Lance Bass believes that coming out cost him some big deals.
The former NSYNC singer claimed to be on the verge of numerous solo deals when he came out in People magazine in 2006.
Speaking to Los Angeles radio DJ Valentine (via Wenn), the singer said: "I definitely felt coming out really hurt pretty much all of the products I was working on at the time.
"They canceled a bunch of the stuff… and that really set me back for years… so I had to go back and redevelop tons of other stuff for TV and film," he added.
Bass recently proposed to his boyfriend Michael Turchin.
The pair started dating in December 2011 and announced their engagement with a post on Instagram.