Aaron Carter Discussion

[George]

He's released four studio albums to date, appeared on a few reality series (Dancing with the Stars, Rachael vs Guy: Celebrity Cook-off), and is best known for his singles "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)" and "I Want Candy." He's currently on tour and has just released an EP titled which is garnering the best reviews of his career.



1. Fool's Gold
2. Let Me Let You
3. Sooner Or Later
4. Same Way
5. Dearly Departed

[George]

11/22/2013 @ 9:21AM
Not Too Young, Not Too Old: Aaron Carter Hopes For Fresh Start Following Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing



Just over ten years ago, Aaron Carter was at the top of his game. He had a number of hit singles, including “I Want Candy” and was dating the darling of the Disney set, Hilary Duff. In great demand like his brother, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Carter appeared on television shows, toured extensively and even had his own action figure. It was an amazing life for a boy not even out of his teens.

Now, at age 25, despite efforts to make a comeback, Carter is broke. He has claimed in court documents that he has assets worth just $8,232.16 – including computer and music equipment and $60 in cash – but owes creditors more than $2 million in liabilities. A big chunk of his liabilities is owed to the Internal Revenue Service: he has an outstanding tax bill totaling $1,368,140.

Carter’s tax bills date back to 2003. In 2009, the IRS slapped Carter with a million dollar lien – the same year he appeared on the ninth season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars with professional dance partner Karina Smirnoff. Smirnoff said about the tax lien and Carter’s debts at the time, “I don’t see why he can be held responsible. He was a baby when all that… happened.”

In 2003, Carter was just 15 years ago. He was old enough to earn millions and be subject to tax but likely too young to understand his financial responsibilities. That’s what management is for, right?

Carter has a new management team now but his prior management team included Lou Pearlman. Yes, you’ve heard of him. Pearlman created Trans Continental Records and was responsible for creating the boy bands ‘NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys – big brother Nick Carter’s former band and the best-selling boy band of all time. He also dabbled in reality television, “finding” the boy band O-Town on the first season of ABC’s Making The Band (Pearlman would bow out for season two as P. Diddy took over search duties).

Pearlman created and managed a number of short-lived popular bands under his belt including LFO, Take 5 and Innosense, whose original band members included pop princess Britney Spears and Playboy model Mandy Ashford. He also promoted a number of other artists on the label – including Aaron Carter.

Pearlman appeared to be a cash machine. Only he had a bit of a secret: he was playing fast and loose with other people’s money. Nearly every musical act that Pearlman managed or represented has sued him for fraud – including Carter. Carter actually filed suit against Pearlman twice. He filed suit first in 2002, alleging that Pearlman failed to turn over hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties. Then, just 15, Carter said, “Over in Europe, we sold millions of albums and I didn’t get anything for it.” That suit was settled out of court.

Carter sued again in 2007, asking to be let out of his recording contract since he signed while still a minor. Carter won that suit. He also asked for an accounting of his royalties: that wouldn’t happen as Pearlman, who was awaiting trial at the time of the suit, would eventually plead guilty to conspiracy, money laundering and bank fraud charges and is now in federal prison. Pearlman was alleged to have bilked about 1,000 investors of more than $300 million, as well as an additional $150 million from banks. To secure the initial funding, Pearlman offered fake tax returns to banks and investors for the years 2003 and 2004 allegedly prepared the accounting firm of Cohen & Siegel – a firm that didn’t exist but was made up in order to perpetuate the fraud. So maybe not the greatest financial role model for the young Carter.

And it wasn’t just Pearlman who let Carter down. In December 2003, Carter filed for legal emancipation from his mother and manager, Jane Carter. Carter alleges that his mother took more $100,000 from his bank account, saying: “I worked hard for months — 10, 11 hours a day, not including school and press appearances — and I come home and owe money!” Carter eventually reconciled with his mother, and they both attended Carter’s sister’s funeral last year (brother Nick did not appear, citing his family’s “complicated dynamic“).

