Aaron Carter’s Ups and Downs Through the Years: Child Stardom, Mental Health Struggles and More

Just weeks before his death, Aaron Carter opened up about the challenges he’d faced with addiction in the final years of his all-too-short life.

Taking a reprieve. Nick Carter missed an appearance with the Backstreet Boys following the death of his little brother, Aaron Carter.

The author who penned Aaron Caron's controversial memoir has hit back at criticism from Hilary Duff and the late singer's management, which saw the tome branded a 'heartless money grab.'Andy Symonds, who co-wrote 'Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life' - which boasted claims the singer lost his virginity to Hilary Duff when he was aged 12 and she was 'maybe 13' - said Aaron had 'a right' to tell his own troubled story.Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, Symonds said: 'Aaron Carter hired me to help him tell the world his story. That story, while tragically cut short, was filled with good and bad. 'His life was far from pretty, and understandably certain people in the public eye don’t want some of the stories Aaron tells in his book to come to light.     Story: The author who penned Aaron Caron's controversial memoir has hit back at criticism from Hilary Duff and the late singer's management, which saw the tome branded a 'heartless money grab 'That doesn’t make them any less true or newsworthy.

Hilary Duff isn’t the only one upset by the upcoming Aaron Carter memoir!

will be posthumously published by Ballast Books, a move finds to be, in a word, “disgusting.” According to , the book gets into Duff and Carter's relationship from back when they were barely teenagers—and claims that they lost their virginities to one another in a hotel room. “It’s really sad that within a , there’s a publisher that seems to be recklessly pushing a book out to capitalize on this tragedy without taking appropriate time or care to fact check the validity of his work,” Duff told . “To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting.

Melanie Martin is still grappling with the death of fiancé Aaron Carter — and yet fans are giving her no respite to grieve.

The former Disney Channel star said that she thought it was “really sad” publishers were “recklessly” publishing the novel within a week of the star’s death.She told MailOnline: “It’s really sad that within a week of Aaron’s death, there’s a publisher that seems to be recklessly pushing a book out to capitalise on this tragedy without taking appropriate time or care to fact check the validity of his work.“To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting.“In no way do I condone shedding any light on what is so obviously an uninformed, heartless, money grab.”An excerpt obtained by the New York Post, which directly mentioned Hilary, reads: “Hilary and I lost our virginity to each other at a hotel… in LA.“I think it was her birthday, maybe her 13th [September 28 2000], but I don’t remember.“Her friends walked in, and we just yelled at them to get out.”The book speaks about events which occurred in 2000, when Hilary and Aaron first started dating.Express.co.uk has contacted representatives for Aaron Carter and Ballast Books for comment.The book, titled Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life, also speaks about the alleged love triangle which involved Hilary, Aaron and actress Lindsay Lohan.In another excerpt from the controversial book, Aaron is reported saying: “I was dating her for like a year-and-a-half, then I just got a little bored so I went and I started getting to know Lindsay [Lohan], dating Lindsay.”Hilary and Aaron’s relationship was always in the spotlight, with the young couple sharing a kiss under the mistletoe during an episode of Hilary’s hit show Lizzie McGuire back in 2001.A synopsis for the upcoming memoir, which co-author Andy said Aaron

Aaron Carter's management team have blasted the 'obscenely disrespectful' and 'unauthorized' release of the late star's unfinished memoir, as well as new music, less than a week after his death.'In the few short days following our dear friend's passing we have been trying to grieve and process while simultaneously having to deal with obscenely disrespectful and unauthorized releases including an album, a single and now it seems a book,' read a statement sent out by Taylor Helgeson of Big Umbrella Management to Page Six on Thursday.In it, Aaron's management team also made a point of thanking Carter's ex-girlfriend Hilary Duff after she exclusively told DailyMail.com that she did not support the release of the book, calling it an 'uninformed, heartless, money grab.''We as Aaron's management would like to thank Hilary Duff for her statement regarding the book that is set to be released,' they stated.Aaron was found dead in a bathtub at his Lancaster, California home on Saturday, November 5. He was 34.

Calling them out. Hilary Duff slammed expedited plans to release ex Aaron Carter’s unfinished memoir following his November 5 death.

Aaron Carter’s unfinished memoir is scheduled to be released next week, but it is already causing a lot of controversies.

Hilary Duff has slammed her late ex Aaron Carter's memoir - which claims she lost her virginity to the pop star when she was 'maybe' 13 and he was 12 - branding the tome a 'heartless, money grab'.Singer Aaron and actress Hilary, now 35, met as fellow teen idols in 2000 and dated on-off until 2003 - with the star's posthumous tell-all 'Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life' alleging the pair lost their virginities to each other.     Hilary Duff exclusively told DailyMail.com: 'It’s really sad that within a week of Aaron’s death, there’s a publisher that seems to be recklessly pushing a book out to capitalize on this tragedy without taking appropriate time or care to fact check the validity of his work. 'To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting. In no way do I condone shedding any light on what is so obviously an uninformed, heartless, money grab.

Aaron and Nick Carter actually never got the chance to speak with each other to bury the hatchet once and for all before the 34-year-old’s sudden death? Oh no…

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Aaron Carter and his brother Nick were not able to discuss their difficult relationship before Aaron passed away on Saturday, November 5. The singer-songwriter, who passed away about a month shy of his 35th birthday, reportedly didn't sit down with the Backstreet Boys member, 42, despite their differences according to TMZ. They had semi-communicated in the recent past through their sister, 34-year-old Angel, and Aaron reportedly felt the pair were on good terms before he passed.  No closure: Aaron Carter and his brother Nick weren't able to discuss their difficult relationship before Aaron passed away on Saturday, November 5 (pictured 2005)Family sources told the outlet that Angel reached out to Aaron, and told Nick that 'she and Nick loved him and wanted him to get healthy.'This reportedly helped Aaron feel he was being supported by his siblings.  TMZ went on to report that the more amicable communication between Aaron and his siblings contributed to this feeling, as past communication within the family was known to get intense. Both Nick and Angel procured restraining orders against their brother back in 2019 after he made death threats against them or their families.  No sit down: The singer-songwriter, who passed away about a month shy of his 35th birthday, reportedly didn't sit down with the Backstreet Boys member, 42, despite their differences according to TMZ Through intermediaries: They had semi-communicated in the recent past through their sister, 34-year-old Angel, and Aaron reportedly felt the pair were on good terms before he passed  'Healthy': Family sources told the outlet that Angel reached out to Aaron, and told Nick that 'she and Nick loved him and wanted him to get healthy.' This reportedly helped Aaron

California home aged just 34. Found a day before a “scheduled rehab therapy session” his family are reportedly “convinced his death was unintentional".

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Aaron Carter 'had an obsession' with estranged brother Nick and 'looked up to him' despite their feud before his death aged 34, a friend has claimed.Police confirmed that Aaron, the brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick, 42, had drowned in his bathtub over the weekend - with law enforcement sources telling TMZ  there were prescription pills and compressed air cans in his bathroom.Aaron's relationship with Nick had broken down over the years, culminating in a restraining order being filed against him by his elder brother, but the Fools Gold hitmaker's friend Gary Madatyan said the star kept close tabs on his sibling. He told Page Six: 'I wish [Nick] could have done a little more as a blood relative to Aaron. I’m not judging him. I’m not saying anything bad because I respect him.

We all know by now about the tragic death of former child star Aaron Carter. Heartbroken friends, family, and fans around the globe are mourning the huge loss — but the world is getting one final farewell from the talent.