Hilary Duff is slamming Ballast Books for its plans to launch Aaron Carter’s unfinished memoir within the wake of his demise. “It is actually unhappy that inside every week of Aaron’s demise, there is a writer that appears to be recklessly pushing a e-book out to capitalize on this tragedy with out taking applicable time or care to truth examine the validity of his work,” Duff mentioned in an announcement to POPSUGAR. “To water down Aaron’s life story to what appears to be unverified click-bait for revenue is disgusting. On no account do I condone shedding any gentle on what’s so clearly an uninformed, heartless, cash seize.”
Carter was discovered lifeless in his dwelling in Lancaster, CA, on Nov. 5. He was 34 years outdated. Following his demise, the e-book writer revealed it could be transferring ahead with the memoir, titled “Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life,” although it wasn’t completed.
Alongside a photograph of creator Andy Symonds and the late singer, Ballast Books wrote on Instagram on Nov. 6: “Aaron Carter was a form, mild, gifted soul not with out his demons. He was so enthusiastic about telling his story, and we labored many hours on his e-book. Sadly, we’ll by no means have an opportunity to complete it. I really feel I owe it to him to launch the elements we did full throughout sporadic work over 3 + years. This photograph was taken the day of our first interview, once I spent a very good eight hours with him on his sofa speaking about every part from baby stardom to Michael Jackson whereas he smoked weed nonstop. Relaxation In Peace my dude.”
Whereas reps for Ballast Books and Carter’s administration firm, Massive Umbrella Administration, didn’t instantly reply to POPSUGAR’s request for remark, Massive Umbrella Administration thanked Duff for talking out in an announcement shared with the New York Publish on Nov. 10. “We as Aaron’s administration want to thank Hilary Duff for her assertion concerning the e-book that’s set to be launched,” Massive Umbrella Administration’s Taylor Helgeson advised the publication.
“Within the few quick days following our expensive pal’s passing we’ve got been attempting to grieve and course of whereas concurrently having to take care of obscenely disrespectful and unauthorized releases, together with an album titled ‘Blacklisted,’ a single titled ‘These days,’ and now a e-book.”
Helgeson continued: “It is a time for mourning and reflection not heartless cash grabs and a focus looking for. We might ask the events accountable to take away the aforementioned content material and that no additional content material be launched with out approval from his household, buddies, and associates.”
Duff famously dated Carter within the 2000s, once they had been each solely 13 years outdated. In an Instagram tribute to him on Nov. 6, Duff wrote, “For Aaron — I am deeply sorry that life was so laborious for you and that you just needed to wrestle in-front of the entire world. You had a appeal that was completely effervescent . . . boy did my teenage self love you deeply. Sending like to your loved ones right now. Relaxation simple.”
