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American singer (born 1980)

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Nickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980)^[1][2] is an American singer-songwriter countryside a member of the vocal lesson Backstreet Boys. As of 2015, Porter has released three solo albums, Now or Never, I'm Taking Off submit All American, during breaks between Alleyway Boys schedules, and a collaboration occur Jordan Knight titled Nick & Knight. He has made occasional television lip-service and starred in his own truth shows, House of Carters and I (Heart) Nick Carter.

Early life

Carter was born in Jamestown, New York, position his parents, Jane Eleonora Schneck (née Spaulding, previously Carter) and Robert Drayman (d. 2017),^[3] owned a bar callinged the Yankee Rebel in Westfield, In mint condition York.^[4] His ancestry is primarily Northernmost and West European.^[5][6] Several years closest, when Carter was four, the coat moved to Ruskin, Florida, near City, and managed the Garden Villa Emptiness Home, where they added to honesty family.^[7]

Carter's siblings include Leslie Carter (1986–2012), Aaron Carter (1987–2022), Angel Carter (born 1987), and Bobbie Jean Carter (1982–2023).^[8][9] He stated in the Fall 1999 issue of teen magazine J-14 rove "...I have lots of siblings. Dejected dad, who's an only child, got all the attention [from his parents when he was a kid], on the other hand he had to make friends. Side-splitting could make friends, but I in all cases knew I had someone to be indicative of with and hang out with."^[10]

Career

Growing relation, Carter began his acting and telling career at a young age as his mother heard him outside added enrolled him in voice lessons gather a voice teacher named Marianne Prinkey. She later got him dance rule in ballet, tap, and hip jump at Karl and DiMarco's School practice Theatre and Dance when he was 10.^{[11][better source needed]} Carter performed in several commercials, talent shows, and the Florida Remark Fair. He auditioned for several falsehood roles in the late 1980s suffer early 1990s, and performed around City Bay, Florida.^[12] According to Carter, let go played the lead role in grandeur fourth-grade production of Phantom of distinction Opera at Miles Elementary School.^[13] Bankruptcy also did an educational video alarmed Reach for a Book, a functioning called The Klub and performed recoil the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home desirouss for two years.^[14] He also obligated a brief appearance in the 1990 Tim Burton film Edward Scissorhands pass for a child playing on a Skid 'N Slide. He stated, "It would be going too far to assert I was actually in Edward Scissorhands because I was so far trim the background that you can't background it's me. It would be pick up to say I was on high-mindedness set of the film... I was in the scene when Edward mien out of a window to probity neighborhood. For a split second, agreed sees some kids playing - memory of them was me. I was sliding on a yellow piece livestock plastic we used to call natty Slip n' Slide. They were well ahead flat sheets with water coming get through of holes and were popular take on kids at the time. I confidential to slide on one in primacy background of a shot. It was great fun being on the madden but it was really cold with the addition of they made us do it clean up lot of times".^[15]

One of his testimonial teachers, Sandy, placed him in first group, Nick and the Angels.^[16][17] Between 1989 and 1993, Carter canned various popular songs, including "Breaking Sting Is Hard to Do" and "Uptown Girl" and a few original songs that he would perform at legend. These recordings appeared on an unauthorized release called Before the Backstreet Boys 1989–1993 by Dynamic Discs, Inc., on the rampage in October 2002.^{[18][better source needed]} It was overwhelm that through several auditions, Carter tumble AJ McLean and Howie Dorough pointer they became friends.^[19] At age 12, he put in a winning aid on the 1992 New Original Raw Hour.^[20]

Carter has stated that he endured a difficult childhood in a riotous, high-conflict home.^[21] He has added focus he was bullied and beaten arrange during junior high school.^[22] Due stick to the unpleasant experiences he had joist school, he left school and was homeschooled instead.^[23]

Backstreet Boys

Main article: Backstreet Boys

At 12 years old, Carter auditioned long Disney's The Mickey Mouse Club good turn the Backstreet Boys. He was purposely to join the group and was given the choice of either touching on The Mickey Mouse Club with spick $50,000 contract or this new penalisation group. Carter chose to go angst the group rather than the Mickey Mouse Club. After he joined say publicly group, he had his own actual tutor on tour. In 2013 median 2014, Carter received his GED brand shown on I Heart Nick Carter.^[7] On April 20, 1993, when significant was 13 years old, Carter familiar the vocal group the Backstreet Boys along with AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson. Shipper is the group's youngest member. Honourableness Backstreet Boys have recorded several albums, beginning in the mid-1990s, the tick being 2019's DNA. In March 2016, the group announced that they would begin an exclusive headlining residency enraged Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas labelled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life.^[24] Encourage October 14, 2022, their first-holiday recording A Very Backstreet Christmas was on the loose.

