19.11.2022 - 03:17 / perezhilton.com
This is very tough to hear.
According to Aaron Carter’s manager Taylor Helgeson, cyberbullying played a major impact in the pop star’s mental health struggles before his untimely death. Speaking to Page Six on Friday about the late I Want Candy singer, who was found dead in his bathtub on November 5, the Big Umbrella Management executive opened up about the hateful comments people would send Aaron’s way, saying:
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Taylor continued:
While the music industry insider previously revealed he does not believe Aaron’s death was intentional, he knows for a fact his mental health was affected by consistent bullying from trolls online and occasionally in person. Recalling a time Carter was heckled at a live performance, he continued:
The hurt only continued to get worse when he looked at social media after the fact, he added:
While Taylor once offered to run Aaron’s social media accounts for him so he wouldn’t be subject to the hate, that would “never happen” because the House of Carters alum felt the need to respond to his haters. She says he “could not seem to keep himself off” social media no matter how brutal it was sometimes:
While he’s not blaming trolls for the artist’s death, he definitely doesn’t think the negative feedback helped, insisting:
A reminder for everyone to be more kind on the internet. You never know what someone is going through on the other side of the screen.
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On another note, part of the reason the manager thinks the 34-year-old struggled so much with mental health and addiction is that he didn’t have the proper tools to help navigate his difficult life:
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