For all you true crime followers, add Netflix‘s documentary Soiled Pop: The Boyband Rip-off to your watch lists.
It chronicles the lies and crimes of boyband boss Lou Pearlman, who shaped among the greatest bands of the nineties and noughties – however he was quickly found to be committing crimes with the funds that the boybands earned.
We’re hoping it is going to be a helpful and indicting demonstration of what occurs when highly effective males within the leisure and music business abuse stated energy.
This is all the things we all know up to now about new Netflix documentary Soiled Pop: The Boyband Rip-off.
What’s Soiled Pop: The Boyband Rip-off about?
In keeping with the synopsis for the documentary, will probably be: “A chronicle of the rise and fall of music mogul Lou Pearlman, who created and allegedly exploited among the prime boy bands of the Nineties.”
It is going to cowl Lou’s involvement with enormous Nineties and Noughties pop boybands such because the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and O-City.
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An outline accompanying the documentary’s trailer (see under) expands on the story. “Lou Pearlman modified music tradition endlessly,” it reads. “The architect of a rare period of pop, he launched the careers of The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, O-City and so many extra.
“However he additionally carried a darkish secret. With never-before-seen archive and distinctive entry highlighting the artists’ epic rise to world stardom, this sequence uncovers Pearlman’s net of lies, revealing the tough realities of fame, energy, exploitation and greed.”
Who was Lou Pearlman?
He was an American expertise supervisor, most lively within the Nineties and Noughties. After forming the Backstreet Boys and their success, he went on to type *NSYNC.
Lou was additionally linked to Britney Spears, as she was chosen to affix a feminine pop group he was forming named Innosense. Nonetheless, she was ultimately provided a solo report deal and didn’t proceed with the group.
