New Documentary Explores Secrets Of Carter Family

On the heels of a new interview with Angel Carter, a member of the famous Carter family, in which she offers new insight into her family, an upcoming Investigation Discovery documentary aims to shed even more light on the family’s trials and tribulations, including controversies surrounding late brother, Aaron Carter, and allegations against big brother Nick Carter.

“Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter” is a four-part docuseries set to air next month on ID. The trailer offers a no-holds-barred glimpse into the family’s rise to fame, and the scandals, controversy, and tragedy that followed.

“Nick Carter, from the Backstreet Boys, was this absolute superstar. He could do no wrong. And his brother, Aaron Carter, was part of that world. Everybody was enamored by them,” says a voiceover on the trailer, as images and videos of Nick and Aaron from their heyday play.

People magazine reported that, “The trailer features clips of Nick and Aaron on the red carpet and performing onstage before delving into the allegations that have been made against the ‘As Long As You Love Me’ singer and how Aaron advocating for his brother's alleged victims created a bigger rift between them.”

The documentary will delve deep into the family’s checkered history, with interviews from former Pussycat Doll Kaya Jones, Nick’s ex girlfriend, Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp, and Shannon Ruth, who have all accused Nick of sexual assault, as well as Aaron’s former fiancé, Melanie Martin.

In the doc trailer, Jones talks about her relationship with Nick, saying, “Back in 2004, Nick Carter was my boyfriend, and there's things that I know about Nick that could burn his whole house down… Nick looks like a perfect and pretty Ken doll, but I know how evil he can be."

Variety reported that the documentary will explore the relationship between Nick and Aaron, particularly after Aaron began advocating for Nick’s victims before his death in 2022.

“In particular, the series will investigate the accusations of sexual assault against Nick Carter by three women, and will also dive into younger brother Aaron Carter’s struggles with mental health and substance abuse, leading to his death in 2022. ‘Fallen Idols’ will additionally look at the relationship between the brothers, which took a turn when Aaron Carter began criticizing Nick Carter for those allegations and supporting his accusers.”

The Carter family found fame in the late 90s and early 2000s, fueled by Nick’s Backstreet Boys career. In 2006, the family starred in a short-lived reality TV series, “House of Carters,” featuring siblings Nick, Bobbie Jean, Leslie, Angel, and Aaron.

Today, only Nick and Angel remain. Leslie died of an overdose in 2012, while Aaron was found dead in his home in Lancaster at the age of 34 years old in 2022. Aaron’s cause of death was listed as drowning after huffing aerosol dusters. Bobbie Jean also passed away in 2023 from an overdose.

Aaron’s twin sister Angel said recently that family “dysfunction” likely contributed to the untimely deaths of her siblings.

“There's certainly a generational dysfunction issue here that comes along with it, but as far as growing up, there was a time where we were a really close family. There was a lot of love. But there was a lot of chaos going on at the same time.”

Following news of the impending documentary, #IStandWithNickCarter began trending on X, with users voicing support for Nick. This sparked criticism from other users on the platform.

“I see that #IStandWithNickCarter is trending and I just want every single one of you to know you absolutely disgust me. Multiple accusations of rape and abuse and you would rather support *him* because you think this uglyass man was cute twenty years ago. Vile,” posted a user, while another said, “The #IStandWithNickCarter tag that is trending right now is full of women ready to throw another woman under the bus because they can’t get over their teenage celebrity crush, sounds familiar.”