Aaron Carter Weight Michael Jackson

Skip navigation!

Former teen idol Aaron Carter had a lot to say on Twitter yesterday. In a series of tweets, Carter shot back at people criticizing his weight, and discussed his relationship with Michael Jackson. Carter — best known from his tween pop days — shared that he has a hiatal hernia and suffers from anxiety. According to Cosmopolitan, Carter first wrote: "The way people talk about my weight is like high school times a million. Yes. I'm skinny right now. I've been very stressed and going thru some shit and felt like I needed to explain myself 'cause so many people are asking me and talking about me being too fucking skinny." Those tweets appear to have been deleted, but others on the subject are still accessible.

AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT

Yes. I'm aware ok. I go through shit and have been really stressed out and I have a stupid medical condition called a hiatal hernia...
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 22, 2015

It's kinda hard being me. But I'm good I promise. I love you guys and I appreciate your support i go through shit like everyone else
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 22, 2015

And EVERYONES been talking about it and I can't even post videos or take pictures without feeling self conscience and it fucking sucks
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 22, 2015

And just so we are VERY CLEAR I DONT so drugs I smoke smoke bud but that's it
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 22, 2015

I suffer from a SHIT ton of anxiety trying to handle with my fam personally the best way I can ?
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 22, 2015

Carter also went on a strange tangent about Michael Jackson, initially saying in another deleted tweet that Jackson "passed down the torch to me." The tweet's content has been preserved in various reports: "Remember one very important thing. Michael passed down the torch to me. I never had to ask for him to do that." The singer then began to defend himself against people who called him out for comparing himself to the King of Pop.

No he compared himself to me. I knew Michael VERY well and spent lots of time with him. Just stop right there. https://t.co/Jbi0rSpsOe
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 23, 2015

Little do you guys know.... When Dookie gave me his JACKET PERSONALLY he was passing a torch to me verbatim don't need 2 explain myself
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) November 23, 2015

Though Carter eventually signed off for the night, tweeting "Bedtime" along with a photo of a dog, he was back at it today, tweeting a longer explanation of his Jackson comments. "It's so sad you guys have no idea what I'm even talking about and turn something so amazing into something so bad," he wrote. He concluded: "Y'all need to chill." He also posted a photo to Instagram with the caption: "Here’s a picture of me and Michael Jackson sharing his birthday cake back in the day. I wish Michael was still around to mentor me in my new music path and sure he would appreciate his influence that I feel is in my new tracks." Carter's most recent album was 2002's Another Earthquake, though in 2014 he launched the "Aaron Carter's Wonderful World" tour.

OPENER IMAGE: REX Shutterstock.

AdvertisementADVERTISEMENT

More from Pop Culture

Latine Heritage Month

Vedettes Were the It Girls of Latin American Entertainment. Then ...

Rossy Mendoza did it all. Onstage at the cabaret clubs where she performed in Mexico City, starting in the 1960s, she danced several rhythms and styles, sh

by Nicole Froio

The ShxtsNGigs Podcast Let Black Women Down. But Are We Su...

James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, Black British hosts of the award-winning podcast ShxtsNGigs, issued a public acknowledgment on their YouTube channel on Tues

by Susan Akyeampong

The Real Winners In Paris: Black Olympians Prioritizing Their Men...

Team USA remains in the lead as the country with the most medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics as the games progress at full force. With only a few days left

Simone Biles Is Making Olympic History. Enough About Her Hair

The 2024 Paris Olympics are swiftly underway, and Team USA athletes have medaled across various sporting events. On Tuesday, the U.S. women’s gymnast

“You Will Be Misunderstood:” How Ariana DeBose Naviga...

For Ariana Debose, a clear vision and a belief in oneself is the path forward. The Puerto Rican Oscar-winning actor has built her career on the stage

by Mekita Rivas

Olympians To Watch If You’re Rooting For Everybody Black

The 2024 Paris Olympics officially starts today (Friday, July 26) with a historical opening ceremony to kick off the thrilling sporting event. Thousands of

Wait, Is The Thirst Trap Dead?

A shirtless and sweaty gym selfie in front of a dirty mirror. A string bikini pic and an extremely arched back. Squats and a very, very low camera angle. A

by L'Oréal Blackett

The Evolution Of Internet Thirst With Hunter Harris & Peyton Dix

Thirst Week guest editors, Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix, unpack what's hot (and not), what thirst means in 2024, and the art of being horny on main.

by Hunter Harris

Bronny & LeBron James Are Proving Black Nepotism Is A Flex

After making NBA history, LeBron James and his son Bronny have been the subject of discourse and doubts over whether it’s fair that the father/ son duo w

From Denzel to Issa, Here’s What You Missed (& Should Be Wa...

All those years ago when I was glued to my laptop inhaling every episode of Issa Rae’s The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl web series, I don’t thin

by Kathleen Newman-B...

Black Women Cannot Redeem America

The day that Beyoncé’s most recent album Cowboy Carter was released, Vice President Kamala Harris sent a congratulatory tweet to the singer. “Thank yo

by Hanna Phifer

What Do Black Women In Hollywood Deserve? We Asked Them.

Awards season isn’t over. Tomorrow (Saturday, March 16), The NAACP Image Awards will celebrate the best in Black entertainment and tonight (Friday, March

by Kathleen Newman-B...