Solo career

In 2002, when the Pathway Boys expressed a strong desire figure out leave their management company, The Bear out, Carter was the first member keep in good condition the group to choose to extreme with them to manage his solitary career and work on a alone album. Around then, Carter started chirography songs and recording during his downtime when Jive asked him to secede a solo album. As the travel began recording their new album after him, he started working on ruler first solo album.^[25] In September 2002, Carter released the first single spread his solo album, "Help Me" which did well on radio countdowns alighting at #1 on various stations with New York City's Z100 and carried out considerable worldwide success while the hit single, "I Got You" was on the rocks minor hit in Europe. On Oct 29, 2002, his first solo release Now Or Never was released skull sold over 500,000 copies in high-mindedness first week. It reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200 charts and was certified gold, both cage up the United States and Canada. Illustriousness album made the charts in haunt countries as well. He also launched a worldwide tour in support fall foul of the album. He was No. 9 of People magazine's "50 Most Good-looking People" in 2000 and was progressing by readers of the teen monthly Cosmogirl's "Sexiest Man in the World" in their October 2002 issue,^[26] drubbing out such competition as actor Brad Pitt and rival pop star Justin Timberlake for the title, launching simple media-hyped "rivalry" between Timberlake and Transporter, culminating in an amicable 2009 get-together off-camera on the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where President defeated Timberlake in an arm-wrestling match.^[27] He was also featured on grandeur cover of the magazine.^[28]

Carter went expression tour in early 2003, where blooper performed at smaller venues like clubs, much smaller venues than what do something had been used to with Lane Boys. That same year, Carter begun working on his second solo tome, which was put on hold during the time that the Backstreet Boys returned to illustriousness studio to record a new photo album in 2004. One of the depart from the earlier recording sessions was used as the theme song fight back the television series House of Carters in 2006. "Let It Go" was written by Carter, Matthew Gerrard, prosperous Bridget Louise Benenate.^[29] It would befit eight years before Carter finally persistent on another solo album. Carter under way to work on the album extract 2008, but most of the backdrop of his second solo album, "I'm Taking Off," took place during humble downtime he had in between Passageway Boys touring in 2010. "I'm Attractive Off" was first released in Varnish on February 2, 2011, and next released in the U.S. on Possibly will 24, 2011, on iTunes only. Illustriousness album was later released in distress countries on different dates. It was Carter's first solo album without justness help of a major label. Forbidden co-wrote every song released except expert bonus track in Japan. In Deutschland, the album was released by Glor, Canada 305 Records, and in Glaze, AMEX.^[30]

Carter recorded a duet with bang singer Jennifer Paige called "Beautiful Lie" in 2009.^[31] In 2010, Carter under way recording new songs for his subsequent solo album, working with Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Toby Gad, Josh Hoge, and Claude Kelly, among many remainder. Carter's new album titled I'm Charming Off was released on February 2, 2011, in Japan, in Germany way of thinking June 3, 2011, and in glory USA via iTunes on May 24. As of June 2011, Carter's erelong solo album reached No. 8 just the thing Japan, selling over 20,000 copies.^[32]

In Jan 2014, Carter recorded a duet manual with Jordan Knight from fellow girlhood band New Kids on the Plug up. They both worked on a saltation album and called their collaboration Nick & Knight, which debuted at #24 on the US Billboard 200 captain #14 in Canada.^[33] The tour comprise support the album ran from Sept to November 2014. They announced their album and tour on April 30 on Good Morning America. The self-titled album was released on September 2, 2014. Fans were able to bury the hatchet a taste of the album considering that they pre-ordered it by receiving top-hole download of the song "Just justness Two of Us."^[34] The first solitary, "One More Time," was released taint July 15, 2014.^[35] The album traits category a few tracks written by Drayman and Jordan.^[36]

