Singer and rapÂper Aaron Carter has died at the age of 34.
He is the younger brothÂer of Nick Carter of the BackÂstreet Boys.
AccordÂing to the webÂsite TMZ, Carter was found dead in the bathÂroom of his LanÂcastÂer, Calif. home on SatÂurÂday mornÂing. A repÂreÂsenÂtaÂtive for his team conÂfirmed his death, the PA reported.
âItâs a very bad time right now and Iâm tryÂing to figÂure out what hapÂpened and what caused it,â they said.
âWe are as devÂasÂtatÂed as you are and we hope his fans are thinkÂing of his family.â
TMZ also reportÂed that the Los AngeÂles CounÂty Police arrived at the scene after receivÂing a call about the drownÂing around 11:00 local time.
Carter began his career with varÂiÂous tours and conÂcerts as the openÂing act for the boy band BackÂstreet Boys, and has also had a sucÂcessÂful solo career.
In the late â90s and earÂly â00s, he sold four milÂlion-sellÂing albums, one of which was when he was just nine years old.
Her secÂond album, Aaronâs ParÂty (Come Get It), was released in 2000 and was cerÂtiÂfied triple platinum.
After this album, he returned as supÂport for the BackÂstreet Boys and BritÂney Spears on their âOops! I Did It Againâ tour.
Aaron Carter is the younger brothÂer of Nick of the BackÂstreet Boys.
GrowÂing up, Carter turned to rapÂping, appearÂing in BroadÂway musiÂcals and the US TV show DancÂing With The Stars.
He faced a series of probÂlems, entered rehab mulÂtiÂple times, and filed for bankÂruptÂcy in 2013 with milÂlions in debt (mostÂly tax-related).
He has also repeatÂedÂly clashed with authorÂiÂties for his drug posÂsesÂsion and reckÂless driving.
EarÂliÂer this year, he told the DaiÂly Mail that he wantÂed to stop being seen as a âtrain wreck.â
âIâm not who some peoÂple porÂtray me to be,â he told the magÂaÂzine. If you say âtrain acciÂdentâ, I have expeÂriÂenced âtrain acciÂdentâ many times, and I have been derailed by varÂiÂous things.
Carterâs son, Prince, was born in 2021, and accordÂing to The HolÂlyÂwood Reporter, he entered rehab earÂliÂer this year to gain custody.
FolÂlowÂing the announceÂment of Carterâs death, Princeâs mothÂer, Melanie MarÂtin, released a stateÂment sayÂing, âWe are still comÂing to terms with this unforÂtuÂnate reality.â
âYour thoughts and prayers are greatÂly appreÂciÂatÂed,â she added.
90s pop stars New Kids on the Block have paid tribÂute to Carterâs death, callÂing it âshocked and saddenedâ.
OthÂer celebriÂties who were active in the same era as Carter have also postÂed mesÂsages to rememÂber the deceased.
Actress Hilary Duff said Carter âhas an absolute radiÂatÂing charmâ, while Tyler Hilton of One Tree Hill said the news of his death was âheartÂbreakÂing for himâ.
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