Singer and rapper Aaron Carter has died at the age of 34.
He was the younger brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
Carter was found dead in his bath at his home in Lancaster, California, on Saturday morning, the website TMZ said. His team representatives confirmed his death, PA reported.
“It’s a really bad time right now, we’re trying to figure out what happened and what caused it,” he said.
“We’re just as worried as everyone else and hope fans can send their thoughts and prayers to his family.”
TMZ also reported that Los Angeles County police arrived at the scene at 11:00 local time (18:00 GMT) after receiving a report of the drowning.
Carter began his career with numerous tours and concerts for the boy band Backstreet Boys, and also had a successful solo career.
During the late ’90s and early ’90s, he sold millions of copies of his four albums, the first of which was released when he was just nine years old.
His second album, Aaron’s Party (Come Get It), was released in 2000 and went triple platinum.
It included the singles I Want Candy, Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) and That’s How I Beat Shaq. Following the album, he once again supported the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears on the Ops!… I Did It Again tour.
As he got older, Carter transitioned to rap, and also appeared in Broadway musicals and the USTV show Dancing with the Stars.
He faced numerous struggles, checking into rehab several times and filing for bankruptcy in 2013 over millions of dollars in debt, mostly tax-related.
He also had several run-ins with the authorities for drug possession and reckless driving.
Earlier this year he told the Daily Mail that he wanted to no longer be seen as a “train wreck”.
“I’m not who some people try to paint me as,” she told the outlet. “If someone wants to call me a train wreck, I’ve been a train that has been wrecked many times and derailed by many different things.”
