Hilary Duff, Aaron Carter’s Reps Slam Upcoming Memoir as ‘Cash Seize’

The “LIzzie McGuire” alum was first to slam the introduced publication of the guide, co-written by Carter, releasing an announcement questioning the timing of the discharge, in addition to the due diligence she says did not occur.

“It is actually unhappy that inside every week of Aaron’s demise there is a writer that appears to be recklessly pushing a guide out to capitalize on this tragedy with out taking applicable time or care to reality verify the validity of his work,” she mentioned, per E! Information.

“To water down Aaron’s life story to what appears to be unverified click-bait for revenue is disgusting. By no means do I condone shedding any gentle on what’s so clearly an uninformed, heartless, cash seize.”

Duff and Carter had been baby stars collectively and dated for a number of years of their very early teenagers. Within the unpublished memoir, per an excerpt obtained by the New York Publish, Carter reportedly claims, “Hilary and I misplaced our virginity to one another at a lodge,” speculating that it was on her birthday, “possibly her thirteenth, however I do not keep in mind.”

Carter had beforehand claimed they started courting on his thirteenth birthday. As Duff is older than him by a couple of months, this is able to make his timeline unlikely. The 2 famously kissed on-screen for Duff’s present in 2001.

Representatives for Duff refused to debate the declare, as a substitute telling the Publish, “We’d by no means touch upon Hilary’s private life on this method.”

Following Duff’s assertion, Large Umbrella Administration advised the New York Publish, “We as Aaron’s administration wish to thank Hilary Duff for her assertion concerning the guide that’s set to be launched.

“Within the few quick days following our expensive buddy’s passing we’ve been making an attempt to grieve and course of whereas concurrently having to cope with obscenely disrespectful and unauthorized releases, together with an album titled ‘Blacklisted,’ a single titled ‘Recently,’ and now a guide.

“This can be a time for mourning and reflection not heartless cash grabs and a spotlight in search of. We’d 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, pals, and associates.”

Primarily based on three years of interviews with the late star, “Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life” was co-written with Carter by Andy Symonds, president and writer of Ballast Books.

Initially introduced for launch on November 15, an incomplete-looking itemizing on Amazon (there isn’t a cowl picture) reveals November 29. TooFab has reached out to Symonds for remark concerning the guide’s launch.

Ballast Books famous within the itemizing, “This guide isn’t accomplished, however now it by no means will likely be. In its closing model as printed, notes are left within the manuscript by Aaron’s author and writer so the reader can see the main target and course the place the guide had been [sic] going.”

The guide guarantees to debate Carter’s relationship with Michael jackson as a younger star and “rising up within the shadow of [brother] Nick and the Backstreet Boys.”

“Aaron is trustworthy, humorous, irreverent and self-aware with wonderful recall concerning the tales that formed a childhood star right into a troubled, however gifted grownup,” reads the itemizing.

Following Carter’s passing on November 5, Duff was among the many first to pay tribute with a touching message on Instagram.

She 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 presently. Relaxation straightforward ❤️.”