Aaron Carter: Controversial decision made on late star's unfinished memoir
Los Angeles, California - Aaron Carter's unfinished memoir is set to be published just 10 days after his tragic passing.
The singer was found dead in his Los Angeles home last weekend at the age of 34.
He was working on the memoir, which is titled Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life, with author Andy Symonds before his death.
The unfinished autobiography is now set to be published by Ballast Books on November 15.
Per Billboard, the writer described Carter as "an open book" during their three-year interview and writing process for the book.
"It's a tragic irony that his autobiography will never include all his stories, thoughts, hopes, and dreams as he intended," Symonds said.
News of the memoir's publication was met with backlash from many, including Carter's management team and his ex-girlfriend, actor Hilary Duff.
Decision on Aaron Carter's unfinished memoir sparks backlash
Duff responded to an excerpt from the tell-all obtained by The New York Post that reveals Carter's claims that he lost his virginity to the Lizzie McGuire star when he was 12 and she was 13.
Per Daily Mail, the 35-year-old slammed the memoir's publication. "To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting," she said.
"In no way do I condone shedding any light on what is so obviously an uninformed, heartless, money grab."
Carter's management team supported Duff in their own statement. "We as Aaron's management would like to thank Hilary Duff for her statement regarding the book that is set to be released," the team said in a statement to the Post. "This is a time for mourning and reflection not heartless money grabs and attention seeking."
Symonds responded to the backlash in his own statement. "Aaron Carter hired me to help him tell the world his story. That story, while tragically cut short, was filled with good and bad," he told Daily Mail.
"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."
"Aaron had a right – as we all do – to tell his story. As a journalist, I am honored that he chose me to help him do that," Symonds said.
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