Lachey to play Mark in 'Rent'
(8/19/04) MTV

First 'NSYNC, then the Spice Girls, and now 98 Degrees can count a member in the Broadway cast of "Rent." Drew Lachey will fill Joey Fatone's shoes when he steps in to star as Mark in the production, starting September 10 and running through March 11.

 

Will Justin Timberlake sing at Elisha Cuthbert's wedding?
(8/19/04) Associated Press AZCentral.com

NEW YORK - If Elisha Cuthbert wanted to lean on her fiance, she could get Justin Timberlake as her wedding singer.

Cuthbert is engaged to Timberlake's personal assistant, Trace Ayala.

Asked if Timberlake would sing at their wedding, Cuthbert told TV Guide Online that she doesn't know.

She says Timberlake "does enough singing on his tour."

Cuthbert says they haven't set a date yet, but the wedding is "not right around the corner."

 

Transcript: JC on Kyle & Jackie O Show
(8/19/04) (thanks stamplet!)

Kyle: The whole world is up in arms. No one knows what's going on, and a lot of NSYNC fans here in Australia have said, "Look. Why don't you bring out JC? He's the man that will set the record straight. We've got him on the telephone. He's got a brand new song out too – All Day I Dream About Sex. We're gonna play that soon, but JC is joining us now from somewhere in the world. Hello, buddy!

Jackie O: Hey!

JC: What's up, man?

Kyle: How you doin'?

JC: I'm chillin', dude.

Kyle: Oh, that's nice! First of all, congratulations with the solo project. Lovin' the song, gettin' a lot of airplay in Australia.

Jackie O: Yeah!

JC: Right on. Thanks, man.

Kyle: You're welcome.

Jackie O: Now, we have to ask first – let's get this out of the way – NSYNC, what's going on with the, uh, band?

JC: Well, to make it real simple, um, you know, we're a band, all five of us are in the band, we're best friends and that's what makes us NSYNC. Uh, the fact is, no, we're not working on a, on a...NSYNC album at the moment, but that doesn't mean that we won't do it in the future.

Kyle: Okay, okay!

Jackie O: Yes, you're just hangin' out, but in the meantime you're concentrating on your solo stuff.

JC: Well, that's what we all actually...that's what we wanna do. We're experimenting. We're, you know, we're trying new things just because, you know, we've done the NSYNC thing for so many years and we just wanted to express ourselves in different ways and try and grow artistically and as human beings.

Kyle: Well, I think both you and Justin have come, um, out of the gates with a great start. He's obviously...you've obviously looked to him and thought, "Well, he's doin' all right." And then your stuff's come out and then you're doin' all right. Pretty much, I think, that's an open slab there for the rest of the band members to go, "Well, we're just gonna do our own thing as well." I would just...can we just tell 'em, uh, just steer clear of country and western?

JC: Yeah. [laughs]

Kyle: We don't want anyone sorta, goin' into country and western...

JC: Well, you never know. Lance is a huge country fan, so...

Kyle: I know!

JC: ...I wouldn't put it past him.

Jackie O: Yeah, I know, it could happen. What are the other guys doing, then, if it's just...I mean, that's all we're hearing about, is you and Justin.

JC: Actually, Chris is, uh, is finishing up his record right now. He's got, like, a rock n' roll record on his way. Um, Joey's actually on Broadway right now.

Jackie O: I heard that!

JC: And Lance is finishing up a film, so...

Kyle: Yeah. Now, Broadway – is that, um...like, to me...like, I know Broadway's huge in America – to me, it's like a school play.

Jackie O: [laughs]

Kyle: Is it like that, or...?

JC: [sarcastically] It's a little bit better than that.

Kyle: Right, right.

Jackie O: Just slightly, Kyle.

Kyle: 'Cause I heard Diddy was doing it and everything, and I thought, well, obviously it's got a lot cooler over the years.

JC: Yeah, uh, you know, it's...but it's considered an art form over here.

Kyle: Yeah.

JC: Um, I mean, and they really do...they work hard, man. They do, like, eight shows a week.

Kyle: Oh, screw that! Who wants to do that?

JC: [laughs]

Kyle: That's too much hard work!

JC: Yeah, it...but, you know, it's work that, uh...that really does help you, and it teaches you, um, it teaches you how to perform, you know. What better place to learn, um, how to really entertain and reach out to an audience than every night in front of real people instead of, uh...and, and getting into character and making people believe, you know, face to face, that you're someone else. And having to do, uh, more than just act, but sing *and* dance. So you're really stretching.

Kyle: Yeah.

Jackie O: Geez, you're really sold on it, aren't you? [laughs]

JC: I'm impressed...I'm impressed with it every time I see it.

Kyle: Stick around, more with JC from NSYNC, uh, he's doing a solo project. And stand by, we're gonna play his new song comin' up soon.

**

Kyle: Welcome JC from NSYNC, he's doing his solo project, to the Kyle and Jackie O show.

