'N SYNC HUNK CONFESSES HIS GIRLY HABITS

'N SYNC HUNK CONFESSES HIS GIRLY HABITS

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- 'N Sync hunk Justin Timberlake may walk like a man -- but he shops like a girl. Timberlake tells the upcoming "Popstar" magazine that he's a complete shopaholic who prefers dropping dough at the mall to more manly activities. He admits his excessive shopping has caused his own mother to wonder whether her boy is really a girl at heart. Other odds and ends about Timberlake... -- He says his secret fantasy is to play for a pro basketball team. -- Although Britney Spears claims Justin was her first kiss, he says he was smooching with girls long before they locked lips and jokes he's "a playboy." -- And, finally, the pop star admits he'd love to record a few country tunes with 'N Sync.

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