Aaron Carter Was Sent to the Hospital Over the Use of *This* Taboo Phrase
As big brother Nick Carter gears up for his Las Vegas residency (tickets for which are available from March 1), Aaron Carter landed himself in the hospital after what some considered to be a very poor choice of words following his performance in Illinois last night.
According to reports from TMZ, the trouble occurred when a member of Aaron’s opening band, Ill State, interrupted the singer’s set by “goofing around” and grabbing people’s cell phones as he performed. Asking security to remove the individual, (who just so happened to be Mexican), Aaron reportedly said, “Bye, Felipe” as the man was being escorted out. The man was then incited to jump onstage and attack the singer.
Chillen w my boys before I finally get to bed… hospitals suck. & so do bullies. My face is still pretty though and untouched. 🙃 pic.twitter.com/xvqGDFaSEq
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) February 18, 2017
Aaron reportedly left the venue bloody and spent the evening in the hospital, where he Tweeted his version of the night’s events.
I didn't get beat up I got a hit and pushed when I wasn't looking and they ran out the club and I stood on the speakers waiting for them? https://t.co/vmeeqdiOEZ
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) February 18, 2017
This dude sized me up after I said he had to go and said bye Felipe like bye Felicia the male version.. Friday? He needed to go. https://t.co/80CrFvGtHr
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) February 18, 2017
Unfortunately for him, not all of his followers were as sympathetic as he would have liked, believing that the casually tossed about phrase was on par with CoverGirl spokesboy James Charles’s recent Twitter faux-pas, and that the term was actually quite racist.
@aaroncarter no, nothing!? Not gonna own up to your ignorance. Or the fact youll never be your be your brother? Youre not 12 anymore.
— Jasmine Shea (@SheaDiamond) February 18, 2017
Aaron disputed the claims, saying that his use of the term wasn’t racially motivated and quoting Urban Dictionary’s definition. He also defended himself by saying that his band is comprised of a diverse group who practically raised him.
News flash my band consists of three amazing black funk musicians and an Italian guitar player from Italy Simone Stan Petey and p bass https://t.co/u4JQ5t48mO
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) February 18, 2017
They raised me and have been playing with me doing shows for 16 years. https://t.co/u4JQ5t48mO
— Aaron Carter (@aaroncarter) February 18, 2017
Yeesh! Though he has since left the hospital and police reportedly are investigating the incident, it sounds like a rather unfortunate event all around. Hopefully *NSYNC’s upcoming reunion won’t be nearly as catastrophic — we like our boy-band shows drama free, thank you very much!
Do you think Nick’s words were out of line? Let us know over @BritandCo.
(h/t E!, photos via Paul Archuleta/Getty)