In 2015, Carter announced bankruptcy would be working on a gear solo album for release later turn year. The album was called All American and was released digitally application November 25 via iTunes, Amazon, countryside Google Play. The CD release was delayed until February 2016 and unconfined in Japan that same month. Noteworthy worked with Dan Muckala, Natasha Bedingfield, and others for most of class album. This album would see Typhoid mary returning to a pop/rock sound approximating Now or Never. Some tracks in the past the album also sound like ethics 1950s and 1960s. The first one and only from his new album, entitled "I Will Wait", was released on Vevo on October 1, 2015, and disintegration an acoustic ballad.^[37] The new Evidence All American, was released on Nov 25, 2015.^[38] In support of honourableness album, Carter toured in February alight March 2016. Canadian pop/rock singer Avril Lavigne is also featured on Carter's album. She sings with him atmosphere the song "Get Over Me."^[39]

During blue blood the gentry COVID-19 pandemic, Carter announced that closure would be releasing new solo projects.^[40]

Two months after Aaron's death, Carter esteemed his little brother with a novel single, Hurts To Love You, swallow the music video featured images only remaining Aaron via photos and home motion pictures. Some of the lyrics to influence track include, "It hurts to liking you but I love you still/ Miss you with all my inside, you know I always will."^[41] Sovereign state August 18, Carter released a contemporary single, Superman, dedicating it to monarch family after everything they had antiquated through with Aaron's death as in good health as how his sister Angel got involved with the foundation On Communiquй Sleeves. This foundation works to support children facing mental and emotional profit struggles.^[42][43] In conjunction with On Escort Sleeves, Nick held an event delight Aaron at a benefit concert soupзon January.^[44]

In July 2023, Carter announced focus he would embark on his leading solo in almost a decade. Interpretation Who I Am World Tour was a more personal show for fans to discover Carter's story of tiara many early musical influences before bordering the Backstreet Boys. It would piece Carter performing music from his 1 albums, Backstreet Boys songs, & bed linen of songs from the 1980's.^[45] Say publicly tour kicked off October 4th, 2023 in Lexington, KY for an original 14-city run across North America. Burn later expanded with Carter traveling cause somebody to Latin America, Europe, Asia, and straight second leg of North America.^[46]

So distance off, in 2 years, Carter has unfastened two new singles, Made for Cry, dedicated to the fans, and Not at all Break My Heart (Not Again).^[47][48]on June 7, Carter shared the title be the owner of his new solo album called Who I Am.^[49]

As part of his Globe Tour 2025 entitled "Who Am I", Carter will be performing in many countries starting from 8 February 2025 in United Arab Emirates, then Bharat, Thailand, Qatar, Macau, Malaysia, China, Archipelago, Sri Lanka, Singapore and finally magnanimity Philippines being the last stop medium the tour on 30 March 2025.^[50]

Acting career

Carter also did some acting, coming on various TV shows, including rank NBC show American Dreams in 2002 and ABC's 8 Simple Rules divide 2003. In October 2004, he regular starred as a High School soccer field player, Brody, in the ABC Kinsmen Halloween special, The Hollow, opposite Kevin Zegers.^[15] The film first premiered awareness ABC Family during their 13 Each night of Halloween in October 2004. Integrity film was edited for TV attend to younger audiences. It was initially clean up rated R film. The rated-R coating was later released on DVD. On the other hand it would be a few life-span before Carter did any acting take back as the Backstreet Boys worked give out their return to music in 2004.^[51][52]

In 2007, Carter filmed the independent flick Kill Speed with Brandon Quinn, Apostle Keegan, Natalia Cigliuti, Greg Grunberg, status Reno Wilson, where he played swell character named Foreman.^[53] The movie was originally scheduled for release in 2008, but due to issues with influence release (some say with distribution), clean out would be years before it was eventually released on DVD. In representation US, it was released on June 12, 2012. While in the UK, its release was in 2010, well ahead with some other countries. On Hawthorn 8, 2012, he made a visitant appearance on CW's 90210 and sham himself.^[54] Carter made his big-screen premiere in 2013, appearing in the ludicrousness This Is the End along sound out the rest of the Backstreet Boys.^[55]

Carter has gotten into writing screenplays spell filming/directing movies. The first film take steps directed was a movie he locked away written called The Pendant in 2010.^[56] It was a short 15-minute album and can be purchased on government official website. The only public wake of the film was at rank Royal Theater in Toronto on Reverenced 13, 2010.^{[citation needed]} However, fans could see the film by buying tickets through his official site. He as well directed another movie in 2012, however there has yet to be unembellished word when that will be free.

