Singer Aaron Carter died Saturday at his house in Lancaster, CA, about 60 miles north of Los Angeles. He was 34 years old.
Deputy Alejandra Parra with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to NBC that deputies were dispatched to the home just before 11 a.m. and found Carter deceased at the scene. TMZ says it spoke with multiple sources who said he drowned in the bathtub.
Carter released his first album in 1997 when he was 9 years old. It sold a million copies and launched his pop career. By 2012 he’d released four studio albums, and often opened for the Backstreet Boys on tour. His older brother Nick was a member of the boy band.
Transitioning out of his childhood success proved challenging, though he released his fifth and final studio album, Love, in 2018 when he was 30 years old. The album received mixed reviews.
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In 2017, Carter made headlines when he appeared to come out as bisexual, tweeting about realizing he was attracted to boys from an early age. He also said he’d had same-sex experiences, though he primarily dated women.
He walked the statement back in 2018, saying it was “a little misconstrued” and that he always pictured himself starting a family with a woman.
Carter also dabbled in creating adult content, launching an OnlyFans in 2020.
Carter spoke candidly in recent years about struggling with drug addiction and mental health issues. During a 2019 appearance on the TV show The Doctors, he said he suffered from multiple personality disorder, schizophrenia, acute anxiety, and manic depression.
“We are extremely saddened and shocked to confirm the passing of Aaron Carter today,” his rep said in a statement. “At the moment his cause of death is being investigated. We ask that you give the family time and they will have more information when available. We cannot express the outpouring of love coming in.”
Haileyhouston
Cousin. .. You’re finally at peace. No more suffering . You’re sister Leslie and my sister Alicia are up there with you. I’m at a loss for words knowing the three of you went from drug overdose and struggled with your mental health.
Please be my angel and watch over my little family and my career. God has his own plans for each of us. We were all meant for something different in the life and the death.
Love forever,.
Your cousin Amber aka Hailey Houston.
Ken A.
If he really is your cousin, sorry for your loss.
Neoprene
LOL! Too funny.
Diplomat
Wow what a hit. I always liked the guy though he was controversial. Rip Aaron you’ll be missed.
thisisnotreal
not to sound like a d!ck but im betting it was an overdose. no matter what issues he had its sad to see someone that young succumb to their issues and lose out on a full life.
redzebra1
same here. An adult drowning in a bathtub? That’s absurd. Yes for an infant, but an adult? That’s hard to accept. He’d have had to be seriously distracted to drown in a bathtub
Ken A.
He could’ve been tired and fell asleep. It almost happened to me, no drugs and no liquor but was really tired and decided to take a bath and fell asleep. I don’t know what woke me up but I woke under water. I prefer showers anyway.
Vince
Ken A.
“I don’t know what woke me up”
Umm…I’m going to take a wild guess and say water entering your lungs. Pretty sure most people don’t sleep that soundly.
DCguy
It’s cute that you brought at least 3 of your screenames on here. @Neoprene, @Diplomat, and @thisisnotreal
Have them tweet slightly different things and still think you’re being subtle.
You right wing trolls just aren’t very good at this are you?
LumpyPillows
Leave the multiple screen names nonsense to cam.
CNY1983
very sad. short as his life was, i hope he found love and happiness in it.
Donston
Very sad to watch someone clearly struggling in the spotlight for years with addiction issues, mental health issues, a damaged ego, and maybe also with their sexuality, fluidity, where they are in the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum. Anything can happens to anyone, but this is another example of why fame and the entertainment industry is not for everyone, especially children. RIP.
LumpyPillows
Well said.
Neoprene
Really, stringing together a bunch of single words with commas is well said?
Bosch
Neo****, Lumpy once came to your rescue when he felt I was being too harsh on you. Can you not even be nice to ONE person?
Neoprene
Bochy – You pay attention to things like that? Get a life.
Bosch
Sugar, if this is what you have to do to feel something, go right ahead. Queerty is a safe space.
sfhairy
Not really a loss to the world. We all knew this was going to happen to him.
storm45701
You need to really re-think your life, man. It’s not healthy to think this way.
LumpyPillows
It’s a shock to lose someone so young. Yes, he had some issues with fame. I always shake my head when I hear people say they want to be famous. Rich makes more sense. Be at peace.
bachy
Aaron’s sad story is not unusual. Mental illness and addiction are far more pervasive that I ever imagined.
Phil H
This has seemed like a grim inevitability for a very long time. It’s always a very sad event when someone this young dies, and especially when its someone like this kid whose life has been littered with “if only…”
Vellala
RIP
Neoprene
Oh no! That means the Backdoor Boys are gonna actually have to pay someone to open for them.
Bosch
You know, being a sociopath only looks “cool” to other sociopaths.
Neoprene
Hey, Baschy, I’m not the one who didn’t pay their lil bro any money to open their shows and maybe kept him strung out just enough to not even realize it.
Best wishes, Neo
Bosch
Way to bust out that backstreet boys trivia.
Bosch
Fame can be an incredibly lonely place. You never know if people like you, or if they just want to be associated with you.
No idea if there’s an afterlife, but if there is one, I hope he’s having a good time.
Neoprene
Buschy – You are SUCH a sensitive soul, dear. Enjoy my empty praise, sweetie!
Neoprene
Well, now we know in 2022 how people felt when John Lennon was killed in 1980 by that LGBTQIA2S+ fellah!
Bosch
Being bitter under an obituary really suits you.
DCguy
You came in here under multiple screenames and posted nearly 10 times. Sounds like you were very obsessed.
I guess this is the best thing the right wing trolls have to do today.
missvamp
his death reminds me of Whitney Houston. drugs, mental illness- just sad.
Kangol2
Many echoes of Whitney’s death. RIP.
Neoprene
Bathtub.