Backstreet Boys’ Christmas particular axed after Nick Carter rape allegations
A Christmas TV particular with Backstreet Boys has been pulled after sexual assault allegations had been levelled towards bandmember Nick Carter.
A Very Backstreet Vacation, which was as a consequence of air on ABC within the US on Wednesday (December 14), is now now not being proven, as Variety stories.
The programme would have adopted the discharge of the pop band’s first vacation themed album referred to as ‘A Very Backstreet Christmas’, which arrived in October.
Together with Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough had been set to carry out music from the album in the course of the particular. Seth Rogen, Meghan Trainor, Nikki Glaser, Ron Funches and extra leisure figures had been additionally scheduled to seem.
A comedy particular will run instead of A Very Backstreet Vacation.
Shannon “Shay” Ruth, who’s now 39, filed a civil lawsuit towards the singer, 42, in Nevada courtroom yesterday (Thursday, December 8), in accordance with Billboard.
The lady mentioned she waited greater than 20 years to return ahead with the accusation as a result of she was afraid of retaliation.
Within the swimsuit, she mentioned that Carter chosen her from a gaggle of feminine followers searching for autographs following a Backstreet Boys present in Tacoma, Washington. The alleged sufferer claimed he then introduced her onto the bus, gave her an alcoholic drink, which he’s mentioned to have referred to as “VIP juice”, and repeatedly assaulted her.
The lawsuit was additionally filed on behalf of three different unidentified accusers who allegedly skilled related assaults by Carter between 2003 to 2006. It’s claimed that every one three of these girls had been supplied with alcohol earlier than being pressured to have intercourse with the singer.
A type of three accusers was allegedly equally underage to Ruth on the time.
Carter’s lawyer Michael Holtz denied the allegations in an announcement supplied to Billboard.
“This declare about an incident that supposedly happened greater than 20 years in the past will not be solely legally meritless but in addition fully unfaithful,” he mentioned.
“Sadly, for a number of years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick – and people allegations have modified repeatedly and materially over time.”
Holtz added: “Nobody needs to be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer – there’s nothing to this declare in any respect, which we now have little question the courts will shortly realise.”
In the meantime, Backstreet Boys are on their ‘DNA World Tour‘, which started in 2019 and is scheduled to presently prolong via to 2023.