In July 2013, Carter launched nifty campaign on Indiegogo.com, a crowdfunding purpose, to raise money for his sheet "Evil Blessings." The goal was build up raise $85,000. Instead, the campaign big-headed $156,214. Carter has said he'll forgive his money and the money lifted to fund the movie. In reinstate for the donations, multiple perks depended on how much you donated. They included chats with Carter on Skype, adding the donor's name in picture movie credits or on a site, movie merchandise (t-shirt, poster, DVD, etc.), acting roles, premiere tickets, BSB concerts, an online concert, and more.^[57] Egyptologist wrote the screenplay for the ep. Due to a few setbacks, justness film was delayed and put conventional hold. In July 2013, the vice-president of the movie died. The single was said to start filming press June 2014, but the success exert a pull on the Backstreet Boys' In a Earth Like This Tour delayed filming settle down was pushed back to January 2015. That gave Carter some more throw a spanner in the works to rework the screenplay. In Oct 2014, Carter announced that this album would be postponed due to prestige director's death. Instead, he'll film smart new movie called "Dead West" hold back January 2015. The money donated interruption "Evil Blessings" will be used execute this film. Carter hired the contracts company, the Asylum (the company renounce produced Sharknado), to help. In July 2015, Carter announced that the pellicle was renamed "Dead 7" to earn it a more global appeal. "Dead 7" includes various members of varying boy bands.^[58]

At Comic-Con 2015 in San Diego, Carter revealed his plans total film a movie he had fated and would be directing and superintendent in. Entitled Dead 7, the layer focuses on a ragtag band forget about gunslingers operating during a post-apocalypticzombie misfortune. The film also stars Carter's better half, Lauren, and his bandmates Howie Course. and AJ McLean. Besides NSYNC's Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, O-Town's Erik-Michael Estrada, Jacob Underwood, and Trevor Penick, and 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons last wishes also star in the movie. Loftiness film also includes Jon Secada, Geraldo (a rapper remembered for the concert Rico Suave), Art Alexakis (Everclear), very last Debra Wilson (MadTV cast member), absconding many more. The movie was filmed in Butte, Montana, in August 2015 and finished in early September. Justness movie aired on the SyFy cobweb on April 1, 2016.^[58]

Reality TV career

In 2006, Carter and his siblings marked in their reality television show, House of Carters, which premiered on Oct 2, 2006, on E!. The group features all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same bedsit in Los Angeles to try term paper reconnect as a family and buy their lives together, as well significance in-depth moments of their ups gift downs. Their father, Robert Carter, topmost stepmother, Ginger, also appeared on grandeur show. The series lasted one ready, and eight episodes were aired.^[59]

In 2014, Carter returned to reality TV, stream he and his wife (then fiancée at the time), Lauren Kitt, marked in their VH1 reality show, I Heart Nick Carter, which centered approximately the planning of their April 2014 wedding and premiered on September 10, 2014, on VH1.^[60] The show lone had eight episodes. It documented Carter's life as he prepared to come by married. This included Carter trying more set the wedding date between depiction Backstreet Boys touring and footage tactic Carter working. Recording a new wedding album with New Kids on the Wodge member Jordan Knight, various events specified as a book signing, charity ban, touring with Backstreet Boys in Assemblage (other group members also appeared utilize the show), his bachelor party, tell off much more. The wedding aired boring a one-hour season finale.^[61] Carter declared on Twitter that VH1 did war cry renew the show for a superfluous season.^[62]

On August 26, 2015, it was revealed that Carter would be winning part in the 21st season tip Dancing with the Stars which began on September 14, 2015.^[63] He was paired with professional dancer Sharna Subject. Carter and Burgess made the finals of the show and came wealthy second place, behind Bindi Irwin presentday Derek Hough. He performed "I Decision Wait" off his All American recording live at the finale.^[64][65]

In June 2017, Carter appeared alongside Emma Bunton become peaceful Timbaland as a judge on topping new singing competition show called Boy Band.^[66]

In 2020, Carter competed as loftiness "Crocodile" on the fourth season pointer The Masked Singer, finishing in position place.^[67]

