Lance Bass "Not Surprised" by Justin Bieber's DUI Arrest: "I Feel for Him"

Singer sounds off on the 19-year-old's legal drama

By Brett Malec Jan 24, 2014 6:41 AMTags
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Lance Bass is sounding off on Justin Bieber's DUI arrest.

The former ‘N Sync singer, who was shot to fame as a teenager, says he saw the legal drama coming from a mile away.

"I was not surprised at all," he told us at tonight's Delta Airlines pre-Grammys party in West Hollywood. "I host my own talk show on Sirius XM so we've been following the Biebs for quite a few months. The spiral down. So no, we called it a long time ago. Like I said, he just needs a little chill time to snap him into reality."

Watch: Lance Bass Feels for Justin Bieber

"I feel for him because I know exactly what he is going throug," Lance said of Bieber. "I've seen it with Britney, with Lindsay, with all the other teen stars out there. It was easier for me because I was in a group, I had four of my best friends knocking me down when I needed it and a great family. But with solo artists, it's hard because you got a lot of yes people around you and there like, 'Yeah, that's great.' They'll never tell you no. When no one tells you no, your reality is so out the door."

Bass added of Bieber's low jail bail amount of $2,500, "I have a feeling if it was any other person they'd be in jail right now."