Aaron Carter was in the works of writing his memoir when he suddenly passed away, and shortly after, his publishers began gearing up to release the controversial memoir.
However, according to his Page Six, his publicist revealed that Carter wanted to shut down the entire thing prior to his death, "Aaron, in the midst of [working on the book], said, 'I want nothing to do with this' and stopped."
"so the fact that the publisher is saying it's green-lit, it's not. That's against Aaron's wishes."
Meanwhile, Ballast Books, the publisher, decided to push back the release of the book instead of honoring the late singer's wishes.
"Out of respect for the Carter family, my client has decided to defer the further release of the book at this time," said Scott Atherton, the lawyer representing the publishing company as well as the memoir's author Andy Symonds.
"Mr. Carter was not just a celebrity but also a father, a brother, a son, and a friend to many still grieving for him."
"Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life" is written by Carter and Symonds, and while it is yet to be released, it is already marred with controversies.
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Money-Grab or Tell-All?
The previous week saw a series of excerpts from Carter's memoir. It received different reactions from both fans and celebrities, including the singer's ex-girlfriend, Hilary Duff.
According to reports, the posthumous memoir noted that Carter and Duff lost their virginities to each other at the age of 13: "Hilary and I lost our virginity to each other at a hotel... in LA I think it was her birthday, maybe her 13th, but I don't remember. Her friends walked in, and we just yelled at them to get out."
Duff strongly denied the claims and denounced the publisher for trying to make a profit out of Carter's untimely death.
"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 [the] appropriate time or care to fact-check the validity of his work," Duff had said.
"To water down Aaron's life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting. In no way do I condone shedding any light on what is so obviously an uninformed, heartless, money grab."
Carter's management responded to Duff, "We as Aaron's management would like to thank Hilary Duff for her statement regarding the book that is set to be released,
"This is a time for mourning and reflection, not heartless money grabs and attention seeking."
Symonds also echoed the management's sentiments noting that the singer "hired" him to "help tell the world his story."
"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," Symonds said.
The unfinished memoir was originally slated for release on Nov. 15, 10 days after Carter's death. As of this writing, there is no word on when the memoir will be released.
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