All of these legal and personal troubles for Carter bunched at roughly the same time: the year 2003 really stands out. Perhaps not coincidentally, the lien for Carter’s 2003 tax bill alone is just under $1 million.

Ten years later, Carter is still facing those bills. Several efforts to get back into the spotlight, including that stint on Dancing With The Stars, certainly increased his profile but not his bank account. His management team hopes that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy will offer the singer – who is still very young – a fresh start. Chapter 7, which allows most debts to be discharged, is more drastic than Chapter 13, which generally results in a reorganization of debt. Carter likely opted for Chapter 7 bankruptcy because he doesn’t own anything of value – like a house – that he wants to hold onto.

While it can be tricky to get rid of tax debts in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it is possible. You can discharge federal income tax debts under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy if the timing is right and there’s no fraud or willful tax evasion. In terms of timing, the tax debts must be old, meaning from a tax return that was due at least three years before bankruptcy and you must have actually filed the return more than two years ago. Additionally, taxes must have been assessed more than 240 days ago.

Unfortunately for Carter, a Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not generally result in a discharge of existing tax liens. Translation: the IRS can’t chase Carter to collect but the tax liens remain until the debt is paid off or until the liens are withdrawn, whichever comes first. Federal tax liens usually remain in place for up to 10 years after assessment (the same time period the IRS has to collect those taxes).

Carter isn’t focusing on the bad, however. He views this as a step forward as he tries to get his life back together. His publicist, Steve Honig, said, about the filing, “This is not a negative thing. It’s actually very positive. It’s him doing what he needs to do to move forward.”

Carter seems to be doing just that, as he’s currently on tour. The single he’s promoting is aptly titled Where Do We Begin?

[Luckie Starchild]

Good luck with that one...

[Snowbeast]

Blow is expensive.

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Aaron Carter Attacked at Concert After Being Accused of Racial Slur
2/18/2017 by Mitchell Peters

Aaron Carter was attacked by the opening act at his concert who says the singer made a racial slur against him. The altercation ended with Carter going to the emergency room.

Carter was performing at the Loony Bin in Bradley, Ill., Friday night (Feb. 17) when a member from the opening act, ILL State, began grabbing mobile phones from fans in the crowd and filming Carter on stage, TMZ reports.

The singer noticed the disturbance and reportedly had his security remove the musician. As the man was being dragged out, Carter said, "Bye Felipe," a take on "Bye Felicia." The musician, a Hispanic, reportedly rushed back into the venue and attacked Carter, also damaging his equipment.

Carter responded to the incident on Twitter Saturday morning, assuring fans that he is not a racist. “News flash my band consists of three amazing black funk musicians and an Italian guitar player from Italy,” he wrote.

Authorities are investigating the attack, according to TMZ. Watch the fight below.

[Hurricane Lee]

Feb 20, 2017 3:29:43 GMT -5 JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME said:

News flash my band consists of an Italian guitar player from Italy

Fjrjeidijrieusyyri5if. Also, you really need to leave these celebrity women alone.

[George]

His latest single is garnering some buzz on Pop:

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Feb 20, 2017 10:09:36 GMT -5 Hurricane Lee said:

Feb 20, 2017 3:29:43 GMT -5 JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME said:

News flash my band consists of an Italian guitar player from Italy

Fjrjeidijrieusyyri5if. Also, you really need to leave these celebrity women alone.

I didn't know Aaron Carter was a celebrity and/or a woman.

[divasummer]

I Love "Sooner Or Later", "Fools Gold" and "Same Way" from his latest EP.
It reminds me of current dance/tropical Bieber/Conor Maynard and Nick Jonas mixed into one.

[Zinc.]

http://instagram.com/p/BXb-wJ-nFgg

[Wave.]

Yesss getchu an experience. I wonder if It was with another artist?

[Hurricane Lee]

LOL. The way he worded it...I'm sure it was another artist.

[Linnethia Monique]

I don't know if I'm ready to place a set down at the bisexual table just yet for Aaron...

