A star in his early teen years, he fell from the limelight as he grew older and faced a variety of drug and legal issues. He was arrested at least twice on drug and DUI charges, entered rehab several times, and had to file for bankruptcy.
He publicly feuded with brother Nick Carter over the years, starting when their sister, Leslie Carter, died of an overdose in 2012. Carter criticized his brother for not attending the funeral. Nick Carter later said it was because his family was “blaming [him] for the death.”
In recent years, Carter made headlines for endorsing — and then disavowing — then-candidate Donald Trump. He also came out as bisexual, but then said the comments were “misconstrued” and that he “[sees] myself being with a woman and having kids.”
On The Doctors in September 2019, Carter said he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, manic depression, and anxiety, and was taking medication to treat the illnesses.
In recent years police conducted several welfare checks on him after his family expressed concerns about his mental health and his large gun collection, TMZ reported in September 2019.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/aaron-carter-has-died-at-34