OMG, did you see what Aaron Carter did to himself?

[MikeBiDude]

That’s really sad, I feel for his brother Nick and the family. Aaron certainly chose a different last the last few years.

[EZEtoGRU]

Very sad.  I'm assuming he OD'd but let's see what the investigation points to.  RIP Aaron Carter.

[jeezifonly]

May he be free of troubles. 🥲

[pubic_assistance]

Yet another victim to the effects of childhood celebrity. Very sad. R.I.P.

[BuffaloKyle]

58 minutes ago, MikeBiDude said:

That’s really sad, I feel for his brother Nick and the family. Aaron certainly chose a different last the last few years.

Aaron was estranged from the rest of his family for quite awhile so honestly I don't know how much this is going to be an impact on them emotionally. See what kind of statement comes out from Nick.

[MikeBiDude]

7 hours ago, BuffaloKyle said:

Aaron was estranged from the rest of his family for quite awhile so honestly I don't know how much this is going to be an impact on them emotionally. See what kind of statement comes out from Nick.

Local news station KTLA

“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,” Carter’s publicist said in a statement to KTLA.

[Guest]

Well, he certainly saw a number of psychiatrists and addiction specialists. Some people think they're smarter than trained professionals and just try to self-medicate. It's like they say about people who try to represent themselves in court--they have a fool for a client.

[+ nycman]

13 hours ago, EZEtoGRU said:

Very sad.  I'm assuming he OD'd but let's see what the investigation points to.  RIP Aaron Carter.

They found him dead in the bathtub…enough said. 

We know the cause because we saw it coming and we’ve seen this movie before.

RIP

[BuffaloKyle]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/entertainment/aaron-carter-tributes/index.html

Aaron Carter’s older brother Nick is heartbroken after the singer’s death at the age of 34, he wrote in a post on Instagram Sunday, saying that despite their “complicated relationship,” his love for Carter “has never ever faded.”

“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,” Nick Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys, wrote in a caption alongside photos of the brothers through the years. “Sometimes we want to blame someone or something for a loss. 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,” he added. “I love you Chizz, 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.”

[+ WilliamM]

21 hours ago, Unicorn said:

Well, he certainly saw a number of psychiatrists and addiction specialists. Some people think they're smarter than trained professionals and just try to self-medicate. It's like they say about people who try to represent themselves in court--they have a fool for a client.

Perhaps a nother victim of childhood stardom and little to do with thinking one is smarter than "trained professionals.'

[Guest]

1 hour ago, WilliamM said:

Perhaps a nother victim of childhood stardom and little to do with thinking one is smarter than "trained professionals.'

I love how you put quotes around "trained professionals" when describing psychiatrists and addiction specialists. They do, in fact, have extensive training (especially psychiatrists), as do attorneys. Some childhood actors did just fine, such as Ronnie Howard and Billy Mummy. 

 

[Mercury]

I feel so sad for Nick Carter. He’s on tour and clearly devastated. I’m surprised he has the strength to even perform. 
 

 

[+ Pensant]

Quite sad, especially with a now fatherless baby. He must have been struggling financially, living in tract housing in Lancaster, CA of all places. With the fentanyl crisis, it seems like we’re in the middle of our own Opium War and no one seems to give a damn. That’s why I wrote about the poly-drug regimen that many young men seem to be on in the Daddy’s Den forum. Drinking the occasional Almaden Chardonnay was my drug of choice in my 20’s. 

[maninsoma]

The "victim of childhood stardom" is overused.  Most child stars don't go on to ruin their lives, and there are plenty of never famous people whose lives are negatively impacted by drug abuse and mental health issues. 

[+ WilliamM]

25 minutes ago, maninsoma said:

The "victim of childhood stardom" is overused.  Most child stars don't go on to ruin their lives, and there are plenty of never famous people whose lives are negatively impacted by drug abuse and mental health issues. 

Respectfully.

