‘Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam’: 5 Major Takeaways From Netflix Docuseries

THE BOY BAND CON: THE LOU PEARLMAN STORY, Lou Pearlman (shown in archival image), 2019.
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When it came to ’90s boy bands, no name was more integral to their rise in popularity than Lou Pearlman, the man who helped bring Backstreet Boys and NSYNC to fame alongside several other groups. But as Netflix’s docuseries Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam documents, Pearlman was running a crooked operation.

Below, we’re breaking down the biggest revelations from the three-episode docuseries.