Melanie Martin is opening up about what she believes led to the late Aaron Carter’s “downfall.” The Disney star’s posthumous documentary, Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop, is now streaming on Hulu, and his on-again, off-again fiancée gets fully candid about her own theory on what kicked off the downward spiral that ended in his premature death at just 34 years old. Related: Aaron’s Former Rep Is Now Questioning His Death The couple welcomed their son, Prince, in 2021.
However, a year later in September of 2022, Melanie’s mother was granted temporary custody after the parents struggled to maintain a stable home life for the young one.
According to Melanie, this setback is what led to his eventual demise. She explained in the doc: Melanie says the stress of everything in his life was too much for Aaron — and custody just brought it to a head: This was all around the same time Aaron was suspected by Melanie and his manager of huffing, after he appeared to be doing so in an Instagram Live video.
The I Want Candy singer insisted the footage wasn’t real… But his manager didn’t buy it, recalling: The manager opened up more about Aaron’s “very deep, long addiction”: So, so sad. Related: AJ McLean Talks Getting Aaron Into Rehab Prior To Death Aaron tragically died in his bathtub on November 5.
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