Jackie O: Now, with your solo career, things have been going well for you, and, uh, you know, it is just something, I guess, that you want to do personally. Something that Justin Timberlake kind of gave you advice on is, whatever you do, make sure it's what you wanna do.

JC: Yeah, well, I mean, that was pretty much always in my mind, but, you know, he definitely reiterated it. He was, like, "You know, you have to live with this for the rest of your life. And you have to be able to look at yourself in the mirror...Whatever you do, just make sure that it's something that you're comfortable with and that you're proud of."

Jackie O: Yeah.

Kyle: Now, can we ask you about, uh, Britney Spears? Now, we worry about Britney, we love Britney, uh, we've seen pictures of Britney fat, skinny, pimply, un-pimply, beautiful hair, scraggy hair, gettin' married, not gettin' married. She seems to have found Mr. Perfect, is that right?

JC: Uh, you know, um, I've met her fiance, and uh...I mean, he's even, he's actually danced for me before. And, uh...

Kyle: Yeah, and he's pretty good at what he does as well, isn't he?

JC: He's a great dancer. Um, and he's always been kind to me. Um, and...my whole thing about it is, as long as long as they're happy? Fine.

Kyle: Yeah, exactly.

JC: You know? I mean, if this guy generally makes her happy, then that's what she needs.

Jackie O: Yeah.

JC: How are you gonna deny somebody happiness?

Jackie O: Oh, yeah, absolutely.

Kyle: Exactly right.

Jackie O: But it as a bit of a bummer for you, because you know, you were all scheduled to open for Britney on her tour, but it was cancelled...

JC: Well, actually...um, you know, she actually blew out her knee, though. That's why she didn't go on tour.

Jackie O: Yeah.

Kyle: Now was that really a dancing accident? Or was that passion gone wild?

JC: Yeah, she hurt in on a video set, yeah.

Kyle: Right, okay.

JC: She, she was shooting a video and she blew it out. Um, I mean, you know, she had to have it checked out and had to...you know, it's scary when you're in her position, obviously, because she's known as a performer.

Kyle: Mm.

JC: And that...you know, her dancing is a big part of the attraction to her. You know, they wanna see, you know, her stage show. And, uh, you know, she doesn't...she can't really...she's not...she can't...really sit on a stool and just...

Kyle: Yeah. [laughs]

JC: ...sing songs, that's not what people, you know wanna see. They wanna see *Britney*, you know.

Kyle: Yeah.

JC: And Britney is a performance artist, and so, um, you know, she had to, she had to heal correctly.

Jackie O: Yeah.

Kyle: What sort of injuries have you had over the years that have really screwed around with your plans? Like, have you, you know, had no voice, fallen offstage, you know, fallen out of a helicopter...anything that has stopped you from doing...

JC: All those except for the helicopter one.

Kyle: [Laughs]

Jackie O: You've fallen offstage?

JC: Yeah, I've definitely fallen offstage, I've definitely had, you know, no voice. Uh, I've had food poisoning, I've had the flu, I've had, you know, whatever. Um, but, you know, people are waiting on you and they're counting on you every night. As long as you're not putting anybody in harm's way, you know, the show must go on.

Jackie O: Yeah.

Kyle: When you fall offstage, how do you correct that? Do you do, like, a Jean-Claude Van Damme-style roll to rectify it, or...

JC: No, when you fall onstage, you get up and go, "Hi, by the way, I suck."

[laughter]

JC: Chris actually took the hardest fall out of all of us, when we were doing stuff for NSYNC. Man, he fell off the stage and fell on a bar and cracked two of his ribs.

Jackie O: Oooh.

Kyle: Oh my god! And what, and the show still went on?

JC: Oh yeah. He came...he shot backstage, he asked, you know...he said, "Anybody got any...anybody got, like, a wrap or can somebody tape me up? Let's go."

Kyle: Oh my god, what a pro!

JC: Yeah man, he's the real deal.

Kyle: It's like, it's like wrestling, almost! The injuries!

JC: [laughs] I don't know about that.

Kyle: Now, are you gonna be in Miami at the MTV Awards in a couple of weeks?

JC: Uh, yeah, looks that way.

Kyle: Well, we're gonna be there as well.

Jackie O: Oh, we're gonna be there!

Kyle: We are so lookin' forward to Miami. But, we've never been to Miami. We only watch CSI: Miami, and uh, we're not quite sure what to wear. 'Cause the weather seems hot, but that guy in CSI is always wearin' a black suit. And I'm thinkin', he's...

JC: I'm tellin' you right now, it's hotter than you...oh, it's hot. I'll leave it at that.

[DJs laugh]

JC: It's at least a hundred degrees.

Kyle: Oh, but what the hell is he doin' wearin' a black suit? He's givin' me the wrong impression.

JC: He's cool as a breeze, dawg.

Kyle: [laughs]

Jackie O: Yeah, it's all part of the look!

JC: He's got makeup, dude. He's got a guy that dabs his forehead when gets sweaty.

Kyle: So what sort of outfit would you suggest that I wear, and what sort of outfit...well, I'm assuming Jackie should just wear a bikini? That's pretty much...or most of the day...

