From E!Online:
www.eonline.com . . .

"Our family is grieving right now and it's a private matter. We are deeply saddened for the loss of our beloved sister, daughter, and granddaughter, Leslie Carter," the Carter family said in a statement. "We request the utmost privacy during this difficult time."

So sad, she was only 25!!!!! . #RIPLESLIE!!!!!

Aw man, 25?! All death is sad but young death just seems extra tragic to me. Poor girl.

I know , and she left behind her daughter and her husband...so sad . Nick just gave a statement:
Nick Carter
Nick Carter is thankful to the many people and the fans who have shared their wishes and prayers during this tragic time. We want to let the fans know the tour will go on as promised. “Performing is cathartic to me and I am dedicating the rest of my tour to my sister since she loved to watch me perform.” Also we ask that the press to respect Nick's privacy during his time of grief...

All that the medical examiners have said so far is that there was no apparent trauma to the body.

The baby was only nine months old - she'll have no memories of her mom at all, I think that's probably the saddest part.

Gosh, that's so tragic. Poor little bubs will never know her mother

Erin.
::righteous babe::

I did a video and a girl i know promised me she'd try to get Nick to see it, i hope something as small as this can put a smile on his face.

PLEASE be kind i haven't done a video in about 4-5 years.....

^So...that happened. Call me wacky, but shouldn't a tribute video have you know, pictures of that person in it? I mean, I know your obsessed with the idea of Nick and Brian being gay together, but if you're going to pay tribute to THE DUDES DEAD SISTER, then your fantasy needs to take a back seat for a second.

At any rate...

Sounds like a suspected drug overdose;

www.eonline.com . . .

She was on meds to treat possible schizophrenia (it says in the article that the med is also used for patients that are bipolar though), some kind of muscle relaxer, and an anti-anxiety med. She was said to have been trying to wean herself off her meds.

^Nick Carter is gay?

I was watching him sing a song on youtube and I started to get a crush on him. Ah well.


I think overdoses in young people are super super sad. They are sad at any age, but it makes it extra tragic when the person is so young.

^He's not. The OP just has this idea that Brian and Nick are gay for each other. Because that's normal?

It sounds like she got the Heath Ledger treatment. Mixed the wrong combo of drugs at the wrong time.

No, he's not, as far as I know. rr_lover just has a fantasy where he is.

Erin.
::righteous babe::

This is an interesting bit from yesterday's Popbitch. Don't click on the link if you don't want to read occasional swear words and adult themes.

>> RIP Leslie Carter <<
Backstreet sister remembered

We were sad, but not that surprised,
to hear that Leslie Carter, sister
of BSB's Nick and Aaron, died this
week, aged only 25, of a suspected
overdose. As we always said, the
Carters are the 21st century version
of the Jackson clan - with pushy
showbiz parents and a whole brood
of messed-up children.

Leslie, when only 14, had been earmarked
by the family to be the new Britney or
Christina. She got a $400k album deal
with Interscope, and a single on the
Shrek soundtrack.

The album never got released. Poor
Leslie wasn't cut out to be a pop
superstar, had panic attacks and
put on weight. (You can see how weirdly
stretched her image was to try and
hide this on her single, Like Wow.)

Knowing now that she tried to escape
this world by joining an indie band,
moving to Canada, marrying the drummer
and having a baby, this Esquire article
from 2001 about her single's videoshoot
makes heartbreaking reading. RIP Leslie.
bit.ly . . .

^Wow, yeah it does.