On March 20, Queerty published a series of pictures of Lance Bass vacationing with 32-year-old Brazilian Gustavo Marzolla, and soon after rumors that the two were dating spread all over the web (MIB also ran the story this past Monday). I have heard today from Gustavo's friends, and it looks like the story was planted and the rumors are not true. According to one of Gustavo's friends, "he went on vacation
with a group of friends last month and one of the many people in the
group was Lance Bass. Gustavo did not even know Lance Bass (until then). Gustavo posed for many pictures and with everyone in
the group that week. Lance used this opportunity to create some much
needed buzz for his career by having one of his friends
send in the photos with Gustavo to try to make it look like Lance is
always with hot guys, and had a new Brazillian boyfriend. In no way is
he remotely into Lance Bass." And there is more: "Lance should
come out and just say there is no story there, but he probably will not
because the buzz is good for him. He totally used Gustavo."
Feel free to draw your own conclusions. I am not assuming anything until I hear from Gustavo himself or Lance Bass. Just a word of advice to both: wear speedos on your next vacation.
LOL Not for nothing, but it's not as if Lance actually needs to do anything to create buzz. I think the past 8 years of his life has made this evident--no offense to Mrs. Bass. He goes to a club/salon/lunch, paparazzi follow, and there's his buzz fill for the week, whether he cares for it or not.
It sounds like someone is quite confused about who may have used whom for publicity. Gustavo is an up and coming screenwriter who I'm sure benefits from having his name out there, regardless of the reason. Lance has been in the limelight since he was 16. I don't know--you tell me who needs the "buzz" in this situation.
Posted by: anon | 03/27/2009 at 06:49 PM
And by Mrs., I meant Mr. But Mrs. makes it quite amusing.
Posted by: anon | 03/27/2009 at 06:50 PM
"Mrs. Bass." Ha! Sounds like a seasoning salt for fish.
Posted by: soulbrotha | 03/27/2009 at 08:06 PM
Could I "use" Gustavo for a few hours one day? Please? No pictures would be taken... just mental pictures and happy memories!
:)
Posted by: Krishnan | 03/27/2009 at 09:11 PM
Um, they look awfully friendly in every photo i've seen of them together. and in this one in particular, their knees are touching. Maybe they aren't boyfriends, but somethings definitely goin on...IMHO
Posted by: Matty | 03/27/2009 at 11:25 PM
Um, Lance, I mean anon? Methinks the lady doth protesteth too much!
Posted by: different anon | 03/28/2009 at 03:00 AM
I appreciate the effort you put out make light of Lance's very busy social life but really, I don't know a lot of people who take him seriously anyway. He's not fooling anyone.
Posted by: gabe | 03/28/2009 at 07:30 AM
I still don't understand why, on a site whose mission is to "Brazilianize the world", you insist on calling the Brazilian men's swimsuit a "speedo". It is a sunga! And a sunga is different from a Speedo. And Speedo is a brand name anyway; most Speedo-style suits aren't really Speedos, either. Maybe you could do a whole posting comparing and contrasting sungas and Speedos. With lots of hot models wearing them, of course.
Posted by: Jack | 03/28/2009 at 11:55 AM
Oh, Different Anon. Lance can't type as well as I can. Just look at his myspace.
Posted by: anon | 03/28/2009 at 12:39 PM
Note to Lance: Dude, get a job!
Posted by: Lucas | 03/28/2009 at 08:30 PM
What business is it of anyone's what happened during that trip. I am not a Lance Bass fan or the Brazilian person involved. What it sounds like to me is that his friends are causing up a stir for this wanna be Brazlian person. I usually keep my comments to myself but when this kind of set up is going on to keep this Brazalian person in the spot light is kind of pathetic. You are ridiculous...it seems like your friend is trying to shine the light on himself...
Posted by: Danny | 03/29/2009 at 07:02 PM
I'm confused. Queerty got the same pics but didn't post that they were boyfriends. This site did. How did you know they were boyfriends? Why would Lance plant that here and not in Queerty? Or did you just assume they were boyfriends, which is why you're now making this retraction? Also, what makes you so sure that Lance planted the rumor? After all, all Queerty did was post the pics.
Posted by: S | 03/30/2009 at 08:46 AM
Queerty has confirmed that a friend of Gustavo's sent them the pictures--not Lance. Also, from People.com:
Lance Bass and model boyfriend Gustavo Marzolla, cozying up over dinner at Asia De Cuba inside the Mondrian hotel in West Hollywood, followed by partying at the SKYY Infusions Pineapple Gilligan's Island-themed launch bash at nearby Skybar. "They were canoodling all night," says an onlooker.
Soo...LOL
Posted by: me | 03/30/2009 at 01:32 PM
Gustavo is one of the models in Eric Schwabel's new book.
http://tinyurl.com/shootingmale
Posted by: Stinky Monkey | 06/23/2009 at 10:14 PM