 

And then there were the MGM children stars, such as Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland

[Bucky]

I don't feel bad for his death one bit.  He was a severely troubled addict who had every opportunity to muster up any sense of courage to fight back.  He was in and out of rehab half his life with all the resources available to a rich spoiled white kid and he selfishly pissed it all away.  

This is Darwin at work.  If we want a better world we must allow those that refuse to better the world to get out of the way for those that do.   I'm tired of placating, enabling and grieving losers who can't find a backbone to stay away from drugs they know can destroy both their lives and those around them.  

Edited November 7, 2022 by Bucky

[caramelsub]

While I feel bad for his death, he was a nepo-celebrity. And I’m using the word celebrity loosely. Like Jamie Lynn Spears was to Britney. He wouldn’t be famous if it wasn’t for his brother Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. He also wasn’t that huge a child star. Hilary Duff also his age whom he dated was a bigger child star, and stayed pretty grounded and out of trouble. 

Edited November 7, 2022 by caramelsub

[pubic_assistance]

3 hours ago, maninsoma said:

The "victim of childhood stardom" is overused.  Most child stars don't go on to ruin their lives, and there are plenty of never famous people whose lives are negatively impacted by drug abuse and mental health issues. 

Sorry...did I say "MOST" ?
I did not.

But there are many who's adult lives are shipwrecked by childhood fame, when Hollywood loses interest in them in their adult years.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, pubic_assistance said:

....But there are many who's adult lives are shipwrecked by childhood fame, when Hollywood loses interest in them in their adult years.

I feel a song coming on

 

[+ WilliamM]

13 hours ago, Unicorn said:

I love how you put quotes around "trained professionals" when describing psychiatrists and addiction specialists. They do, in fact, have extensive training (especially psychiatrists), as do attorneys. Some childhood actors did just fine, such as Ronnie Howard and Billy Mummy. 

 

I have a close friend who is a psychiatrist in Chicago. Of course he had extensive training.

He also has an unusually WINNING personality.  I knew him when he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Charming man.

[Guest]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/police-were-warned-aaron-carter-191550226.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKfFxGF-iYTmRa15AjwrK4eygP5v-TO8pRJWmNNp9k77Z7REJfHa97IFq81oPHpaWAsmXreBRfT_ABe0S4tY-1B7ngyZt8ujuhhmEgg57oc6BX0BlXDSskvVPF4Jn-gSskfJDrqBVOgE8qjqdlvmlj3VQRJQzoyttsNEz5VR3Rk-

Gaack!

 

[Mercury]

12 hours ago, Bucky said:

I don't feel bad for his death one bit.  He was a severely troubled addict who had every opportunity to muster up any sense of courage to fight back.  He was in and out of rehab half his life with all the resources available to a rich spoiled white kid and he selfishly pissed it all away.  

This is Darwin at work.  If we want a better world we must allow those that refuse to better the world to get out of the way for those that do.   I'm tired of placating, enabling and grieving losers who can't find a backbone to stay away from drugs they know can destroy both their lives and those around them.  

I think this is a harsh and insensitive response to anyone who struggles with addiction or mental health. Addiction is a disease that many battle with all their might, but the disease always finds it way back into their life not due to lack of effort. I’m sure addicts are well aware of the repercussions. 
 

Hopefully some day you will find compassion instead of looking at this as something that is black and white. Every person is different and I’m sorry you look upon these people in need as “placating, enabling and grieving losers”.  How about remembering that he was someone’s brother, son, father, uncle, friend, partner, etc.  Don’t be so quick to dismiss human life. 

Edited November 8, 2022 by Mercury

[+ WilliamM]

On 11/7/2022 at 1:44 PM, Unicorn said:

I feel a song coming on

 

Isn't that a bit disrespectful?

[BonVivant]

It’s always tragic. Where was the family?

[Guest]

On 11/8/2022 at 12:31 PM, BonVivant said:

It’s always tragic. Where was the family?

If I can believe the news reports, he'd pissed off most of his family and friends. I'm sure they still loved him, but had enough of his behavior.

Edited November 12, 2022 by Unicorn