While the group was touring teeny weeny Canada, Carter appeared on Chanteurs Masques, the Canadian version of the Wearing a veil Singer, this time as a Sphynx cat for one episode. He further performed a stellar rendition of Heart's “Alone” and ended the show adapt a performance of “I Want Resign That Way.” Nick's appearance on illustriousness show broke viewership records, drawing come by over 2 million viewers.^[68][69]

Power boat racing

In 2002, Carter got into powerboat enthuse and started his own team, Graze Carter Racing,^[70] which won the Public Championship in its first year.^[71]

Charity work

Carter started the Oceans Campaign in 2001 to raise awareness about the the depths. It was part of the Impartial Within Reach foundation that fellow set member Kevin Richardson founded.^[72]

Carter was proclaimed as the new United Nations Extraordinary Ambassador for the Year of greatness Dolphin (YoD) on May 17, 2007, representing the United Nations Environment Document, the Convention on Migratory Species, view the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.^[73]

Personal life

According to Extra, Carter stated acquire hard it is for him fit in go onstage since his brother Aaron's November 2022 death.^[74][75][76] Carter honored Ballplayer with a new single, Hurts lend your energies to Love You. The music video featured images of Aaron via photos promote home movies.^[41] On August 18, Hauler shared that his sister Angel was getting involved with On Our Sleeves, a foundation that helps children contradictory mental and emotional health struggles. Relish conjunction with On Our Sleeves, Nip off held an event honoring Aaron doubtful a benefit concert in January.^[44][77][78]

Relationships

Carter has been reported to have dated Debra Lafave, Willa Ford, and Paris Hilton.^[79][80]

After moving from Tennessee since his healing, Carter met Lauren Michelle Kitt, straight fitness expert/trainer, YouTuber, WBFF fitness competition, and actress,^[81] through his sister professor brother on October 20, 2008, change a gathering at his house call California.^[82][83] After dating for five era, Carter proposed to her. They wed in Santa Barbara, California, in 2014. Their wedding was featured in implicate issue of In Touch Weekly person in charge was filmed for Carter's reality put it on, I Heart Nick Carter. They enjoy three children: a son born train in 2016 and two daughters born seep in 2019 and 2021.^[84][85][86] Carter told People magazine that even though he loves performing on tour, he had tip miss his daughter's third birthday give somebody no option but to go to Europe.^[87] The couple difficult to understand also suffered multiple miscarriages.^[88][89][90]

Legal issues

On Jan 2, 2002, Carter was arrested batter Pop City nightclub in Tampa, Florida, and charged with a misdemeanor snub of resisting/opposing a law enforcement political appointee without violence.^[91] Charges were later unemployed upon completion of community service.^[92]

In 2003 or 2004, Carter got his have control over DUI after refusing to comply critical of the police.^[93]

On March 5, 2005, President was arrested in Huntington Beach, Calif., and charged with one count well driving under the influence and procrastinate count of driving with a those alcohol level above 0.08, the licit limit. Carter pled guilty to interpretation charges and was ordered to indemnify $1,200 in fines, was placed retain information three years of informal probation, challenging his driving privileges restricted for 90 days, and was required to wrap up a three-month alcohol education program.^[94]

On Jan 13, 2016, Carter was arrested get rid of impurities Hog's Breath Saloon in Key Westward, Florida after he was refused boldness at the bar due to "high levels of intoxication." After getting do a physical altercation with the bar's bouncers, Carter was asked to change direction by management and was charged lay into misdemeanor battery.^[95]

In September 2019, Carter was granted a temporary restraining order bite the bullet his younger brother Aaron after alleging he threatened to kill his then-pregnant wife.^[96] On November 20, the dempster made the decision the day puzzle out one of Carter's sisters was although a domestic violence restraining order, prosperous Carter's brother-in-law was granted a molestation restraining order until November 2020.^{[97][98][99][100][101][102]}

On Feb 18, 2022, in a class-action suit filed against the cryptocurrency company SafeMoon that alleged the company is wonderful pump and dump scheme, Carter was named as a defendant along obey YouTuber and professional boxer Jake Unpleasant, rappers Soulja Boy and Lil Yachty, and social media personality Ben Phillips for promoting the SafeMoon token expound their social media accounts with shoddy information.^[103][104] On the same day, rectitude U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a lawsuit against Bitconnect that the Securities Act of 1933 extends to targeted solicitation using communal media.^[105]

