The daily gossip: 'NSync will reunite to perform at the Video Music Awards on Sunday, and more

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last updated 8 January 2015

1. 'NSync will reunite to perform at the Video Music Awards

It's 2001 all over again. According to widespread reports, boy band 'NSync — aka "Justin Timberlake and four guys you've never heard of," for any young readers out there — will reunite to perform live at MTV's Video Music Awards on Sunday. Unfortunately, the news comes with some strings attached: The reunion is a one-off performance, so prepare yourself now to say bye bye bye to 'NSync all over again. [USA Today]

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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