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"  Spice Girls &amp;quot;are afraid&amp;quot; of the Backstreet Boys, according to member Brian Littrell. The boyband member took to Instagram to joke about the rumors that the &amp;#039;90s girl group were planning a joint world tour with them next year.         So I think the GIRLS are afraid of the BOYS.. That&amp;amp;#39;s why they won&amp;amp;#39;t take the stage.&#128521;#SPICEGIRLS #BSB #BOYSvsGIRLS just sayin&#128516; A photo posted by Brian Littrell (@rokspics) on Mar 26, 2014 at 4:39pm PDT     &amp;quot;So I think the GIRLS are afraid of the BOYS.. That&amp;#039;s why they won&amp;#039;t take the stage. #SPICEGIRLS #BSB #BOYSvsGIRLS just sayin,&amp;quot; Littrell posted on Instagram. A spokesperson for the Backstreet Boys denied a recent report that the two groups were in early discussions about a new tour. Mel C recently suggested that a reunion \u2014 which reportedly may not feature Victoria Beckham \u2014 could happen in 2016 to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut single &amp;#039;Wannabe&amp;#039;. Meanwhile, the Backstreet Boys kicked off their headline tour of the UK in Birmingham last night (March 26), with support from All Saints. Watch the music video for Backstreet Boys&amp;#039; &amp;#039;Larger Than Life&amp;#039; below:      Photo credit: Redferns Via Digital Spy "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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