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Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nick Carter Sued by Fourth Woman Alleging Sexual Assault
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is facing a new lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a woman on two occasions while they were involved in a relationship in 2005. The civil complaint, filed last week in Nevada, alleges the abuse took place when the woman, Laura Penly, would travel from Oregon to visit Carter in Los Angeles while she was 19 and he was 25. Penly says she had consensual sex with Carter about three separate times, but then on one visit, after she stated she only wanted to watch a movie, Carter refused to take no for an answer. She claims Carter 'dismissed' her refusal and told her that 'the only reason she was there was to have sex.' More from Rolling Stone Nick Carter and Sister Angel Reflect on Family Trauma in 'The Carters: Hurts to Love You' Clip Menendez Brothers Prevail at Key Hearing, Resentencing Bid Will Proceed Soulja Boy Must Pay $4.25 Million for Assault, Sexual Battery of Former Assistant, Jury Finds 'Carter then picked plaintiff up off the ground and threw her onto his bed,' the lawsuit states. The complaint alleges Carter held Penly down and forcefully raped her, despite her repeated protests. It says Carter did not use protection. The 10-page complaint, obtained by Rolling Stone, alleges Carter assaulted Penly again about two months later after he apologized and asked to see her again. Penly claims Carter invited her over while he had two friends present at what she believed was his apartment off Hollywood Boulevard. She alleges he isolated her in a bedroom and raped her a second time. Penly's legal action is the latest in a series of lawsuits filed against Carter from three other women including former Dream singer Melissa Schuman. In her lawsuit filed two years ago in California, Schuman alleges Carter drugged and raped her at his Santa Monica apartment in 2003, when she was 17. Carter's lawyers deny the allegations, calling them 'nonsense' in a statement to Rolling Stone. Carter's lawyers claim all four plaintiffs are 'conspirators' putting pressure on Carter during a resurgence in his career linked to the 25th anniversary of the Backstreet Boys' Millennium album, an allegation the women deny. In her lawsuit, Penly says she was called to testify at a deposition involving the other accusers. Since then, she has experienced ongoing harassment from fans of Carter and the Backstreet Boys, she alleges. 'This is just more of the same nonsense from the gang of conspirators and their lawyers who continue to abuse the justice system to try to ruin Nick Carter. It's drawn from the same predictable playbook – lie in wait for decades until Mr. Carter is celebrating a professional milestone, then hide behind litigation privilege to make utterly false claims in an attempt to inflict maximum damage on Nick and his family,' Carter's lawyers, Liane K. Wakayama and Dale Hayes, Jr., tell Rolling Stone. 'Nick does not recall ever even meeting Laura Penly. He certainly never had any romantic or sexual relationship with her. Ever. The person making these claims has a documented history of financial and legal trouble.' In her lawsuit, Penly claims Carter also infected her with multiple sexually transmitted diseases, including the human papillomavirus, which she says led to a subsequent Stage 2 cervical cancer diagnosis in August 2005. Penly says she underwent numerous medical treatments and also has suffered 'severe emotional distress, physical anguish, medical issues, intimacy issues, and other complex trauma' linked to the alleged rapes. In their statement, Carter's lawyers said their client was not to blame. 'Whatever health challenges she may have faced have absolutely nothing to do with Nick. Not only will we fight this, we will be seeking sanctions against her legal team for enabling this frivolous action,' they said. Carter also is being sued by Shannon 'Shay' Ruth, a woman who alleges Carter sexually assaulted her on a tour bus in February 2001, and Ashley Repp, the accuser who alleges Carter raped her on a yacht in 2003 when she was 15 years old. Repp initially filed as a Jane Doe but later stepped forward with her full identity when she participated in the docuseries Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter. Schuman's California case is set for a trial in Santa Monica in December. Ruth's and Repp's claims are set to be heard at a consolidated trial in Nevada scheduled for March 2026. Penly, meanwhile, is seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be decided at trial. Carter has denied the allegations from Schuman, Ruth and Repp and countersued all three women for defamation. His defamation claim against Repp was tossed out last August. He has not been charged with any crimes related to the allegations. A new two-part documentary from the brothers' sister Angel Carter Conrad is set for release today on Paramount+. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
CBS News
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Aaron Carter documentary gives intimate look into family's journey with addiction and loss
A new documentary is pulling back the curtain on the late pop sensation Aaron Carter and his family's challenges with mental health, addiction and loss. "The Carters: Hurts to Love You," streaming on Paramount+ April 15, is an intimate look at a family thrust into the spotlight by Aaron and brother Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys fame. Home videos and archival performance footage illustrate the celebratory highs and heartbreaking lows experienced by the Carters, while Aaron's twin sister Angel and others connected to the family recount a story of pain and love. "The feeling of our childhood, you can't put into one word, because it's sadness, it's fear, but it's love too, it's hope," Angel says in the film. Nick and Angel are the only living Carter siblings from the original five. Aaron died at 34 in 2022 in an accidental drowning in a bathtub at his California home. He had the inhalant difluoroethane and anti-anxiety medication alprazolam in his system, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said. "Aaron loved being a singer, he loved going on stage, he loved performing for people," Angel says in the film. "But I think there was a tremendous amount of pressure put on Aaron throughout his childhood." The Carters' sister Leslie died at age 25 in 2012 and their other sister Bobbie Jean died at 41 in 2023, during the filming of the documentary — both of apparent drug overdoses. Director Soleil Moon Frye had a special connection to the project, growing up as a child star herself in the 1980s sitcom "Punky Brewster." "I was so fortunate in