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The Gameis remembering the lateAaron Carterthrough a candid story shared with the “I Want Candy” singer’s brother,Nick Carter.
Shortly after it was confirmed thatAaron had died at the age of 34on Saturday, the rapper, 42 — born Jayceon Terrell Taylor — shared a post on Instagram for Nick, also 42,recalling a memory he once shared with Aaron.
Detailing howNick’s tribute to his late brotherimpacted him, The Game told theBackstreet Boysmember, “Your words to your brother as honest & pure as they were touched me this morning so I wanted to write you back & share with the world a quick story that was a true testament to Aaron’s character & heart.”
Noting in his post how it was “mid-year 2005,” The Game wrote, “I boarded a flight to New York with my now 19 year old son and his mom to do106 & Parkand we were first class so we thought… turns out they overbooked and we were one seat short and he was sitting across the isle and said ‘Hey, you guys have little man… you can have my seat Game.’ "
“At this time my first album had dropped and I still wasn’t sure everyone knew who I was so every new ‘Game’ called out was fresh and made me feel like I’d accomplished something great,” he continued.
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The Game then wrote in his post that Aaron “went back to coach and sat in an aisle and had the whole row to himself so he was chilling.”
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“We got to know one another very well during that flight, exchanged sidekick numbers & always hugged when we saw each other over the years,” The Game added, before detailing how Aaron’s death affected him.
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The young multi-hyphenate was also an actor, appearing as himself in shows such asLizzie McGuireandSabrina the Teenage Witch, as well as roles in7th Heavenand the moviesFat Albert,PopstarandSupercross.
He also appeared alongside siblings Nick, Bobbie Jean, Leslie and Angel in their short-lived 2006 E! reality show,House of Carters, and competed on season 9 ofDancing with the Starsin 2009, coming in 5th with partnerKarina Smirnoff.
The star facedlegal troublesandstruggled with addictionover the years, for which hesought treatment. Most recently, he was pulled over for suspicion of DUI on Tuesday, but officersfound that he wasn’t under the influenceafter conducting a field sobriety test, TMZ reported.
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Aaron’s body was discovered on Saturday at his house in Lancaster, California. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
On Sunday, Nick paid tribute to his little brother with a post shared on social media.
“My heart has been broken today,” he wrote, captioning a gallery of several throwback photos of the brothers in their youth. “Even though my brother and I have had a complicated relationship, my love for him has never ever faded. I have always held onto the hope, that he would somehow, someday want to walk a healthy path and eventually find the help that he so desperately needed.”
source: people.com