[Hurricane Lee]

At his cleanest and least druggy, he is actually attractive so if he can provide test results as of this week, I might let him hit.

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Exclusive: Aaron Carter's HIV and Medical Test Results Revealed
The Doctors TV
September 13, 2017

In the second part of our exclusive interview with Aaron Carter, the singer sits down with ER physician Dr. Travis Stork and gastroenterologist Dr. Jorge Rodriguez for the results of his STD tests, which also included an HIV test. Aaron's liver, kidney, and thyroid were also examined.

The singer reached out to the show to set the record straight about his July arrest, drug abuse allegations, extreme weight loss, family issues, his sexuality and to hopefully gain a better understanding his health issues.

Prior to the results, a visibly nervous Aaron tells The Doctors he is worried most about testing positive for HIV, as not all of his sexual experiences had been safe.

“That was the scariest thing I have ever done in my life," he says of getting tested for HIV. "After not getting annual checkups and testing and being safe, actually, being safe so I could be safe for others, more importantly. That’s what scared me. I felt like I was putting people at risk with my body… I didn’t have the courage to go face the music."

Dr. Rodriguez informs Aaron that he tested negative for HIV along with testing negative for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The gastroenterologist goes on to tell the singer that his liver, kidney, and thyroid all check out and that they found no signs of esophageal cancer during his endoscopy.

“My heart is racing… I have to say thank you, thank you so much. I was so scared," he says after hearing the results.

While his tests all came back negative, The Doctors did find candida, a yeast which can be a signal of a weakened immune system, in Aaron's throat.

“You are clearly immunodeficient. You have candida growing in your esophagus and you are malnourished, and your body mass index at 17 is in a scary range. We can’t just sit here and blame it on a hiatal hernia. We have got to work on this," Dr. Stork, who earlier in the interview revealed the singer only weighs 115 pounds, shares.

Dr. Rodriguez adds, "In my opinion, you’re not healthy... physically right now, I think your body is hanging on by a thread, seriously. [Your mind] has to calm down… you are going a million miles a minute… until there is peace in your mind, the rest is not going to follow."

The star explains that getting a proper night's sleep is near impossible for him, which he believes contributes to his eating issues. “I haven’t had the chance to get a normal night’s sleep. I don’t wake up with an appetite. I wake up with nausea, I wake up with anxiety. So, I’m not hungry when I wake up in the morning."

In an effort to encourage Aaron to take the steps needed to improve his physical and mental health, Dr. Stork tells the former child star, “You come across as someone, if I’m being quite frank with you, who has been put through a lot and in some ways is broken and needs some time to put himself back together and owes that to himself, because everyone else around him who has been broken, he’s tried to fix them and he hasn’t taken the time to fix the most important piece of this and that’s you."

Seemingly in agreement, Aaron says, “It’s got to stop. I want it to stop. There is no happy ending to anything that is going down my mouth orally when it comes to these pills, and I know that."

Source

[Linnethia Monique]

Sept 14, 2017 0:53:11 GMT -5 JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME said:

Exclusive: Aaron Carter's HIV and Medical Test Results Revealed
The Doctors TV
September 13, 2017

In the second part of our exclusive interview with Aaron Carter, the singer sits down with ER physician Dr. Travis Stork and gastroenterologist Dr. Jorge Rodriguez for the results of his STD tests, which also included an HIV test. Aaron's liver, kidney, and thyroid were also examined.

The singer reached out to the show to set the record straight about his July arrest, drug abuse allegations, extreme weight loss, family issues, his sexuality and to hopefully gain a better understanding his health issues.

Prior to the results, a visibly nervous Aaron tells The Doctors he is worried most about testing positive for HIV, as not all of his sexual experiences had been safe.

“That was the scariest thing I have ever done in my life," he says of getting tested for HIV. "After not getting annual checkups and testing and being safe, actually, being safe so I could be safe for others, more importantly. That’s what scared me. I felt like I was putting people at risk with my body… I didn’t have the courage to go face the music."

