AJ McLean Talks Getting Aaron Carter Into Rehab Before His Death
perezhilton.comAJ McLean is sharing how he attempted to help Aaron Carter get sober. Months after the singer’s sudden death, the 45-year-old opened up about his Backstreet Boys bandmate Nick Carter‘s little brother in a preview for an upcoming documentary on ABC, Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop.
He first touched on his own battle with substance abuse, saying: Related: Cheyenne Jackson ‘Fell Off The Wagon’ After Decade Of Sobriety However, the moment AJ knew he needed to get sober again was when his daughter said she could not recognize her father anymore: Wow.
The former Dancing With the Stars contestant obviously understands the difficulties of battling addiction, so when Aaron reached out to him in 2017, he did everything he could to get the I Want Candy artist some help.
AJ recalled: And to his surprise, Aaron “showed up,” explaining: But sadly, his stint in rehab didn’t last long. AJ shared he found out a few weeks later that Aaron had left the center: Six years later, Aaron passed away at his home in California from accidental drowning after taking alprazolam, a generic form of Xanax, and difluoroethane, a flammable gas often found in cans of compressed air.
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