Nick Carter and Brother Aaron Carter’s Ups and Downs Through the Years: Tour Buddies, Estrangement and More
usmagazine.comPrior to Aaron Carter’s death, he had an estranged bond with sibling Nick Carter.“My brother and I have always had an up and down relationship,” the “I Want Candy” performer, who died in November 2022, exclusively told Us Weekly in April 2017. “We’re brothers — what do you expect?
We both do the same thing too, so there’s always going to be an underlying competition.”Nick, for his part, rose to fame in 1996 as one of the five members of the Backstreet Boys.
As the band’s success grew, Nick — alongside bandmates Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson — invited his younger brother to serve as the opening act during their 1997 tour.“[Nick’s] the one who always wanted me to do this job that I’m doing right now,” an 11-year-old Aaron told MTV News in 1998. “He just looks out for me a lot.”Nick and Aaron were the two sons of Robert and Jane Carter, who divorced in 2004.
Robert, who died in 2017, and Jane also shared daughters Bobbie and Angel as well as Leslie, who died in 2012.Despite a close brotherly bond as child stars — and even a few musical collaborations — Nick and Aaron’s relationship turned a corner after the “Aaron’s Party” artist notably skipped Nick’s April 2014 wedding to Lauren Kitt.“Really pissed off that I missed my brother’s wedding today,” Aaron wrote via Instagram at the time, noting that he was in Washington D.C.
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