Dr. Rodriguez informs Aaron that he tested negative for HIV along with testing negative for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The gastroenterologist goes on to tell the singer that his liver, kidney, and thyroid all check out and that they found no signs of esophageal cancer during his endoscopy.

“My heart is racing… I have to say thank you, thank you so much. I was so scared," he says after hearing the results.

While his tests all came back negative, The Doctors did find candida, a yeast which can be a signal of a weakened immune system, in Aaron's throat.

“You are clearly immunodeficient. You have candida growing in your esophagus and you are malnourished, and your body mass index at 17 is in a scary range. We can’t just sit here and blame it on a hiatal hernia. We have got to work on this," Dr. Stork, who earlier in the interview revealed the singer only weighs 115 pounds, shares.

Dr. Rodriguez adds, "In my opinion, you’re not healthy... physically right now, I think your body is hanging on by a thread, seriously. [Your mind] has to calm down… you are going a million miles a minute… until there is peace in your mind, the rest is not going to follow."

The star explains that getting a proper night's sleep is near impossible for him, which he believes contributes to his eating issues. “I haven’t had the chance to get a normal night’s sleep. I don’t wake up with an appetite. I wake up with nausea, I wake up with anxiety. So, I’m not hungry when I wake up in the morning."

In an effort to encourage Aaron to take the steps needed to improve his physical and mental health, Dr. Stork tells the former child star, “You come across as someone, if I’m being quite frank with you, who has been put through a lot and in some ways is broken and needs some time to put himself back together and owes that to himself, because everyone else around him who has been broken, he’s tried to fix them and he hasn’t taken the time to fix the most important piece of this and that’s you."

Seemingly in agreement, Aaron says, “It’s got to stop. I want it to stop. There is no happy ending to anything that is going down my mouth orally when it comes to these pills, and I know that."

Source

Hurricane Lee He's clean fam

[Hurricane Lee]

Sept 14, 2017 12:06:51 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

[Hurricane Lee He's clean fam

You, sir, are basura.

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Aaron needs to step away from TV and social media for a little while and get proper treatment and therapy.

[Deleted]

Uy, poor guy clearly going through a lot. Somebody help him! All he needs is some good therapy, about 30 lbs, a few chemical peels, and he'll be good. Nick is older than him and he is still a hunk.

Prayin 4 him!

[Luckie Starchild]

I usually pride myself on being hard-hearted but I do feel sorry for Aaron...

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

There was this super awkward moment when he was on the show today.

[Deleted]

He looks like walking death. I hope he can get it together.

[Caviar]

He doesn't look that much different than other white guys after a night out at the bath house.

[Revelry]

He's looks terrible and seems like he's in an awful place in his life. Its a shame, his EP is actually great. Fools Gold on repeat.

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Sept 15, 2017 9:22:03 GMT -5 Caviar said:

He doesn't look that much different than other white guys after a night out at the bath house.

You might want to start going to a different bath house. :sip2:

[Linnethia Monique]

Sept 16, 2017 1:41:52 GMT -5 JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME said:

Sept 15, 2017 9:22:03 GMT -5 Caviar said:

He doesn't look that much different than other white guys after a night out at the bath house.

You might want to start going to a different bath house. :sip2:

I hate to co-sign JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME , but fam...we need to talk about where you are frequenting

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Entering rehab.

[Anticonformity]

Good tbh, hopefully he works on himself after the treatment, that's when the real demons emerge...

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

Aaron has completed his stint in rehab.

His new album LØVË is coming out today.

Tracklisting.
01. Hard to LØVË
02. Sooner or Later
03. Bad 2 Good
04. Same Way
05. What Did You Want to Say?
06. Fool's Gold
07. Seattle TideZ
08. Let Me Let You Go
09. Don't Say Goodbye
10. Almost There
11. Champion
12. Dearly Departed
13. I Want Candy (Remix)
14. Fool's Gold (Lindgren Remix)

[JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME]

He's apparently not bisexual anymore. He got dragged horribly on Twitter yesterday.