On Saturday afternoon, TMZ reported that Aaron Carter was found dead in the bathtub of his California home. As fans know, the 34-year-old had struggled with addiction and mental illnes in the years before his passing.
Now, Aaron's older brother and Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is mourning the "I Want Candy" singer's loss and was seen crying on stage during a tribute to his brother on Sunday night.
According to several sources that spoke to the outlet, Aaron was found unresponsive in the bathtub at his home in Lancaster, California.
"My heart is broken. Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded," the 42-year-old wrote. "I have always held on to the hope that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed."
"I love you Chizz. Now you can finally have the peace you could never find here on earth….God,Please take care of my baby brother," he concluded.
Understandably, Nick became very emotional and began crying. Fellow BSB members A.J. McLean, Brian Littrell, and Howie Dorough quickly went to hug Nick and vivibly became emotional themselves.
“Tonight we’ve got heavy hearts because we lost one of our family members yesterday, and we just wanted to find a moment in our show to recognize him,” he said.
“We’d like to dedicate this song to our little brother, Aaron Carter. … May he rest in heaven," Howie added.
While this is an incredibly difficult time for Nick, fans were glad to see him being so supported by his bandmates.
