- The family of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter has once again been struck by tragedy: the unexpected death of their sister Bobbie Jean Carter at the age of 41
- Bobbie Jean is the third Carter sibling to suffer an early death
- Her mother, Jane Carter, released a statement asking fans to let her grieve privately
The family of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter has once again been struck by tragedy: the unexpected death of their sister Bobbie Jean Carter at just 41 years old.
Her cause of death is not yet known, but according to TMZ she was found at her home in Florida on Saturday morning.
Bobbie Jean – or BJ, as she was called by her family – is the third Carter sibling to suffer an early death.
Aaron died on November 5, 2022 at the age of 34. He was determined to have drowned after inhaling difluoroethane and taking Alprazolam, the generic version of Xanax.
A decade earlier, in 2012, Leslie Carter died at age 25 as a result of a toxic combination of predictive drugs.
The family of Nick Carter and Aaron Carter has once again been struck by tragedy: the unexpected death of their sister Bobbie Jean Carter at just 41 years old, TMZ reported on Saturday. She had a history of arrests and drug abuse; seen in a Florida mugshot in June
Her cause of death is not yet known, but she was found at her home in Florida; The Carter siblings Aaron, Nick, Bobbie Jean, Leslie and Angel Carter pose for a family portrait in 2006
TMZ received a statement from Jane Cater in which she poured out her heart after losing her third child.
“I am shocked to learn of the sudden death of my daughter Bobbie Jean. and I will need time to process the terrible reality of this event for the third time,” she began.
“When I am able to think clearly, I will make a more detailed explanation; but until then I would like to ask that I leave my grief alone.'
She added: “[H]As deeply as a parent feels the loss of a child, the grief of a young child at the loss of a parent must be much greater.
“Therefore, I would ask those of compassion to say a prayer for my precious eight-year-old granddaughter Bella, who previously lost her father and is now left without her mother too.”
Bobbie Jean has had substance abuse and addiction throughout her life and has been arrested in the past, including one just earlier this year.
In June, she was arrested and charged with possession of fentanyl after she was caught stealing $55 worth of crafts from a Hobby Lobby in Florida.
As she was being taken to the craft store office so management could call the police, she panicked, reached into her purse and threw a light blue bottle under the desk.
BJ during the press tour for E!'s reality TV series “House of Carters” in 2006
Bobbie Jean Carter at an Us Magazine luncheon in 2006
Angel Carter, Leslie Carter, Aaron Carter and Bobbie Jean Carter arrive at the Reality Remix Really Awards at Les Deux on October 24, 2006
Bobbie Jean was on the E! Reality TV show House of Carters.
She appeared in all eight episodes of the series, which focused on Nick Carter and his four full siblings as he and the Backstreet Boys worked on the band's sixth studio album, Unbreakable.
In the series, all the siblings tried to revive their careers and bond as a family.
The series ran for one season in 2006 and since then Bobbie Jean has avoided the public eye.