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Nick Carter broke down in tears as he mourned the untimely deaths of three of his four siblings in a trailer for upcoming documentary, The Carters: Hurts to Love You.
The Carter family - which saw brothers Nick and Aaron shoot to worldwide fame in The Backstreet Boys and as a solo singer respectively - has endured the tragic loss of three siblings from complications stemming from drug addiction.
Leslie passed away in 2012 at the young age of 25 from an overdose, Aaron died at 34 in 2022 from drowning, attributed to the effects of Xanax, and inhaling difluoroethane and Bobbi Jean died at 41 in 2023 of 'intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine.'
Surviving siblings Nick, 45, and Aaron's twin Angel, 37, have united to tell the story of how fame wrecked their family in the new two part Paramount + documentary - set to air April 15.
A weeping Nick says: 'Five kids, we're all that's left' as he and Angel comfort one another.
Angel says of Aaron: 'Imagine being a child and walking like an adult, having your childhood taken away from you' as videos show of Aaron beginning his career as a singer aged just eight years old.
Nick Carter broke down in tears as he mourned the untimely deaths of three of his four siblings in a trailer for upcoming documentary, The Carters: Hurts to Love You
Both Nick and Aaron Carter shot to fame at a young age - Aaron died in 2022 aged just 34 following years of drug addiction - pictured 2006
'When fame embraces you, you have to hide your pain, no-one can see what's really happening to you.'
Sabrina star Melissa Joan Hart adds: 'he was such a beautiful boy, he had so much to live for' while Bruce Willis' daughter Scout adds: 'To have that much pressure on him as a child, he was so lonely and so much longing for real love.'
Per a release, the documentary, directed by Soleil Moon Frye, 'follows bona fide American teen heartthrobs Nick and Aaron, who seemed to have it all, but behind their remarkable gifts was a family dealing with mental health struggles, drug addiction and heartbreaking neglect.
Angel 'unpacks the complicated family dynamics that led to the untimely deaths of three of the original five Carter kids as well as their father. She discusses the pain, fame, expectations, addiction, assumptions and at the heart of it all, critical mental health issues faced by the family, with the hope to honor their journey and transform their past into a message of hope and purpose for others encountering similar challenges.'
Angel says: 'Fame and money destroyed our family, in our family mental health disorders run very deep.'
Footage of Aaron's decline - which played out over social media and showed him looking gaunt and toting guns - follows with a friend saying: 'Things started to spiral for Aaron, he was in a very dark place, oh my god he's gonna kill somebody then he's gonna kill himself.'
Angel said, 'I can be a voice for him. This is what happened behind the scenes. Here is the truth.
'What's so interesting about Leslie's passing… she passed away when I was 23, her death completely blindsided me. I didn't see that one coming. When she died, I was already in therapy, preparing for Aaron's death. I thought he was gonna die.
The Carter family has been beset by tragedy over the years - with the shock overdose deaths of Aaron, Leslie and Bobbie Jean Carter (Pictured top left, center and bottom right in 2006 promoting reality show House of Carters with Nick and Angel Carter)
Surviving siblings Nick, 45, and Aaron's twin Angel, 37, have united to tell the story of how fame wrecked their family in the new two part Paramount + documentary - set to air April 15
Angel says of Aaron: 'Imagine being a child and walking like an adult, having your childhood taken away from you' as videos show of Aaron beginning his career as a singer aged just eight years old
Bruce Willis' daughter Scout adds: 'To have that much pressure on him as a child, he was so lonely and so much longing for real love'
Sabrina star Melissa Joan Hart adds: 'he was such a beautiful boy, he had so much to live for'
The Carter siblings battled drug addiction and mental illness
Aaron's decline was captured on social media - he is pictured showing off his gun
Aaron's childhood was lost to stardom at an early age
A weeping Nick says: 'Five kids, we're all that's left' as he and Angel comfort one another
The cause of death was later attributed to drowning after inhaling compressed difluoroethane, also known as huffing, and ingesting alprazolam, which is sold under the brand name Xanax
The Carter siblings' parents Jane and Bob Carter are pictured 2001 - Bob died in 2017 while Angel and Nick are estranged from Jane
'I knew this day was going to come. I think he knew it, too.'
The trailer ends with Angel's hopeful message: 'Its sadness and chaos but it's love too.'
Carter was only 34 when he was tragically found dead in a bathtub by a housekeeper on November 5, 2022, at his home in Lancaster, California.
The cause of death was later attributed to drowning after inhaling compressed difluoroethane, also known as huffing, and ingesting alprazolam, which is sold under the brand name Xanax.
In an extraordinary intervention in April, prior to the publication of the autopsy results, Aaron's mother Jane put out a grisly set of pictures of the scene of his death and insisted he was the victim of a crime rather than an overdose. His death was ruled accidental.
Aaron, who left behind a one-year-old son Prince by his fiancée Melanie Martin, led a life blighted by substance abuse, racking up multiple arrests and rehab stints.
The singer grew up in the shadow of Carter's world-conquering boy band, but he tried to stake out his own claim in pop music, releasing his first record in 1997 at the age of just nine, on the same Jive Records label that led his brother to stardom.
His second album, 'Aaron's Party (Come Get It),' went triple platinum upon it's 2000 release and spawned multiple charting singles, including a video for 'That's How I Beat Shaq,' in which the singer went 1-on-1 with NBA great Shaquille O'Neal.
His 2001 album, 'Oh Aaron,' only sold over a million copies in the US alone and the singer failed to have the staying power his brother's group did. He released one more album of original songs in 2002 before going 16 years without making any new music.
He left behind a then one-year-old son Prince who he shared with fiancee Melanie Martin
Carter, like many young music stars of his era, also pursued some acting, appearing in several Disney Channel sitcoms.
He would go on to make a few appearances in motion pictures, including 'Fat Albert' and 'Ella Enchanted,' but his film career would sputter out, much like his singing career.
Carter's life was often fodder for tabloids, not only because of his brother, but who he dated: He was linked to fellow child stars Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan.
He also appeared on a reality show with his brother and three other siblings, E!'s 'House of Carters' in 2006.
Aaron Carter reappeared in the public eye in 2009, finishing in fifth place on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars.
By 2011, the former child star had ended up in rehab at the Betty Ford Center in California. At the end of the year, he had returned to the stage, even appearing in an off-Broadway musical.