growing up that I was able to have a sense of childhood," she told CBS News. "I loved performing and being on stage, and that was such a beautiful part of my life, and within the joy and love, there was also a roller coaster of emotions and insecurities." While some of her childhood friends grew up, like she did, to have families and careers, others "didn't make it through," she said. "So when I went on this journey over the last few years, I felt connected to Angel, to her family, to their experiences. I saw so much of myself and my friends through their journey." Like Nick and Angel, Frye also lost a loved one while making the documentary. One of her closest childhood friends lost his battle with addiction in June, she shared. "This documentary was a place for me to channel so much of that grief, because I had lost one of the great loves of my life to his battle of addiction. And so I understood and had an empathy for this family so much because I had been through it with loved ones," she said. Amid her own heartbreak and healing, Frye said she also wanted to provide a safe, healing space for Angel and Nick as well. "There had been so many stories about this family, so much noise, so many different people telling different perspectives — and Angel really deserved the safe space to share, to share her journey, and to provide that light," Frye said. "I felt an incredible sense of responsibility to honor their memories and create this from a place of love and empathy and compassion." While most viewers can't relate to childhood stardom, Frye hopes the universal challenges the family faces will help others struggling with these issues feel like they're not alone. "I hope in some way, that people will experience the documentary and be able to connect it to their lives and loved ones," she said. "This is one of the most universal stories that has to be told right now. We are in a global crisis, mental health, addiction. These are conversations that we have to be having." Watching the documentary, Frye says she can see so much of her kids through young Aaron, whom she called vivacious, loving and beautiful. "And then as all of these elements and pain come into his life, you see what happens — the unraveling and social media ... the bullying ... and then what ends up happening," she said. "In that transformation, I'm watching him, but I'm watching millions of families across the world when I when I see that." To continue the conversation or seek support, the film concludes with resources to mental health resources, including the Kids Mental Health Foundation, which Angel and her husband Corey Conrad co-chair. "The Carters: Hurts to Love You" streams exclusively on Paramount+ April 15. Paramount+ is owned by Paramount Global, which is also the parent company of CBS News.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Guam veterans group worried Trump's VA cuts will upend care
Every week, in the U.S. Territory of Guam, a group of military veterans comes together and passes around a paddle, allowing each other to speak. The gathering serves as their therapy for both the physical and psychological wounds sustained in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. For people in Guam, military service is an economic opportunity. Of the roughly 170,000 residents who live on the island, 24,000 of them are military veterans, the group says. Guam is home to two primary U.S. military bases: Naval Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base. Despite that, there is only one small Veterans Affairs clinic on the island, with one psychologist. Due to the lack of services here, Roy Gamboa assembled this group. He served 10 years in the Marine Corps. He calls the group "GOT YOUR 671." 671 is the area code for Guam. "In the first couple of years, everything was coming out of our pockets," Gamboa said. "Since then we've applied for and received a couple of grants to help keep our doors open." But the veterans in this group are worried about the looming budget cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agency has terminated 585 contracts as part of an ongoing audit. Gamboa worries his group could be next since the group is funded through a VA-issued grant. Donovan Santos is also a combat veteran who says he has PTSD and chronic depression. He's now the person on the listening end of the group's suicide prevention hotline. "I pretty much help those that fall through the cracks that feel like they're alone," Santos said. "I'm there with them on the ledge. I'm there with them to pull them back, to catch them." Without the support from the group, Santos said he may not be alive. "Sometimes I wish my brothers were here and I wasn't," he said. Gamboa says it's a fight they all hope to carry long into the future. "I'll keep going," Gamboa said. "I mean, we were willing to die for each other in combat. I refuse to believe that it was all for nothing." If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here. For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@ "The Carters: Hurts to Love You" | Paramount+ Official Trailer Breaking down latest rulings on 2 Trump deportation cases Gayle King is heading to space
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nick Carter breaks down in tears in Aaron Carter documentary
Nick Carter breaks down in tears over the death of his brother, Aaron Carter, in a new documentary. The 45-year-old Backstreet Boys star is the older brother of Aaron - who died in 2022 at the age of 34 as a result of drowning in a bath after taking drugs. Nick has been left further heartbroken by the deaths of sisters Leslie, who died aged 25 in 2012, and Bobbie Jean, who died aged 41 in 2023 - leaving just him and Aaron's twin sister Angel, 37. Nick and Angel have united for a Paramount+ documentary about their family, titled The Carters: Hurts to Love You - which is due to air next month. A trailer shows Nick breaking down in tears as he embraces his sister and sobs, "Five kids, we're all that's left." Reflecting on her twin, Angel says over footage of Aaron as a child star, "Imagine being a child and walking like an adult, having your childhood taken away from you." She comments, "When fame embraces you, you have to hide your pain, no-one can see what's really happening to you." Aaron's decline played out online as he fell under the influence of drugs and struggled to maintain a career in adulthood. Angel says, "I can be a voice for him. This is what happened behind the scenes. Here is the truth. "What's so interesting about Leslie's passing... she passed away when I was 23, her death completely blindsided me. I didn't see that one coming. "When she died, I was already in therapy, preparing for Aaron's death. I thought he was gonna die. I knew this day was going to come. I think he knew it, too."
