Backstreet Booze Band Requires Beer at Shows
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Bad Idea: Contractually binding a concert venue to provide a band with booze, when half of said band's members have alcohol problems ... like the Backstreet Boys.
But alas, clear as day in the rider for the Backstreet Boys' current tour, is the demand for 24 bottles of beer and two bottles of "high quality Italian or French red wine." A votre sante!
What makes this particularly funny (or sad, depending on your point of view) is that we have gotten video of both AJ McLean and Nick Carter out drinking within the last month -- both of whom have claimed to be sober.
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Backstreet Boy Sorta Threatens AJ and Nick
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Brian Littrell has seen two Backstreet Boys fall off the wagon recently -- AJ McLean and Nick Carter -- and the guy was serious when he told us they better "clean their act up" if they want to remain Backstreet Boys.
Thing is, Brian said he and the boys are hitting the studio tomorrow to start a new record... so he -- and his trusty new cast -- can knock some sense into 'em.
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'Sober' Backstreet Boy: Gimme Another Shot!
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If Nick Carter really wanted the public to believe him when he told People magazine that alcohol could literally end his life, he probably shouldn't have been pounding booze onstage with Steel Panther at the Key Club the other night.
Granted it was his birthday, but for someone who's battled serious alcohol abuse, you can't claim a "sober" life when you're taking down a shot of 151.
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McLean's GF: AJ Said He's an 'Alcoholic'
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The girl who's been dating AJ McLean for the past month paints an even more depressing picture of the boozy Backstreet Boy -- telling TMZ he's never been fully clean since she's known him.
The chick, Wendy Rice, is the one confronting him in the video posted earlier today -- she tells us during their argument McLean repeatedly told her "I'm an alcoholic."
McLean has a well-documented history of substance abuse.
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AJ Loses Sobriety Battle Again
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AJ McLean is a recovering alcoholic -- so it was heartbreaking to see the Backstreet Boy stumbling out of the Key Club last night, appearing to be wasted out of his mind.
As McLean nearly falls into the street, one of his friends calls him out -- right out in the middle of Hollywood -- emotionally confronting the guy who went to rehab for alcohol and cocaine abuse in 2001... and again in 2002.
Witnesses inside the Key Club say they saw McLean taking shots and drinking beers during the show. After the confrontation, McLean's friends forced him into a cab and sent him home.
McLean was reportedly six years sober in 2008. Calls to McLean's rep have not yet been returned.
Backstreet Boys Still Got Jive
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Rumors are circulating that the Backstreet Men Boys are about to get dumped by Jive Records. NOT true.
TMZ talked with a Jive Records spokesperson who told us, "Reports about Jive Records dropping Backstreet Boys are completely untrue. The group is about to embark on a worldwide tour in support of their album, Unbreakable, starting Feb. 16 in Toyko, as well as some high profile television appearances."
Well, that's sure a relief!
Birdbrained Backstreet Boy
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The Backstreet Boys are coming out with a new album, but some fans refuse to let go of the good ol' music -- and this fine feathered friend is no exception! Awk!
The only thing that separates this little guy from the actual members of the band is that when he goes off tempo, he picks up right on cue. Ever want to kiss a cockatoo? Ladies and gentleman ... Snowball!
Everybody Ready to Rock Their Bodies ... Again?
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Nick Carter was feeling generous last night, and previewed a new song just for TMZ. It's Backstreet, bitch!
The song, recorded without Kevin Richardson -- since he's no longer one of the Boys, is more up-tempo than the previously leaked song, "Inconsolable." But the 18-second preview Nick gave outside of Koi doesn't leave much to go on. Quit playing games with our hearts!
The new Backstreet Boys album is due October 30.
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Backstreet Boys' New Song is 'Inconsolable'
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Just when you thought you were safe from seeing grown men in choreographed numbers and matching outfits, the Backstreet Boys have gotten back together and released a new song! Party like it's 1999!
TMZ has obtained a copy of the quartet's (now minus one Kevin Richardson) new piano driven ballad, "Inconsolable," which debuted today on NY's Z100 radio station. I want it that way! The Boys' new album drops October 30 -- just in time for Halloween. Trick or treat?!
First the Spice Girls announced their reunion, now BSB -- maybe there is hope for Britney! Then again, maybe not.
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Nick Carter Big Kahuna?
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Apparently, the United Nations is giving out Ambassadorships to everyone and their Paris Hilton ex-lover!
Former Backstreet Boy turned reality show joke Nick Carter has bizarrely been chosen to be the UN's Special Ambassador for the Year of the Dolphin. Sounds fishy! In his new role, Nick will work toward raising awareness of dolphins in the wild, and the threats to their conservation. Well, Angelina Jolie can't do it all!
Now the question remains: Who will save that other endangered species -- former boy banders?!!
I Just GOTTA KNOW! -- Mr. Big, Anahi and Kevin Richardson
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We asked readers what they JUST GOTTA KNOW... and went looking for the scoop. Has "Mr. Big" departed from his love 'em and leave 'em old ways? Who is this lovely Latina and where can we see more of her? And this Backstreet-er has formally announced his departure from the band, but wasn't he just singing "Never Gone"?
Check out the answers to your burning questions!
Is there something you JUST GOTTA KNOW?? Submit your question here!
Star Catcher -- LA
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Lindsay Lohan resurfaced back in Los Angeles -- after suffering through Brandon Davis' crass remarks last week -- at Hollywood hotspot Shag yesterday. The 19-year-old made a quick entrance and exit out of the celeb watering hole.
Jude Law and Sienna Miller arrived together as they rushed past the paparazzi. While Verne Troyer (aka Mini-Me) exited the club on a pal's shoulders before getting into his customized vehicle.
Also on hand to party the night away were Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson and retired Laker Rick Fox.
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