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The new ID docuseries Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter takes a closer look at the careers and struggles of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter. Nick Carter is one of the five members of the Backstreet Boys, while his younger brother, the late Aaron Carter, was a prominent musician and rapper.
In 2017, Melissa Schuman from the now-defunct American girl group, Dream, accused Nick Carter of rape. According to People Magazine, the singer revealed Carter’s actions in a blog post on her website. She stated that in 2003 the Backstreet Boys singer raped her at his home. At the time of this ordeal, Schuman was an 18-year-old virgin. Nick Carter responded to Schuman’s accusations by stating that the duo did get intimate, however, the latter consented.
After Schuman’s revelation, Carter’s ex-girlfriend, Kaya Jones, contacted her. Reports suggest that Jones gave Schuman her number, and the two women eventually spoke. Soon, they became good friends, and Jones even gave Schuman a ring. In the docuseries mentioned above, Jones spoke of the allegations against Carter and added how his response was disrespectful to Schuman.
She stated, “Nick Carter was my boyfriend when I was in the Pussycat Dolls, and I saw the very detailed allegation about Nick and the response. It bothered me. Because it was discrediting this girl [Schuman]. So I wanted to hear what Melissa had to say.” Jones was a member of The Pussycat Dolls until 2004.
Additionally, Jones once hinted at an undisclosed incident that prompted her to dump Carter. In 2017, she warned him on Twitter by telling him to stay within his boundaries. In the docuseries, she explained that her ex-boyfriend knew why she ended their relationship and also believed that something very disturbing happened to Schuman.
Where is Melissa Schuman now?
Melissa Schuman is currently 39 years old. In 2006, she married dancer Brandon Henschel, and in 2010, the couple welcomed a baby boy. Dream reunited in 2015, but this endeavor was short-lived, and they split again in 2016.
In Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter, Kaya Jones spoke of the time she tweeted, “Don’t lie Nick. I’m no longer keeping your secrets.” She said that Schuman was fighting a battle on her own, and her ex-boyfriend was disrespecting her by trying to make her stay quiet. Jones stated, “I saw a young woman trying to speak and someone who thought he had more power and authority try to shut her up. I tweeted that. It was my way of saying, ‘Don’t push it.’ because he knows what I know. He knows why I left him. And so do I believe that something horrific happened to that girl? Yes. Yes I do.”
Carter’s attorney, Dale Hayes Jr., called Schuman’s accusations outrageous and added that his client was the victim of an elaborate conspiracy. Per People Magazine, he said, “These are exactly the same outrageous claims that led us to sue this gang of conspirators.”
In February 2023, the Backstreet Boys singer countersued Shannon Ruth for defamation and vilification. A few months before this, Ruth had sued Nick Carter for sexual battery. In the same lawsuit, he accused Schuman of the same thing. In response, the ex-Dream singer sued him for sexual assault and battery in April 2023. Both lawsuits remain unresolved.
