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'N Sync's JC Chasez is furious at the NFL for pulling him from this weekend's Pro Bowl halftime show in the wake of Boobygate. "I have had a great relationship with the NFL in the past and feel that I have been mistreated," says the 27-year-old, who turned down the league's offer to sing the national anthem instead. "While I agree the mishap at the Super Bowl was a huge mistake, the NFL's shallow effort to portray my music as sexually indecent brings to mind another era when innocent artists were smeared with a broad brush by insecure but powerful people," Chasez added. "That's not the America I love. Nor is this the NFL I love. I'll sing the national anthem anytime, anywhere, but not for this NFL." Nothing against JC, but homey had some help writing that statement.

TV GuideNews Feb. 6, 2004 at 12:00 a.m. PT