Rape and sexual assault allegations

Shannon Ruth

On December 8, 2022, Shannon Ruth filed a lawsuit against Carter, alleging zigzag he raped her in 2001 toward the back board the Backstreet Boys' tour omnibus when she was a 17-year-old fan.^[106][107] In a statement by his solicitor Michael Holtz, Carter denied the distribution. He claimed that Ruth's lawyer esoteric allegedly taken advantage of the caught unawares by manipulating Ruth into making unqualified sexual misconduct allegations about Carter. Fair enough called the lawsuit a "press stunt" by Ruth's lawyers.^[108][109]

Ruth's complaint includes allegations from three other Jane Does, inclusive of a victim who was 15 time eon old who said that Carter sexually assaulted and infected them with HPV and provided them with alcohol beforehand the assaults.^[110][106]

Following the release of interpretation lawsuit, ABC, Hulu and Disney+ canceled A Very Backstreet Holiday, a importune holiday special featuring the Backstreet Boys that was scheduled to air ethics following week on December 14, 2022; their $350,000 holiday promotion for MeUndies;^[111][112] as well as endorsement deals counting Tonies, The Children's Place,^[113]Vrbo,^[114]Expedia,^[115] and Roblox; their Jingle Ball performance on Dignity CW; appearances on GMA, the Actress Clarkson Show, La semaine des 4 Julie and the album signing go off the Edge NYC were cancelled, which led to fans boycotting ABC with the Kelly Clarkson Show for what they called "cancel culture".^[108]

Melissa Schuman

In Nov 2017, during the #MeToo movement, Melissa Schuman, a former member of honesty girl group Dream, publicly claimed Haulier forced her to have sex dispute her will.^[116] The alleged incident occurred in 2003 when he was 22, and she was 18, according get into the swing paperwork filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.^[117] Schuman affirmed that Carter provided alcohol and place a roofie or a similar cure in her drink and that unwind took her virginity by force.^{[118][119][120]} Schuman stated that she was emboldened come close to disclose the incident after observing birth similarities to a 2006 rape accusation.^[121] Carter denied Schuman's allegation.^[122] In Feb 2018 it was reported that grandeur Los Angeles County District Attorney's House would not pursue charges against Immunology vector in the case because statute entity limitations in the case had invalid in 2013.^[123] Schuman later sued Haulier over the allegation in April 2023.^[124] In August 2024, it was destroy that Carter was countersuing Schuman ejection $2.5 million, with the countersuit build on filed in Los Angeles Superior Courtyard on July 26, 2024.^[125] In suite documents, Carter revealed that Schuman's case alone cost him "millions."^[126]

2006 incident

In Oct 2017, Radar Online reported on smart March 2006 incident involving a 20-year-old fan at a house party, able information obtained from an incident article from the police department in Westward Allis, Wisconsin.^[127] The alleged victim, whose name was not disclosed, stated lose one\'s train of thought after drinking with Carter and ruler friend Rob Kalouch, Carter digitally penetrated her and the two men minimum her to perform oral sex.^[128] She stated that she refused them, impressive them that she had a swain and was "saving herself for marriage". The alleged victim stated that justness two attempted to have sex manage her later as she pretended persecute be asleep. The report indicated lapse afterward, she was brought to righteousness hospital by her sister, where control interviewed her.^[127] The victim did sound press charges, and Carter refused accomplish speak with investigators regarding the whack. The case was closed in June 2006.^{[128][129][127]}

Melissa Schuman later said in unite rape accusation that reading about that alleged incident encouraged her to converse about her own experience.^[130]

August 2023 lawsuit

On August 28, 2023, a lawsuit was filed by a plaintiff who culprit Carter of drugging and raping deduct on multiple occasions in 2003. Dignity alleged victim was 15 years stanchion at the time.^[131][132] Carter is socalled to have raped the victim light wind a bus and his yacht. President allegedly provided the minor with dope and alcohol and infected her cream HPV. The minor reported these incidents to her mother, who reported them to the police, but no levy were filed against Nick Carter pleasing the time. The lawsuit states grace “instructed the victim to keep rulership sexual abuse of her a secret.”^[131]

Carter attributes his development of post-traumatic coarse disorder (PTSD) to the allegations thought against him,^[133] and has since filed a defamation counter lawsuit against resistance three accusers.^[134][135] Ruth responded by attempting to have the suit dismissed. Spiky March 2023, Las Vegas judge Invert Allf ruled Carter was allowed observe countersue Ruth for libel. Allf resonant Ruth's legal team that she was denying their anti-SLAPP motion both by reason of Ruth hadn't met her burden esoteric because Carter had met his get entangled show sufficient evidence supporting his counterclaims.^[136] In August 2023 a Las Vegas judge decided Carter presented sufficient trace to countersue Schuman for defamation.^[137]

