Pictures 01.01.2002 - 21.05.2002: Batch 4:

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15Feb2002 USA: NICK CARTER OF BACKSTREET BOYS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO ENTER POWER BOAT RACING.

Nick Carter (R), of the Backstreet Boys pop music group, and father Bob Carter answer questions during a February 14, 2002 news conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Carter said on Thursday he bought a 43-foot (13-metre) offshore racing boat and will enter it in the American Power Boat Association's 2002 circuit with races in the United States and Canada. Bob Carter will pilot the 130-mph (208-kph) boat in the APBA's Super Vee class competition, he said. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Handout

27Feb2002 USA: KEVIN RICHARDSON AND NAOMI CAMPBELL AT J RECORDS PARTY.

Singer Kevin Richardson of "The Backstreet Boys" (L) talks with supermodel Naomi Campbell February 26, 2002 in Beverly Hills at the J Records pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis. REUTERS/Fred Prouser

22Mar2002 RUSSIA: LANCE BASS OF N'SYNC CHECKS INTO HOTEL IN MOSCOW.

Lance Bass of the U.S. pop group N'SYNC checks in to his hotel in Moscow on March 22, 2002, after the first day of a battery of medical tests to see if he can make a trip to the International Space Station. Bass told Reuters that becoming the first entertainer in space would fulfill his lifelong dream. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin

11May2002 USA: BACKSTREET BOYS MEMBER KEVIN RICHARDSON AND WIFE KRYSTAL POSE AT EARTH TO LA II FUNDRAISER.

Kevin Richardson, a member of the singing group the Backstreet Boys and his wife Krystal pose at Earth To LA II, a fund-raising event benefiting the Natural Resources Defense Council at the Veterans Administration's Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles May 10, 2002. Former President William J. Clinton gave the keynote address to the political and entertainment luminaries attending. REUTERS/Jim Ruymen

15Apr2002 USA: METALLICA PAYS TRIBUTE TO AEROSMITH DURING MTVICON EVENT.

Members of the Band Metallica pay tribute to classic rock band Aerosmith at the mtvICON event in Los Angeles, California on April 14, 2002. MTV paid tribute to Aerosmith with the mtvICON, which honors artists who have made a significant contribution to music, music video, and pop culture, while tremendously impacting the MTV generation over their careers. RETUERS/Adrees Latif

20May2002 USA: NICK CARTER AND AARON CARTER CHECK OUT BOAT.

Nick Carter (R) of the Backstreet Boys checks out his offshore racing powerboat with brother Aaron just prior to the start of the Marathon, Florida, Offshore Grand Prix, May 19, 2002, in the Florida Keys. Carter owns the race team which is competing in the 2002 American Power Boat Association offshore circuit. During Sunday's race, Carter's boat suffered a mechanical problem and was forced to drop out. REUTERS/HO/Andy Newman