Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean says band 'fully support Nick Carter' amid rape allegation
dailymail.co.ukBackstreet Boys star AJ McLean says the band 'fully support' Nick Carter after he was accused of sexually assaulting a disabled woman in 2001.Shannon 'Shay' Ruth, 39, who has autism and cerebral palsy, claims the singer, 42, invited her on to his tour bus when she was 17 following a band concert in Tacoma, Washington in February 2001, before raping her.
Carter denies the allegations.McLean, 44, who recently performed with the band at the Z100 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York City told TMZ, the band 'couldn't be more solid' in the wake of the lawsuit.
There for him: Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean says the band 'fully support' Nick Carter after he was accused of sexually assaulting a disabled woman in 2001 (pictured together 2005)He said: 'We all stand behind Nick and we all fully support him.
He's doing as great as he can'[The band] couldn't be more solid. The interview comes days after Ruth announced her lawsuit against Carter on December 8.Ruth claims the star pulled down his trousers and exposed himself to her in a bathroom after a concert - before allegedly forcing her to perform oral sex on him and then raping her.
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