“There was a lot of animosity at first,” Kirkpatrick said.

“There was a lot of anger.”

That just never happened.

NSYNC, Chicago, United States, June 2001. Left to right: Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone

NSYNC in 2001.Tim Roney/Getty

So it just fazed out without any fanfare, at all, with no goodbye.

We just never got back together.

Kirkpatrick called the hiatus a “hard” time.

Chris Kirkpatrick attends the world premiere of “Deadpool & Wolverine” at Lincoln Center on July 22, 2024 in New York City.

Chris Kirkpatrick.Taylor Hill/WireImage

There was a lot of animosity at first.

There was a lot of anger.

There was a lot of resentment, he said.

I remember thinking, Are we ever getting back together again?

Wright defended Timberlakes decision to invest in his solo career at the time.

I gotta fulfill this.

Its not that Im saying goodbye, its just I cant stop this.

And Bass noted that he wouldve understood that, had Timberlake been open about his intentions with the group.

Business-wise, I get that, he said.

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