Aaron Carter’s brother Nick Carter responds to singer’s death for first time & says he’s ‘heartbroken’ in emotional post
NICK Carter has broken his silence on his younger brother Aaron's shocking death for the first time.
The boy band member, 42, took to Instagram to open up following Aaron's passing.
He wrote alongside various throwback and childhood photos of the duo: "My heart has been broken today. Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded."
The Backstreet Boys member mentioned: "I have always held onto the hope, that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.
"Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss."
Nick continued: "But the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.
"I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know. I love you Chizz."
He added: "Now you get a chance to finally have some peace you could never find here on earth."
";God, please take care of my baby brother," Nick concluded.
On November 5th, The U.S. Sun confirmed Aaron had passed away at the age of 34.
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The former teen heartthrob was found in the bathtub of his home in Lancaster, California.
'TO BE A GOOD FATHER'
A rep for the star confirmed the death and released the statement: "It is with great regret to confirm Aaron Carter was found unresponsive this AM in his home in Palmdale, CA.
"The family has been notified and will be flying out to Los Angeles. Aaron worked very hard towards the end of his life in recovery, to be a good father and to make amends with his family."
The statement concluded: "Unfortunately without proper recovery facilities available in our country and open borders, this is why we have an epidemic."
RESPONDING TO THE CALL
Los Angeles County police arrived at the scene in the late morning, at around 11 in the morning, after receiving a report of a man having drowned inside his bathtub.
Law enforcement officials told The U.S. Sun that “deputies did respond to the call," after which "they did find a deceased person in the tub."
The woman who found Aaron's body was house-sitting at his estate.
Deputies revealed that the house staffer discovered Aaron's body unresponsive and immediately called 911 but the former child star was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Aaron is survived by Nick, his six other brothers and sisters, his baby mama Melanie Martin, 30, and his son, Prince, 11 months old.
He lost custody of his son and was checked into rehab in an effort to bring his one-year-old back home, which The U.S Sun exclusively reported in September 2022.
