Nick Carter: Backstreet Boy denies ‘outrageous’ allegations of sexual assault

Lawyers for singer Nick Carter have described the allegations of sexual assault made against him in a new documentary as “outrageous.”

“Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter,” released this week, contains allegations from three women against the Backstreet Boys singer.

Melissa Schuman, Shannon Ruth and Ashley Repp accuse Carter of alleged assaults in the early 2000s and are suing him.

He has filed a countersuit for defamation against all three women.

“These are the very same outrageous allegations that led us to sue this band of conspirators,” the statement said.

“These cases are currently before the courts and based on the initial court rulings and the overwhelming evidence, we are confident we will prevail and hold them accountable for spreading these falsehoods.”

The singer reportedly declined to take part in the new four-part documentary series, which premiered in the US on Monday.

Ms. Ruth filed a civil sexual assault lawsuit against Carter in 2022, alleging that he raped her after a Backstreet Boys concert in Tacoma, Washington, in 2001, when she was 17.

A spokesman for Carter described the allegations as “legally unfounded” and “completely untrue.”

Two months after filing the lawsuit, Carter filed a countersuit against Ms. Ruth, calling her an “opportunist” who allegedly conspired with Ms. Schuman to blackmail him.

Ms Schuman, a former member of the girl group Dream, accused Carter of rape in 2017, but prosecutors did not file charges because the statute of limitations had expired.

Then, in April 2023, she filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Carter sexually abused her in Santa Monica in 2002, when he was 22 and she was 18.

Ms. Repp filed her lawsuit in August 2023, alleging that Carter assaulted her three times in Florida in 2003, when she was 15 and he was 23.

Carter’s lawyer called Ms. Repp’s allegations “ridiculous” and included them in the defamation countersuit in January 2024.

The series, broadcast by Investigation Discovery, also explores the rift between Carter and his late brother.

Before his death, singer Aaron Carter publicly supported the women who accused his older brother of sexual assault.