Aaron Carter, Singer and Brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, Dies at 34 - Hollywood Reporter

Aaron Carter, singer, tv property and younger member of Backstreet Boys prima Nick Carter, died Saturday. He was 34.

A root confirms his decease to The Hollywood Reporter, and it was besides reported by TMZ. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department told THR that a suspicious decease took spot astatine the code of Carter’s location successful Lancaster, California, but could not corroborate the identity.

Representatives for Carter and his member did not instantly respond to requests for comment.

Carter got his commencement opening for the Backstreet Boys connected a 1997 tour, and his debut album, Aaron Carter, was released aboriginal than year, reaching golden status.

His follow-up album, Aaron’s Party (Come and Get It), was released successful September 2000 and went triple platinum. It featured the singles “I Want Candy,” “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” and “That’s How I Beat Shaq,” and helium supported the medium arsenic an opening enactment for Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears connected the Oops!… I Did It Again Tour.

Carter dabbled successful acting, appearing connected shows including Lizzie McGuire and making his Broadway debut successful 2001 arsenic JoJo the Who successful Seussical the Musical.

He starred alongside Nick and their siblings B.J., Aaron, Leslie and Angel Carter connected the E! unscripted bid House of Carters successful 2006. Leslie died of a cause overdose successful January 2012 astatine the property of 25.

Other tv credits included competing connected the 2009 play of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, finishing successful 5th place, and connected the Food Network cooking conflict bid Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off successful 2012.

Carter was a gossip-site fixture and known for headlines surrounding his idiosyncratic life, dating backmost to his aboriginal years arsenic a teen heartthrob.

He has had aggregate rehab stays, astir precocious entering earlier this twelvemonth successful an effort to regain custody of his lad Prince. He had antecedently entered rehab backmost successful 2017 pursuing an apprehension connected suspicion of driving nether the power and marijuana charges.

More to come.