet at the Grammys
07 – JC judging on “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” MTV
07 – Joey photographed at the 4th Annual Peapod Foundation Benefit Concert hosted by The Black Eyed Peas and the Entertainment Industry Foundation at Avalon, Hollywood
07 – Joey photographed at the Nicole Khristine Spring 2008 Collection Launch Party, Social Hollywood
07 – JC photographed at the In Style and The Recording Academy 50th Annual Grammy Awards Salute to Fashion, Boulevard 3, Los Angeles
07 – JC photographed leaving Social nightclub, Hollywood
07 – Lance photographed at the Fuse Grammy Party at GOA, Hollywood
08 – Joey photographed at Prive Nightclub, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
08 – JC photographed at the Verizon Wireless and People Grammy Party, Avalon, Los Angeles
08 – JC photographed at Mark Ronson’s pre-Grammy party, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
08 – Lance and Ben photographed at Villa
10 – Joey does red carpet interviews at the Grammys for TV Guide Channel
10 – Justin, nominated for five awards, attends (doesn’t attend?) the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, Staples Center, Los Angeles. He wins Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “What Goes Around… Comes Around” and Best Dance Recording for “LoveStoned/I Think She Knows.” He loses Best Pop Collaboration, Best Rap Song, and Record of the Year.
10 – JC photographed at the Song BMG Grammy party
11 – Justin photographed golfing with his mother at a course in Thousand Oaks, CA
12 – Justin photographed leaving the Little Door restaurant, Los Angeles
12? – JC judging at “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” Sony Studios, Culver City, CA (Episode to air Feb. 14)
13ish – MySpace announcement of the rebirth of FuMan Skeeko Clothing later in the year
13 – Lance video messaging on MoGreet
13 – From the description of the upcoming “Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious” episode #202 “Confidence,” scheduled to air Feb. 25: The girls receive tips from the Pussycat Dolls about confidence and receive a surprise visit from N’Sync’s JC Chasez.
13 – Lance photographed at the Environmental Media Associations Organic T-Shirts launch party at MILK, Los Angeles
14ish – Short JC interview airs on TV Guide Channel
14 – Lance and Ben filmed by http://www.hollywood.tv getting into a SUV, when asked about his Valentine’s Day, says it was “amazing”
14 – JC judging on “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” MTV
14 – Lance a guest on Jimmy Kimmell Live
15 – From a UK gossip site: Justin Timberlake is reportedly planning to propose to girlfriend Jessica Biel.
The ‘SexyBack’ singer – who has been dating Jessica for over a year – was seen shopping for engagement rings at famous New York jewellery store, Tiffany and Co.
An onlooker said: “Justin was really taking his time looking round the rings. He made the staff get a couple out of the cabinets so he could properly look at them.
“He didn’t buy anything but told the manager he would think about it.”
Jessica recently revealed she and Justin much prefer snuggling up with the board game Scrabble than going out drinking and dancing.
She said: “We do a lot of dinner parties and we play board games. I absolutely love Scrabble!”
Justin and Jessica have been reluctant to speak openly about their relationship.
15 – BYE, BYE, BYE: The Backstreet Boys may be reuniting, and rumors may abound about a possible get-together ahead for the New Kids on the Block — but don’t bother entertaining the idea of an ‘N Sync reunion. J.C. Chasez of the hit boy band says fans can say “bye, bye, bye” to any such hopes — at least “at this point in time. I think everybody’s really excited about their own projects. Joey (Fatone) is doing a great job hosting these television shows. Obviously Justin (Timberlake) loves what he does and he’s super successful at it, and rightfully so.”
He continues, “When we were doing it, we said, ‘We want to be as big as we can be. We want to put on the biggest shows. We want to sell the most records,’ and we did, and we’re proud of that fact, but now there are other things that we want to do. I’m excited about the things that I’m working on. I think that everybody in the group feels that way. If that changes at one point and we all decide to do something, then so be it.”
Besides focusing on his music career, Chasez is busy being a judge on “Randy Jackson Presents: America’s Best Dance Crew,” which has the country’s top hip-hop crews battling it out each week. “I’m so excited to be bringing music and dancing back to MTV. It’s music television, but it has been submerged with so many of those reality shows, which is a sign of the times, and it’s good for what it is, but I was really happy to see MTV take the initiative to put a show together of such high production value that encompasses music and talent.”
15 – Pictures of Justin on the set of the new Gnarls Barkley video, wearing a curly brown wig, giant glasses, and a Thriller-era Michael Jackson jacket
16 – Caption from a new picture from Lance’s MySpace: My baby [Ben], me, and the uber talented Niki Scallera.
16 or 18? – Lance scheduled to appear at NACA (National Association of Campus Activities) Convention, St. Louis, MO
19? – JC judging at “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” Sony Studios, Culver City, CA (Episode to air Feb. 21)
21 – JC judging on “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” MTV
25 – Episode of “Girlicious” with JC appearance premieres
23 – Justin to attend the 6th Annual “Night Before” fundraiser to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund at the Beverly Hills Hotel
26? – JC judging at “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” Sony Studios, Culver City, CA (Episode to air Feb. 28)
28 – JC judging on “Randy Jackson presents America’s Best Dance Crew,” MTV
April
08 – Lance scheduled to appear at St. Cloud University, St. Cloud, MN
May
04 – Lance’s 29th birthday
June
A concert featuring Nigel’s 11 and Jason Eustice?
August
08 – JC’s 32nd birthday
October
13-19 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas
13 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Pro-Am
14 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Pro-Am Draw Party
15 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Celebrity Pro-Am. Justin will perform a private concert for the Celebrity Pro-Am participants and corporate hospitality clients
16 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Professional Competition
17 – Chris’ 37th birthday
17 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Professional Competition
18 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Professional Competition
19 – The Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Final Day of Professional Competition, Trophy Presentation by Justin