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Aaron Carter has died at simply 34 years previous. The youthful brother of Nick Carter — who was a well-liked teen singer in his personal proper — was discovered lifeless at his Lancaster, California house on Saturday, Nov. 5, his rep confirmed to HollywoodLife. The information was initially reported by TMZ, who cited legislation enforcement sources knowledgeable them a 911 name was made round 11 a.m. “He was discovered unresponsive this morning by his [fiancée] Melanie Martin on the house in Lancaster, California. Everyone seems to be so devastated proper now,” the rep advised us. His house is at the moment surrounded by warning tape as Sheriffs and paramedics may be seen exterior.
Aaron is survived by his mother Jane Elizabeth Carter, brother Nick, 41, twin sister Angel, additionally 34, sister Bobbie Jean, 40, Virginia Marie Carter, 50, and half brother Kaden, 17, and his son Prince, who turns one later this month, with Melanie Martin. His sister Leslie handed away in 2006 on the age of 25, with the reason for dying being an overdose. His father Robert Gene Carter died in 2017 after a coronary heart assault on the age of 65.
The Tampa, Florida native started his profession at simply 9 years previous recent off of huge brother Nick’s success with the Backstreet Boys. Aaron dropped his self-titled debut in 1997, which result in him becoming a member of Backstreet Boys on tour the next yr. He then adopted up with Aaron’s Get together (Come & Get It) in 2000. As a teen he additionally had two excessive profile romances with Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan. He continued a profession in leisure as an grownup with appearances in Broadway’s Seussical and in addition competing on Dancing With The Stars.
Aaron had been open about his struggles with habit and particularly tablet abuse and “huffing,” discussing the subject on The Docs again in 2019. “It’s one thing that I’ve saved secret from the entire world till now,” he stated to the hosts. Huffing is the act of inhaling fumes from issues like family cleansing merchandise, glue or paint. “Began once I was about 16,” he stated, revealing his late sister Leslie launched him to it. “[I] didn’t actually contact it till I used to be about 23, proper after I did Dancing with the Stars. And I began going to Staples and Workplace Depot, and totally different locations, shopping for it with money so it wouldn’t be reported on receipts or something like that, so nobody might hint me… was huffing as a result of I’m a drug addict,” he additionally stated.
Aaron’s relationship with on-again, off-again fiancée Melanie has additionally been tumultuous in recent times, with Aaron at one level claiming he was “trapped” in his house after she wouldn’t depart following a break-up. She additionally accused Aaron of breaking three of her ribs in a home abuse allegation, whereas Aaron additionally alleged home violence with a restraining order submitting in February.
The 2 Good 2 B True singer sought skilled assist for rehab in 2017, and went again virtually instantly as a consequence of a relapse. He’s been to rehab three extra instances, together with most just lately in Sept. 2022 in an effort to regain custody of his son who’s 11 months previous. “It’s an abstinence program and I work with a person counselor,” he stated of the outpatient program to The Solar throughout a grocery retailer outing with fiancée Melanie. “I do group remedy, parenting courses, home violence courses. I obtained myself licensed in CPR, simply a variety of various things,” he stated.
Past his addictions, Aaron additionally struggled together with his psychological well being and took medicines for his a number of persona dysfunction, schizophrenia and acute nervousness.