Out singer Lance Bass says in a new
interview that he's “very disappointed” with Donald Trump.
Bass told Larry King that Trump, the
GOP nominee for president, helped him out in his career.
“He gave us a couple of jobs. Miss
Teen USA was one of 'NSYNC's first performances back in Louisiana
years ago,” Bass
said. “And then I got to judge again a couple years ago for
him. And he's been very supportive of our career.”
“He's also said he's very supportive
of gays. Do you believe that, or not?” King asked.
“Knowing Donald Trump I don't think
he hates gays. I think that he knows how to pander to his audience
to make sure that they think he doesn't like gays. So, no I don't
think he's against gays, but I think that the platform that he's
running on right now he's going to do everything he can for those
constituents.”
“Is he disappointing to you?” King
asked.
“Very disappointing,” Bass
answered. “He's disappointing because I know what it is. It's one
big marketing PR scheme.”
Bass added that Trump's rhetoric has
“validated a lot of people's dark feelings inside of them, those
bigoted feelings.” “It's scary and sad and I feel like I'm
living in the 1960s,” Bass said.
(Related: Lance
Bass: Adam Lambert not being pushed by record label because he's
gay.)