Aaron Carter, Singer/Rapper, Dead At 34

Aaron Carter, younger brother of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, died Saturday. He was 34. Update: Nick Carter issued a statement on social media on the passing of his youngest brother – “My heart is broken.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoA-v1II5K/?hl=en Original post: The Los Angeles Police Department gave THR a statement saying “a suspicious death took place at the address of Carter’s residence but could not confirm the identity.” According to TMZ, police say they received a 911 call at 11 AM Saturday that a male had drowned in the tub and resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. https://twitter.com/THR/status/1588988316673871872 More from The Hollywood Reporter:

Born in Tampa on December 7, 1987, Carter got his start opening for the Backstreet Boys on a 1997 tour, and his debut album, Aaron Carter, was released later than year, reaching gold status.

He dabbled in acting, appearing on shows including Lizzie McGuire and 7th Heaven and in the 2005 film Supercross that also starred Channing Tatum. Carter made his Broadway debut in 2001 as JoJo the Who in Seussical the Musical and later had a long run as a castmember of the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks.

Over the years, the star was open about his struggles with substance abuse, including on a 2017 episode of The Doctors.

In September 2022, he said he had entered rehab for a fifth time in an effort to regain custody of his son. He had previously entered rehab back in 2017 following an arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana charges.

https://youtu.be/y0p3jn7ODuc Aaron also appeared as himself in House of Carters, a 2006 E! reality series that followed the five Carter siblings as they reunited in Los Angeles and worked to revive their careers. In 2017, Carter came out as bisexual on social media saying he realized he was attracted to both boys and girls from the time he was 13. He added he’d had his first same-sex experience when he was 17. He later recanted that saying his comments were “misconstrued.” Carter had publicly shared his personal battles with eating disorders and substance abuse in the past. He was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of DUI and marijuana possession. He also spent a month in rehab in 2011 for Xanax dependency. Carter’s fifth and final studio album, “LOVE,” was released in 2018. In 2019, he had a huge falling out with his brother Nick on social media which reached the point where Nick got a restraining order against Aaron. Carter is survived by his son, Prince. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1589002205662744579 https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1589002799169540096