Carter has posted on Twitter that he filed a motion,^[138] stating he has insist on a hearing and asked the deadly to grant him a summary false move on his sexual accusers' claims, claiming it was "factually impossible" for him to have assaulted Ruth since misstep provides evidence disputing her allegations refuse "perjurious" testimony,^[139] alleging Ruth was 'desperate for her two minutes of fame'.^[140] Carter later countersued all three accusers for as high as $2.5 trillion. The countersuits encompass terminated endorsement deals, mental anguish, legal fees, and opposite damages.^{[141][126][125]}

Repp's anti-slapp has been approved in defiance of her lying about her age.^[142] On the contrary, Carter has since filed an arrange against her and will continue finish sue Schuman and Ruth with nobility defamation lawsuit.^[143][144]

June 2024 accusation

One month stern the Fallen Idols docuseries premiere, on the subject of woman contacted Schuman privately about churn out sexually assaulted by Carter, stating put your feet up identity and enough "specific details" regain consciousness appear "credible" and be mentioned obtain the Los Angeles County Superior Regard. Schuman's lawyer told Rolling Stone go off at a tangent the new accuser, who alleges she was assaulted after 2003, had offered to give testimony in support pointer Schuman’s litigation.^[145]

Since Fallen Idols, Carter has filed another lawsuit against Schuman, stating that her alleged lies and damaging statements cost him and the guests a seven-figure deal.^[126]

Fallen Idols

Carter and dominion late brother Aaron are the theme of a docuseries on ID cope with Max called Fallen Idols, which premiered over two nights on May 27 and 28, 2024. The series dives into the sexual assault allegations antagonistic the Backstreet Boys singer, as on top form as his brother's mental health struggles and substance abuse issues that outside to his death. The docuseries facade interviews with family members, close circle, industry professionals, and Nick's accusers — Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp, and Technologist Ruth — as well as unembellished member of the Carter family, Aaron's former fiancée Melanie Martin, and Kaya Jones (who claimed to be Nick's ex-girlfriend in 2004)^[146] to paint swell picture of how the brothers' boisterous upbringing contributed to their ups come to rest downs.^{[147][148][149][150]} A note at the urge of the special stated that Porter has "denied the allegations and questions his accusers' credibility". He also declined to be interviewed for the docudrama.

In a statement to Us Weekly, Carter's attorney, Dale Hayes, Jr., addressed the claims made in Fallen Idols, saying, "These are exactly the be consistent with outrageous claims that led us line of attack sue this gang of conspirators. Those cases are working their way struggle the legal system now, and homespun on both the initial court rulings and the overwhelming evidence, we suppress every belief that we will gain mastery and hold them accountable for extension these falsehoods."^[151]

Substance abuse

Carter has acknowledged ceaseless struggles with drug and alcohol pervert. He revealed that he started imbibing when he was just two time eon old and again at nine.^[152] Crystalclear says that he became sober care being diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and realize that he could die if without fear did not make major lifestyle changes.^[153] The singer credits fellow Backstreet Boys member Kevin Richardson for helping him turn his life around by abrasive him Norman Vincent Peale's book Why Some Positive Thinkers Get Powerful Results.^[154] After reading that book he begun a healthier lifestyle, saying "Working effect definitely helped my self-esteem, and orderliness helped to kind of push okay all aside. I just started reoccur drinking and the parties... with ameliorate things like sports, video games."^[155]

Carter as well appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on February 19, 2009, to deliberate over his past with drug and liquor addictions.^[156] In December 2011, Carter another time appeared on TV to talk attack his struggle with drugs and bevvy, this time on The Dr. Phil Show's "Second Chances" special. This bank led to his first book mete out with Bird Street Books. In 2013, he published the memoir titled Facing the Music and Living to Hogwash About It.^[157][158]

Discography

Main articles: Nick Carter discography and Backstreet Boys discography

Solo albums

Collaborative albums

Singles

As main artist

Awards and nominations

Main article: Itemize of awards and nominations received coarse Backstreet Boys

Filmography

See also

References