Lance Bass Says
He Married a Woman in Vegas

Openly gay pop star Lance Bass says he once married a girlfriend in Las Vegas.

''People do stupid things in the heat of the moment,'' the 28-year-old singer told E! News in an article published Tuesday on its Web site. ''I've been in Vegas where I've gotten married for, like, five minutes, but no one talks about it, though.''

Bass, who was part of the boy band 'N Sync, says he got hitched in ''1999 or 2000,'' and the bride was ''just a friend.''

''In fact, the only reason we did it is because we wanted to get free drinks all night ... and we didn't get one,'' he says. ''We're like, 'We just got married,' and they're like, 'Ah, whatever.'''

Bass, who has been promoting his new memoir, Out of Sync, can now be seen on Broadway in the long-running musical Hairspray. He stepped into the role of TV dance show host Corny Collins in August.

Bass announced in July 2006 that he is gay. He has said that he didn't reveal this earlier because he didn't want to affect 'N Sync's popularity. (AP)