November 13, 2022 | 11:05am
The merchandise day for Aaron Carter’s arguable memoir – which helium tried to unopen down earlier his untimely death – has been postponed.
“Out of respect for the Carter family, my lawsuit has decided to defer the further merchandise of the publication astatine this time,” Scott Atherton, the lawyer representing Ballast Books and writer Andy Symonds, said successful a connection to Page Six.
“Mr. Carter was not conscionable a personage but besides a father, a brother, a son, and a person to galore inactive grieving for him.”
Atherton alleged successful the connection that Carter “wanted his communicative told,” and chose Symonds, a “well-respected journalist, and author, to archer that communicative with each its quality and rawness.”
The connection continued, “Public attraction has precocious focused connected a tiny fig of interactions during Mr. Carter’s aboriginal years. The much important communicative is astir Mr. Carter’s beingness and what radical tin larn from his nonrecreational success, idiosyncratic struggles, and tragic passing.”
The quality comes conscionable days aft reps for the precocious vocalist — who tragically died connected Nov. 5 astatine the property of 34 — told Page Six that Carter attempted to halt the work of “Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life.”
“Aaron, successful the midst of [working connected the book], said, ‘I privation thing to bash with this’ and stopped, truthful the information that the steadfast is saying it’s green-lit, it’s not,” his publicist told us.
“That’s against Aaron’s wishes.”
One explosive excerpt from the memoir, which was acceptable to beryllium posthumously released connected Tuesday, claimed Carter spent a nighttime astatine Michael Jackson’s home.
The writer claimed Carter allegedly recovered the “Thriller” chart-topper astatine the ft of his furniture successful “tighty-whitey underwear.”
Another excerpt from the publication addressed the “I Want Candy” singer’s teen romance with Hilary Duff, alleging he took her virginity when she was astir 13 years old.
The “Lizzie McGuire” alum, 35, slammed the “disgusting” memoir earlier this week.
“It’s truly bittersweet that wrong a week of Aaron’s death, there’s a steadfast that seems to beryllium recklessly pushing a publication retired to capitalize connected this calamity without taking due clip oregon attraction to information cheque the validity of his work,” she said successful a connection connected Thursday.
“To h2o down Aaron’s beingness communicative to what seems to beryllium unverified click-bait for nett is disgusting.”
Despite the backlash, Symonds remained steadfast that Carter “hired” him to “help archer the satellite his story.”
“That story, portion tragically chopped short, was filled with bully and bad,” helium told Page Six earlier this week.
“His beingness was acold from pretty, and understandably definite radical successful the nationalist oculus don’t privation immoderate of the stories Aaron tells successful his publication to travel to light. That doesn’t marque them immoderate little existent oregon newsworthy.”
The writer added, “In summation to being cathartic for him, Aaron hoped this publication would assistance others struggling with addiction and intelligence illness. I anticipation and judge it volition bash that.”
The steadfast did not uncover the book's caller work date.
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The steadfast did not uncover the book's caller work date.
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The steadfast did not uncover the book's caller work date.
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The erstwhile kid prima was found dormant successful the bathtub of his California location connected Nov. 5.
He is survived by his 11-month-old son, Prince, whom helium shared with his on-again, off-again fiancée, Melanie Martin.
Carter’s authoritative origin of decease is yet to beryllium revealed, and is pending toxicology results. He reportedly died without a will.