Hilary Duff Mourns Aaron Carter’s Death In Heartfelt Message: ‘My Teenage Self’ Loved You ‘Deeply’

Just hours aft Aaron Carter’s death connected November 5, Hilary Duff shared a heartbreaking connection connected Instagram mourning the devastating loss. “For Aaron — I’m profoundly atrocious that beingness was truthful hard for you and that you had to conflict successful beforehand of the full world. You person a charm that was perfectly effervescent.”

She continued, “Boy did my teenage aforesaid emotion you deeply. Sending emotion to your household astatine this time. Rest easy.”

Hilary and Aaron started dating erstwhile they were teenagers successful 2000. They divided successful 2003. Aaron notably appeared successful a 2001 occurrence of Hilary’s deed Disney Channel amusement Lizzie McGuire. The holiday-themed occurrence — “Coming to Town” — featured a show from Aaron.

Back successful 2016, Aaron spoke astir his past narration with Hilary aft quality of her matrimony to now-ex Mike Comrie and gestation were revealed. “I’m truly blessed for her that she’s successful a palmy narration and that she’s going to person a baby,” helium told Fox News. “Sometimes I deliberation to myself, possibly that could person been maine but it is what it is.”

Aaron was recovered dormant astatine his location connected November 5. “He was recovered unresponsive this greeting by his [fiancée] Melanie Martin at the location successful Lancaster, California. Everyone is truthful devastated close now,” Aaron’s rep told HollywoodLife. He was 34 years old.

Aaron roseate to fame arsenic a kid successful the precocious ’90s and aboriginal ’00s. He was known for his deed songs “I Want Candy” and “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It).” He was Backstreet Boys subordinate Nick Carter’s younger brother.

The vocalist leaves down a lad named Prince with his fiancee Melanie. After years of struggling with cause addiction, Aaron checked himself into rehab successful September 2022 successful bid to regain custody of his son. His sister, Leslie Carter, passed distant from a cause overdose successful 2012 astatine the property of 25.