Lou Pearlman wants to set the record straight. The former boy band manager and alleged pedophile claims Vanity Fair twisted words and flat out lied in their damning exposé. In that piece, writer Bryan Burrough writes that Pearlman used his power to get his boys, including Nick Carter, into compromising positions.

Pearlman denies the claims from jail, where he's languishing for allegedly defrauding investors. Speaking to Radar's Tyler Gray, Pearlman says he never got down with the gents and the myriad witnesses are all liars looking for attention or revenge. How convenient.

As for spending his personal time with his young talents: "I helped develop great artists, and I am proud of our success. I was affectionately called 'Big Poppa,' like a second dad or an uncle." Creepy!

Vanity Fair, meanwhile, sticks to its story. We're not sure who to believe: the locked up porker or the venerable monthly. Tough…

We can't really say we're surprised to hear N' Sync and Backstreet Boy mastermind manager Lou Pearlman likes younger men. A Vanity Fair profile of Pearlman who's awaiting trial for fraud, reports that Pearlman had quite a reputation for getting down with his lads, including Nick Carter:

Phoenix Stone, an early member of the Backstreet Boys, tells Vanity Fair Pearlman was “definitely inappropriate” with Nick Carter. Nick’s mom, Jane Carter, wouldn’t get into specifics, but said, “Certain things happened and it almost destroyed our family. I tried to warn everyone. I tried to warn all the mothers…I tried to expose him for what he was years ago.”

Well, apparently you didn't try hard enough. Regardless, Pearlman's most likely going to go to jail - and we all know how much they like child chasers in jail (they don't).