Inside Aaron Carter’s Final Days Before His ‘Shocking’ Death: ‘It Was a Constant Battle’

09.11.2022 - 17:29 / usmagazine.com

Heavy hearts. Aaron Carter‘s death at age 34 was “super shocking” to those closest to him, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

The ’00s star was found dead in his California home on Saturday, November 5, a rep confirmed to Us. A 911 call was made at 11 a.m. local time, according to multiple outlets. Carter’s official cause of death has not yet been made public, but the musician struggled with his mental health and had a history of substance abuse.

“Those who’ve known him for years never saw Aaron like this [before],” the insider tells Us, noting that pals observed the Florida native exhibit “bizarre behavior” and “slurring his words” ahead of his death.

Carter was told by close confidants that “everyone wanted him to go to rehab,” but the source tells Us the Dancing With the Stars alum initially put up a fight.

Melanie Martin, the “I Want Candy” artist’s ex-fiancée, also expressed concerns about her former flame, with whom she shares 11-month-old son Prince. “On a regular basis, she was trying to help him get off drugs and go to rehab,” the source says. “It was a constant battle.”

According to the insider, Martin “reached out” to an outpatient facility on Carter’s behalf, but the attempt did not appear to be successful.

The “Aaron’s Party” singer previously gushed about his experience as a first-time father during an exclusive interview with Us in December 2021. “The person that I am today — I want to be a better version of [the person] I was the day prior to that. So tomorrow, I want to be a better version of myself than I was the day before that,” he explained. “So that’s really what I’m striving for and really just peace and serenity and exercising those things more. And really holding my own self