Nick Carter’s household has been riddled with sorrow for over a decade.
All of it dates again to the lack of his first sister, Leslie Carter, in 2012. Sadly, the Backstreet Boys singer has misplaced a complete of 4 out of his seven siblings since then.
This large household has endured greater tragedy, with Nick left to take care of the fallout. As a result of a few of his demons along with his siblings, particularly his brother Aaron, have but to be laid to relaxation.
In reality, they’re all about to be resurrected in earnest in a brand new documentary.
Nick Carter’s Siblings: Meet All Seven
Nick, born January 28, 1990, is the oldest of 5 youngsters born to oldsters Jane Elizabeth Carter and Robert Gene Carter. His youthful siblings had been born within the following order: Leslie in 1986, twins Aaron and Angel in 1987, and Bobbie Jean in 1982.
Nick’s father Robert, who died on Might 16, 2017, additionally has three different youngsters from completely different relationships. First up is his oldest, Virginia (Ginger) Marie Carter, born in 1952. One other daughter, Taelyn Dobson, was born in 1996 adopted later by son Kaden Brent Carter in 2005.
Lets check out the 4 siblings Nick has misplaced over time, together with one in all his non-famous half-sisters.
Leslie Carter: 1986 – 2012
Leslie Carter died at simply 25 years outdated in 2012 from an alleged overdose, as reported by PEOPLE on the time.
The second oldest of the core 5 Carter siblings was reportedly battling despair and staying at her father’s home alongside together with her daughter, Alyssa Jane Ashton, who was solely 10 months outdated.
Nick later revealed that his household blamed him for Leslie’s loss of life throughout an look on “Dr. Phil.” The singer claimed that when his father known as to inform him concerning the tragedy, that “the dialog become not about her loss of life and never concerning the precise passing and what had occurred,” however as a substitute about “themselves.”
“After which I began to get blamed by the remainder of the household,” he defined.
A number of years later, Aaron Carter alleged that Leslie had sexually abused him whereas he was underage. Legal professionals for Nick instantly slammed the claims as “fabricated” and “fully false.”
Aaron Carter: 1987 – 2022
Aaron Carter died at 34 years outdated inside his Lancaster, California house on November 5, 2022. An post-mortem dominated his reason for loss of life to be drowning. The coroner revealed Alprazolam (also referred to as Xanax) and difluoroethane, a compressed fuel typically present in air spray cleaners, had been present in Aaron’s system.
It was no secret that on the time Nick and Aaron’s relationship had at all times been tumultuous at finest. The poisonous relationship was memorialized without end when the brothers brawled throughout their short-lived E! actuality sequence, “Home of Carters,” which was canceled after eight episodes in 2006.
Aaron was additionally notably absent from Nick’s wedding ceremony to spouse Lauren Kitt in 2014, later blaming his absence on “technical issues.”
Issues escalated between the siblings when Nick and Aaron’s twin, Angel, filed a restraining order in opposition to the “I Need Sweet” singer in 2019. They claimed Aaron had made “violent” threats to Nick’s pregnant spouse, Lauren, although he denied the allegations and as a substitute accused Nick and Angel of making an attempt to “silence” him.
“My sister lied time and again in an effort to remove my 2nd Modification rights and she or he did it on behalf of my brother to silence me speaking about how he raped and sexually assaulted a number of girls,” the troubled singer wrote on a now expired Instagram story, as reported by Us Weekly.
“I’ll abide by the decide’s order, however I cannot cease talking on behalf of victims resembling Melissa Schuman,” Aaron added.
Melissa’s allegations would be the topic of “Fallen Idols,” an investigative docu-series following each Nick and Aaron’s troubled lives. The 2-part sequence will air on Monday, Might 27 and Tuesday, Might 28, 2024.
Ginger Lee Carter: 1972 – 2023
Ginger Lee Carter died unexpectedly at 51 years outdated in her Mayville, New York house on Might 29, 2023. Since little or no is understood about Ginger and her relationship with the remainder of the Carter household, her sudden passing didn’t make headlines the identical approach Leslie and Aaron’s did in earlier years.
The Carter half-sister’s reason for loss of life stays unreleased to the general public.
Ginger shared late father Robert Gene Carter with Nick, Leslie, Aaron, Angel and Bobbie Jo. Her mom was Pamela Freeman Wolfe who, in response to Ginger’s on-line obituary, remains to be alive.
Bobbie Jean Carter: 1982 – 2023
Only one yr after shedding Aaron, the Carter household suffered one other loss when Bobbie Jean, 41 years outdated, died in December 2023. The reason for loss of life was an unintended overdose as a consequence of mixed results of methamphetamine and fentanyl, in response to the post-mortem.
The health worker’s report additionally revealed that Bobbie Jean was fighting schizophrenia.
“It might take a lifetime to totally course of the loss my household has endured over time — most lately, with the sudden passing of our sister Bobbie Jean,” Nick wrote on Instagram simply days after her loss of life.
Nick added that he was “fully heartbroken” and that he knew his beloved sister was “lastly at peace with God.”
‘Fallen Idols’ to Examine Nick & Aaron Carter
“Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter” will overtly examine three completely different girls’s allegations of sexual assault in opposition to the longtime Backstreet Boys heartthrob.
The 2-part sequence may even dive into the troubled relationship between Nick and Aaron, significantly how the late pop star overtly supported the ladies who made allegations in opposition to Nick, as beforehand talked about.
“Fallen Idols” will air never-before-seen interviews with the three girls, together with Nick’s ex, Melissa Schulman, lawyer Ashley Repp, and former Backstreet Boys fan, Shannon “Shay” Ruth.
