Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is speaking retired astir the decease of his younger brother Aaron Carter, who was found dormant Saturday astatine his location successful Southern California.
"My bosom has been breached today," Nick, 42, began successful a tribute shared to Instagram Sunday. "Even though my member and I person had a analyzable relationship, my emotion for him has ne'er ever faded."
Aaron died astatine property 34.
In 2019, Nick filed a restraining bid against his brother.
"We were near with nary prime but to instrumentality each measurement imaginable to support ourselves," helium tweeted astatine the time. "We emotion our member and genuinely anticipation helium gets the due attraction helium needs earlier immoderate harm comes to himself oregon anyone else."
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The Backstreet Boys vocalist wrote that helium "always held onto hope, that (Aaron) would somehow, someday want to locomotion a steadfast way and yet find the assistance that helium truthful desperately needed."
"Sometimes we privation to blasted idiosyncratic oregon thing for a loss. But the information is that addiction and intelligence unwellness is the existent villain here," Nick continued.
He concluded: "I volition miss my member much than anyone volition ever know. I emotion you Chizz., present you get a accidental to yet person immoderate bid you could ne'er find present connected earth….God, delight instrumentality attraction of my babe brother."
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On Saturday, deputies responded astir 11 a.m. pursuing reports of a aesculapian exigency astatine the location successful Lancaster, said Deputy Alejandra Parra with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, per The Associated Press.
Backstreet Boys wage tribute to Aaron Carter, member Nick breaks down successful tears
The Backstreet Boys paid tribute to Aaron during their Sunday nighttime amusement astatine The O2 Arena successful London. In videos shared connected societal media, Backstreet Boys subordinate Kevin Richardson dedicated their 2019single, "No Place," to Aaron, and explained the opus was "very peculiar to america due to the fact that that opus is astir family."
"Everybody successful here, we each grew up together," helium said to the crowd.
Nick was visibly affectional and tried holding backmost tears portion the assemblage yelled, "We emotion you Nick." Other members of the set were seen taking turns hugging him .
"We've been done highs and lows and ups and downs — we convey you for being with the Backstreet household for 29 years, for each the love," Richardson continued. "Tonight we've got a small spot of dense hearts because we mislaid 1 of our household members yesterday. We conscionable wanted to find a infinitesimal successful our amusement to admit him."
In different video shared connected Twitter from the concert, photos of Aaron were projected on a elephantine surface in an in-memoriam tribute.
Aaron Carter's duplicate sister Angel remembers her 'sweet' brother
Aaron's duplicate sister Angel besides shared a heartfelt tribute to her precocious member connected Instagram Saturday.
"To my twin… I loved you beyond measure," Angel, 34, wrote alongside a bid of puerility photos of the pair. "You volition beryllium missed dearly."
She continued, "My funny, saccharine Aaron, I person truthful galore memories of you and I, and I committedness to cherish them. I cognize you’re astatine bid now."
"I volition transportation you with maine until the time I dice and get to spot you again," Angel concluded.
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The Game remembers Aaron Carter arsenic 'very bully human,' recalls formation together
Rapper The Game reposted Nick's throwback photograph from his Instagram tribute Sunday and shared an anecdote astir the archetypal clip helium met Aaron aboard a formation successful 2005.
"Your words to your member arsenic honorable & axenic arsenic they were touched maine this greeting truthful I wanted to constitute you backmost & stock with the satellite a speedy communicative that was a existent testament to Aaron’s quality & heart," The Game began his caption.
"I boarded a formation to New York with my present 19 twelvemonth aged lad (and) his mom to bash '106 & Park' and we were 1st class, so we thought," The Game recalled. "Turns retired they implicit booked (and) we were 1 spot abbreviated (and Aaron) was sitting crossed the isle (and) said 'Hey, you guys person small man.. you tin person my spot Game.' "
The rapper said helium "felt bad" that Aaron gave up his first-class seat, truthful he joined him successful coach, wherever they ended up talking for astir six hours.
"I tin retrieve reasoning however kool it was to beryllium talking to a feline I seen connected MTV a cardinal times, who my lil sister loved to death, cause again I had conscionable became a prima truthful this was ace dope," The Game wrote. "We got to cognize 1 different precise good during that flight, exchanged sidekick numbers (and) always hugged erstwhile we saw each different implicit the years."
"He was dope … (and) a very bully human," helium concluded. "Rest Easy Aaron, alert precocious kid."
Aaron Carter roseate to fame successful the aboriginal 2000s for 'Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'
Aaron performed arsenic an opening enactment for Britney Spears arsenic good arsenic his brother’s lad band, and appeared connected the family’s world bid “House of Carters” that aired connected E! Entertainment Television successful 2006.
He reached triple-platinum presumption with his sophomore album, 2000's “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It),” which produced deed singles including the rubric opus and “I Want Candy." His videos received regular airplay connected Disney and Nickelodeon.
His 5th and last workplace album, “LOVE,” was released successful 2018.
Over the years, Aaron struggled with substance maltreatment issues, entering rehab successful 2017 following a DUI and an apprehension for cause possession.
"I will be disappearing for a portion to enactment connected myself," helium wrote at the time. "Going to get strong. And enactment connected my accent conditions and get better."
In 2019, helium apologetically canceled a drawstring of circuit dates, saying helium was prioritizing his well-being.
"I person to enactment my wellness archetypal and I anticipation you tin each recognize however overmuch I request this clip to heal and recharge my batteries," helium wrote. "This is what I request to bash to person immoderate peace."
In September 2022, Aaron revealed he had voluntarily entered rehab in anticipation of regaining custody of his babe son, Prince.
Contributing: Andrea Mandell, Maeve McDermott and Kim Willis, USA TODAY, and The Associated Press