Hilary Duff tells a revealing book about Aaron Carter monetize a lot recently and suddenly Death.
The “How I Met Your Father” star, who dated the late musician when they were both just teenagers in the early 2000s, he names the book publisher Ballast Books “disgusting” for announcing plans to publish Carter’s unfinished memoirs. The pop star died on Saturday at the age of 34.
The publisher announced Wednesday that “Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life” will be released Nov. 15 in Today. The book was co-written by Andy Symonds, who according to E! spent three years interviewing the “I’m All About You” singer.
The book goes into salacious detail about Duff and Carter’s relationship, including when he and Duff “lost it.” [their] virginity to each other” according to an excerpt obtained by Page Six.
“It is very sad that within a week of Aaron’s death, there is a publisher who appears to be recklessly pushing a book to capitalize on this tragedy without taking the time or care to verify the validity of his work,” Duff said in a statement obtained by HuffPost and widely distributed to the media.
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“Reducing Aaron’s life story to what appears to be unverified clickbait for profit is disgusting. In no way do I agree to shine a light on what is clearly an ill-informed and cutting edge money grab,” added Duff.
Carter’s management sent a statement to E! regarding the upcoming book, calling it “obscenely disrespectful and unauthorized.”
“Aaron Carter hired me to help him tell his story to the world,” said Symonds, who is also president and publisher of Ballast Books. “That story, though tragically cut short, was full of both good and bad. His life was far from pretty and understandably some people in the public eye don’t want some of the stories Aaron tells in his book to be published.”
“That doesn’t make them any less real or any less newsworthy,” Symonds added. “Aaron had the right, like all of us, to tell his story. As a journalist, I am honored to have chosen to help him in this regard. In addition to being cathartic for him, Aaron hopes this book will help others struggling with addiction and mental illness.
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