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Nick Carter Responds to Sexual Battery Lawsuit From Former Fan, Denies All Claims

Nick Carter Responds to Sexual Battery Lawsuit From Former Fan, Denies All Claims

Nick Carter issued a response to a lawsuit accusing him of sexual battery and rape.

The 42-year-old member of the Backstreet Boys was accused of bringing an underage fan onto his tour bus, giving her alcohol and then sexually assaulting her after a concert in 2001. He would have been 21 at the time, and his accuser – Shannan “Shay” Ruth – was only 17.

After news about the lawsuit broke, Nick‘s team shared an official statement about the allegations.

Click inside to read Nick Carter’s response…

“This claim about an incident that supposedly took place more than 20 years ago is not only legally meritless but also entirely untrue,” his team said in a statement shared with Page Six.

“Unfortunately, for several years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick – and those allegations have changed repeatedly and materially over time. No one should be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer – there is nothing to this claim whatsoever, which we have no doubt the courts will quickly realize,” they added.

This is not the first time that the musician has been accused of sexual misconduct. Singer Melissa Schuman accused him of rape in 2017, which he also denied.

Nick has been in the headlines following the tragic death of brother and fellow star Aaron Carter.

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