“I felt instinctively that one thing dangerous would occur to him.”
Christy Carlson Romano was set to interview Aaron Carter for her Susceptible podcast final month, however he by no means confirmed. On the time, shortly earlier than his dying, she was “genuinely involved.”
In a video intro added to the remainder of her previously-recorded podcast dropping tomorrow, the 38-year-old Disney Channel alum defined why she determined to nonetheless drop the episode — which, whereas would not embrace an interview with Carter, touches on him and her personal sobriety journey.
“As we speak’s visitor was purported to be Aaron Carter,” she says within the video. “Aaron Carter has handed away because the recording of this video and upon listening to about his passing, I’ve been deeply affected by his passing as a result of he did not present up.”
When Carter by no means confirmed, Romano defined she determined to pivot away from the deliberate interview and give attention to her personal journey, all whereas persevering with to have producers verify in on Aaron’s availability.
“I made a decision to proceed with my content material and pivot to speaking about my accountability and my journey with sobriety however all of the whereas was nonetheless checking if he was nonetheless coming,” she continued.
“I used to be asking my producer ‘Have you ever heard something? Have you ever seen something?’ I used to be genuinely involved, and I feel the strain was palpable.”
The “Even Stevens” star claimed she “felt instinctively that one thing dangerous would occur to him, like quickly” and expressed her dismay when she “was sadly proper.”
“The rationale I’m doing it’s as a result of I wish to unfold consciousness and I wish to carry to gentle that sobriety isn’t a linear journey,” she mentioned, clarifying her intentions with the upcoming episode. “I wish to shed gentle that Aaron was a really vibrant human being who had rather a lot to dwell for and whereas we could not know all the things that he was going by way of or the situations of his passing that he has a household and he has a baby that he shall be forsaking.”
Romano mentioned she “shall be mainly giving it as much as God for why this timed out the best way that it did” earlier than urging her listeners to hunt assist for these they know are struggling.
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“I additionally assume intervention may have occurred for Aaron at an early stage in his youthful life as a excessive performing youngster and whereas I’m a content material creator, I additionally am a mom and I am an individual who has a message in what I’m doing for this podcast,” she concluded. “I would like change, I would like reform, I would like advocacy, I would like to see my associates dwell so all of the disclaimers are right here so that you can perceive that you recognize go forward and watch this episode of ‘Susceptible.'”
Per a press launch, the total episode finds Carlson mourning “her late colleague, and fellow youngster star, talks accountability, and the assistance wanted for these positioned within the limelight at a younger age.”
TMZ was first to interrupt the that the “I Need Sweet” singer was discovered lifeless at his Lancaster, CA dwelling on November 12. He was 34.
In the event you or somebody you recognize is scuffling with substance abuse, get assist. The Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Companies Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Helpline (1-800-662-4357) gives 24/7, free, confidential assist for folks in misery.
