Lance Bass revealed that he was sexually harassed by an older unidentified man when he was a teenager during the early days of 'NSync on Wednesday's episode of "The Meredith Viera Show."
In response to Ashley Judd's revelation that she was a victim of sexual harassment by a famous studio executive, Bass said, "It happens to men too. It's a two-way street. It had happened to me when I was 16, 17 years old," according to E!.
"When we started, there was someone that we worked with that was inappropriately touching us. I wasn't even aware then, at 16, that this guy was a pedophile and he was touching me. Oddly, I didn't feel victimized at the time because I was very aware of it but it happened to us too," Bass, 36, continued.
During the candid discussion, panelist Megan Colarossi asked Bass whether he spoke out about the incidents of sexual harassment. "No," Bass replied. "I mean with the guys we would talk about it. We would kind of joke about it, but it's not a joking thing. But as a kid, it was just odd. I am glad that we were aware of it and we didn't feel victimized at the time."
Hours after the revelation, Bass elaborated on the situation on his Sirius XM radio show "Dirty Pop." The former 'NSync member explained that the man would find excuses to touch and massage him. "He always did the whole thing, like, 'Oh yeah, if I massage your bicep like this, it will look better,'" said Bass, according to People.
Bass also stated that he felt bad for the man and has no intention to take legal action against the offender.
"It's not like a Cosby situation where I felt violated and I, you know, I need justice and it affected me. It just didn't. But it does other people," he said. "This is a serious thing, sexual harassment, but I was lucky enough to be smart about it and just be aware."
Watch Bass talk about the sexual harassment incident on "The Meredith Viera Show."
