Nick Carter Denies Raping Underage Autistic Fan, Says Her Claims Are A ‘Press Stunt’

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Nick Carter, 42, has denied a assertion that helium sexually assaulted an autistic fan aft inviting her onto the Backstreet Boys‘ circuit autobus successful 2001. “This assertion astir an incidental that supposedly took spot much than 20 years agone is not lone legally meritless but besides wholly untrue,” his attorney, Michael Holtz, said successful a connection obtained by HollywoodLife on Thursday, Dec. 8. “Unfortunately, for respective years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making mendacious allegations astir Nick — and those allegations person changed repeatedly and materially implicit time.”

He continued, “No 1 should beryllium fooled by a property stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer — determination is thing to this assertion whatsoever, which we person nary uncertainty the courts volition rapidly realize.” The woman, whose afloat sanction is Shannon “Shay” Ruth and who has cerebral palsy and autism, revealed her intersexual battle suit against Nick successful a Dec. 8 property conference. The present 39-year-old alleged that Nick gave her what she believes was an alcoholic portion that helium called “VIP juice” and past asked her for oral sex. She claimed that the archetypal incidental occurred successful the bath of the circuit autobus and past moved to the bed.