We spotted Lance Bass checking the date on some applesauce at the supermarket yesterday. How do you like them applesauces?

Here's former boybander Lance Bass strutting around Hollywood alone Monday night...

Arm candy is essential, Lance - don't leave home without it!

We caught Lance Bass coming out of Foxtail last night with a new guy on his arm - who's your new beau, Lance? At least he seems to make the former N*Sync'er happy - on his way back to his ride, Lance was even joking about heading back into the studio with the Backstreet Boys!

Ok, so we just figured out that Lance spent V-day with his boyfriend Ben at Katsuya last night.

What can we say? Our N*Sync fan club membership must have expired!

His ex-bandmate Lance Bass certainly seems to think so!

In an interview with Us, Lance opined that "Justin could really help."

The former boy-bander went on to say "it might be good for Britney to "get good people back in her life." He added, "it would be nice to see those old and familiar faces from back in the day back in her life."

Course, invoking the names of both Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake at once is probably one of the surest fire ways to get yourself in the headlines these days, but we think Lance's idea definitely has merit.

Now, whether Justin would ever actually take his old friend's advice is another matter altogether!

According to People, Britney recieved a very special trick-or-treater on Halloween night -- old friend and tourmate Lance Bass! Bass, who considers Brit "family" says that she was one of the first people he came out to. He also said that during his visit with Britney, Sean and Jayden, he could "tell she's really trying so hard to get herself back in order." With all the new drama in her life, must be nice for Brit to know she can count on an old friend like Lance!

Yes, that's right - according to an interview the former boy-bander gave to E! News earlier today (as quoted by OK! Magazine), he tied the knot with a woman (whom Lance refuses to identify) back between 1999 and 2000 - purely for the free drinks! "The only reason we did it is because we wanted to get free drinks all night...and we didn't get one," the magazine quotes him as saying. "We're like, 'We just got married,' and they're like, 'Ah, whatever.'" Poor Lance - but then again, those are the risks you run when you don't set up a registry!

Poor Justin and Lance! Lou Pearlman, the man responsible for launching boy bands like *N Sync and the Backstreet Boys (and who was known as "Big Poppa"), was "a sexual predator" Steve Mooney - Lou's assistant - tells Vanity Fair. Mooney also says that he once asked Pearlman what it would take for him to get into a band, and Lou "leaned back in his chair, in his white terry cloth robe and white underwear, and spread his legs. And then he said, and these were his exact words, 'You're a smart boy. Figure it out.'"

Ew. Just EW. The 53-year-old is currently in jail on bank fraud charges. Please don't let this "pervy pedophile" near any other boys! I can't even imagine what Timberlake and Bass had to deal with...

There was a lot of excitement at Universal City Walk during the I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry premiere, but not just because of the movie. Check out these gorgeous pix of Jessica Biel and Katharine McPhee and see what all the fuss is about!
Yeah, 'nuff said. (More hotness inside!)

Everyone and their mother were on Sunset Blvd.!

Anne Hathaway joined Rumer Willis, Jim Carrey & Jenny McCarthy, Rachel Bilson, Jamie Foxx and Jimmy Kimmel at the Sunset Towers while Brandy, Ray J, Lil Kim, Justin Long and Lance Bass attended a party at the SkyBar!

Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno! (Joey was robbed!)
Last night, Shag was the place to be for the Dancing With the Stars Finale after-party! Sadly, the three finalists were nowhere in sight, but everyone had plenty to say about the results, including last years’ finalists Mario & Karina (who stepped out of their car carrying red cups - again), this years' stars Ian Ziering, Leeza Gibbons, Heather Mills, and Clyde Drexler. Judge Carrie-Ann Inaba told us that she was proud of all the finalists and that it could have been anyone’s game, but Lance Bass and Stacy Dash were vocal about the fact that their respective friends (Joey and Laila) should have won the title!

Bon Jovi had a "Nice Day" on American Idol and was celebrating with a dinner at Mr. Chow! The Duff sisters also ate Chinese last night while Lance Bass partied over in Hollywood. Mischa Barton was rolling to a private party with a new, attractive mystery guy! We caught up with the But Can They Sing? reject, Bai Ling at the Stoli party, where Bai told us she was working on a book. But can she write? Bijou Phillips and Justin Long (who was much tighter-lipped than when we saw him out Tues.) were also at the big bash.

...the stars were out - and they were Hot! Yes, Us Weekly held its annual Hot Hollywood gala at Sugar, and the event more than lived up to its name - we spotted J. Lo & Marc Anthony, Ashlee Simpson, Brody Jenner, former N*Sync'ers Lance Bass & Joey Fatone, Cheryl Burke, Jamie-Lynn DiScala, a particularly stunning-looking Rose McGowan, Ryan Seacrest, KISS' own Gene Simmons (with longtime partner Shannon Tweed) - the list just goes on and on! (We also spotted David Arquette with the word "Stripper" shaved into his hair - by what definition of the word could that be considered "hot"?)

Jesse Metcalfe was at Parc, hangin' with a mystery brunette. Is that the girl Nadine Coyle dumped him for?!?!? Also at the club were Lance Bass (with a new, cute guy) and Eve, who assured us that she'd have no problem crossing the busy street in her heels!

People.com is reporting that Lance Bass has signed a deal with Simon Spotlight Entertainment (a part of the Simon & Schuster publishing empire) to recount the story of his life experiences in an autobiography. Out Of Sync will delve into detail about Bass' upbringing in small-town Mississippi, his tenure with N*Sync, and (of course) his courageous decision to announce his sexuality to the world. Hopefully he'll have some dirt to dish about the other Mickey Mouse club alumni too!

The pre-Oscar partys were in full effect over the weekend! Yesterday was a Vanity Fair brunch, where we saw Helen Mirren, with her director-hubby Taylor Hackford, looking glowing and gracious as we wished her luck for the big day today! We also caught Paris and Stavros doing something fishy in the bushes while waiting for their car, Sidney Poitier and Cameron Crowe looking dapper, Lance Bass flying solo, and Naomi Campbell looking gorgeous.

We just turned up a few funny stills from Lance Bass' stroll back to his car following the AMAs - apparently, the pomp and circumstance had him all a-twitter! (The same can't be said for the guy in the background - smile, dude, you've got famous friends!)