It appears like Aaron Carter’s controversial memoir gained’t be hitting the cabinets on November 15!
Ballast Books, the writer behind the 34-year-old singer’s guide Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life, determined to not launch it in the meanwhile. In an announcement to Entertainment Tonight, lawyer Scott Atherton, who represents the publishing firm and writer Andy Symonds, claimed that whereas Aaron desired to have his story advised “with all its beauty and rawness,” they’ve determined to postpone the discharge date “out of respect” for the household. He stated:
“Out of respect for the Carter family, my client has decided to defer the further release of the book at this time. Mr. Carter was not just a celebrity but also a father, a brother, a son, and a friend to many still grieving for him.”
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They in all probability ought to have thought of that earlier than saying the venture’s launch simply days after his dying – particularly contemplating that the I Want Candy artist’s publicist claimed he tried to cease the memoir from being printed. The lawyer then famous, “public attention has recently focused on a small number of interactions during Mr. Carter’s early years,” including:
“The more important story is about Mr. Carter’s life and what people can learn from his professional success, personal struggles, and tragic passing.”
As Perezcious readers know, the choice to delay the guide comes after Aaron’s reps and Hilary Duff slammed Ballast Books for attempting to “capitalize” on the That’s How I Beat Shaq rapper’s dying. The How I Met Your Father actress was outraged by the memoir, which touched on his teen romance with Hilary and the truth that he allegedly took her virginity when she was about 13 years previous. She expressed:
“It’s really sad that within a week of Aaron’s death, there’s a publisher that seems to be recklessly pushing a book out to capitalize on this tragedy without taking appropriate time or care to fact check the validity of his work. To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting.”
Big Umbrella Management’s Taylor Helgeson then advised The Post whereas concurrently grieving the lack of Aaron, they’ve been coping with “obscenely disrespectful and unauthorized releases including an album titled blacklisted, a single titled ‘Lately’ and now a book.” He added:
“This is a time for mourning and reflection not heartless money grabs and attention seeking. We would ask the parties responsible to remove the aforementioned content and that no further content be released without approval from his family, friends, and associates.”
Despite dealing with backlash, the author Andy insisted Aaron “hired me to help him tell the world his story,” explaining:
“That story, while tragically cut short, was filled with good and bad. His life was far from pretty, and understandably certain people in the public eye don’t want some of the stories Aaron tells in his book to come to light. That doesn’t make them any less true or newsworthy. Aaron had a right — as we all do — to tell his story. As a journalist, I am honored that he chose me to help him do that. In addition to being cathartic for him, Aaron hoped this book would help others struggling with addiction and mental illness. I hope and believe it will do that.”
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