*NSYNC has come a long way since their last album arrived in 2001, reuniting this year for the boy band’s first new single in two decades. But in a recent interview, Joey Fatone reflected on how he honestly felt after his bandmate Justin Timberlake went solo, effectively ending the group’s run at the peak of its success.
“I was not blindsided by the breakup,” the 45-year-old singer told Yahoo Entertainment. “I was more blindsided as far as him coming out with music and not knowing that he was going to go and do an actual album/tour thing.”
Fatone said he originally thought Timberlake’s…
