“I tried everything to help him”
Melanie Martin, Aaron Carter’s fiancée, said her heart was “completely broken” after the news of his death at 34.
He was found dead in a bathtub at his home in California on Saturday. The cause of death has not yet been established.
Commenting on the devastating news, Martin – who shares Prince’s 11-month-old son with the late singer – said he knew he was “fighting” before his death.
“My heart is completely broken after my fiancé, Aaron, died. I knew he had problems and I tried everything to help him, ”said the 30-year-old model People.
“He has a very independent and strong personality and I couldn’t help him in the way I felt he needed it.”
“I just wish more people would help me with it. Now I will be raising our son as a single mother and this is the worst day of my life but I have to be strong for our son. I am devastated – she added.
Martin uploaded the video TikTok of herself crying in the car shortly after news of Carter’s death spread. She was seen sobbing outside his house that day.
One’s mom later posted a photo of her and Carter sharing a kiss on her Instagram story, saying “I can’t breathe.”
She later shared a statement regarding the contractor’s departure.
“We are still in the process of accepting this unfortunate reality,” the statement read. “Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated.”
The couple started dating in early 2020.
Less than two months after the relationship began, “I Want Candy” was written with Melissa’s name above his right eyebrow.
Following the breakups and reunions, the two got engaged in June 2020 after Martin was arrested for domestic violence and released from a $ 50,000 bond.
The couple welcomed a boy named Prince Lyric Carter on November 22 last year, but their bliss didn’t last long.
Carter, younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, in the last years of his life he struggled with addiction and family trauma.
“Aaron worked very hard towards the end of his life to recover, to be a good father and make amends to his family,” his Page Six representative said after the tragic news.