JC: It depends on what you wanna do and where you wanna go. 'Cause you can't just wear...the thing that's great about Miami – aside from the beach – is the nightlife.

Kyle: Yeah, I'm gonna look like a cool cat.

JC: Um, it's really, it's really incredible there.

Kyle: I'm gonna look like a player, like I belong, you know.

JC: [laughs]

Kyle: I don't wanna walk around in, like, a Hawaiian shirt, lookin' like a massive knob.

JC: No, you...I wouldn't recommend that.

Kyle: JC, ladies and gentlemen. We're gonna play his brand new song "All Day Long I Dream About Sex" now.

JC: Oh, it's hot.

Kyle: Comin' up soon, we're gonna ask him about the MTV Awards, comin' up in a couple of weeks' time in Miami, next here on the Kyle and Jackie O show.

**

Kyle: Kyle and Jackie O. JC from NSYNC, he's doing his solo project here at the Kyle and Jackie O show.

Jackie O: When you go and do something like the MTV Awards, um, you know, is that good...is that fun for you? Because, of course, you'd get to see a lot of people in the industry that you would know, right?

JC: Of course, man. That show is always electric. Um, 'cause people are showing up, uh, and really...I mean, you wanna see what everybody's wearing, because everybody, you know...that's when everybody steps up and really tries to express themselves visually.

Kyle: Yeah.

JC: Because they're putting a look to music, almost. To art.

Jackie O: Yeah.

JC: They're painting it, uh, visually, and so you wanna see the outrageous outfits, the fun outfits, the...you know, how people look...

Kyle: The Lil' Kim's outfits...

Jackie O: [laughs]

JC: And everybody basically...they get in there...and they're anxious, everybody wants to walk out of there with a Moon Man, and then the minute they get their Moon Man, everybody wants to go out and party together, because...

Kyle: Yeah.

JC: ...you know, you have this common bond with all...you know, you might not be doin' the same kind of music, you might've never met this guy before, and yet at the same time you understand what this person is going through. You have a common bond, and that's music. And so you really find yourself, um, you know, making new friends and getting to know a lot of people and having a lot of fun with them.

Kyle: Now, what about Moby? 'Cause we're friends with him, we've been to his restaurant in New York, we think it's fantastic. How well do you know him?

JC: Um, I don't know him, like, amazingly well, but I've had...you know, I've talked with the guy and things like that, and he's always been cool to me.

Kyle: He's a weird cool guy, though, isn't he? He's a bit...you look at him and you think...I, I always thought of Moby as like a, like a Star Wars character.

JC: [laughs] Is that right?

Kyle: I'm not sure why. He's a nice guy...

Jackie O: A little bald man.

Kyle: ...I love his music, but he is a, he looks like he has got too much brain power for his little body.

Jackie O: [laughs]

JC: I guess I never thought of him that way. You know what, I don't really judge a book by its cover, though. That's the one thing I've learned in this business, that's for sure, is don't judge a book by it's cover.

Kyle: So you've obviously had sex with, you know, really ugly women, then.

JC: [in a bemused tone] Fun. (?)

Kyle: And you've realized, man, you know, some of these ugly chicks are...they're pretty good inside.

JC: [laughs]

Kyle: [laughing] Okay, that's stretchin' it, that's stretchin' it.

JC: Wow! You kiss your momma with that mouth?

Kyle: [laughs]

Jackie O: Oh my god. He does, he's a bit of an embarrassment.

Kyle: Now, one last thing before we go. I am the new host of MTV's TRL in Australia.

JC: Are you now?

Kyle: It starts in a couple of weeks. Is there...I know you would've been on TRL a billion times. Is there anything I need to know before that show kicks off? Any insider tricks, any information I need to know?

JC: Yeah. It's live, so when you screw up, everybody knows.

Kyle: Oh my god.

Jackie O: And you better watch your mouth as well.

Kyle: Yeah, potty mouth, I don't know how long I'll last on there.

Jackie O: Yeah, he has a bit of a potty mouth.

Kyle: Well, look, we love your brand new stuff, your Schizophrenic CD is released in this country on August 23rd...

JC: Oh, cool.

Kyle: ...so it's not too far away. Mate, nice to talk to you.

Jackie O: Yeah!

Kyle: And hopefully we might catch up with you in Miami. Look out for a guy that looks like a fat Russell Crowe in a Hawaiian shirt, and a blonde honey in a bikini. That'll be us.

JC: [laughing] There you go.

Kyle: Done deal!

JC: The dynamic duo.

Jackie O: Thanks JC!

Kyle: Thank you very much, nice to talk to you, sir!

JC: Yeah, you too!

 

JC mention in Linkin Park review
(8/19/04) Sean Piccoli Sun-Sentinel.com

...Bennington and Shimona embodied Linkin Park's cut-and-paste confederacy. Shimona rapped but also played pensive piano. Bennington sang in a wounded croon (think J.C. Chasez of `N Sync) and a puncturing wail (think Sebastian Bach of Skid Row), and also strapped on a guitar for a couple of numbers...