AJ McLean has recalled how he as soon as helped Aaron Carter test into rehab.
In a clip from the upcoming Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop documentary obtained by Folks, the Backstreet Boys singer – who starred within the boyband alongside Aaron’s brother Nick Carter – mentioned the time the late popstar referred to as on him for recommendation.
“(In) 2017, Aaron reached out to me, requested me for assist. I stated, ‘Look, if you happen to get on a aircraft, come out to L.A., I’ll be sure to get into remedy.’ And he confirmed up. I used to be shocked, however I used to be blissful, and he checked right into a remedy centre in Malibu,” he recounted. “A pair days later, I talked to him, after which he type of went off the map. I believe it was possibly two weeks, so I referred to as my buddies on the remedy centre, they usually stated he checked himself out.”
Aaron struggled with substance abuse and psychological well being points over the course of his life. He was discovered lifeless at his house in November 2022 on the age of 34, with a coroner reporting that he had by chance drowned because of fuel and drug results.
Elsewhere within the footage, AJ referred to his personal previous with drug and alcohol dependancy. Following a relapse in late 2019, the performer has remained sober ever since.
“I used to be a functioning addict. I had been out and in of the rooms since 2001, so for 22 years I have been battling my very own s**t,” the 45-year-old defined. “I virtually misplaced my marriage, I virtually misplaced my band, I virtually misplaced my life. The final time I relapsed, which might be 18 months in the past, my youngest daughter was type of the nail within the coffin for me. She stated I did not odor like her dad. That was sufficient. That just about did it for me and I’ve stayed sober since and I plan on staying sober. It is a day by day factor.”
Aaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop will start streaming by way of Hulu on 1 Might. The undertaking can even embrace interviews together with his ex-fiancée Melanie Martin and pal Taylor Helgeson.
