{"id":152529,"date":"2022-12-09T06:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/abc-wont-air-backstreet-boys-holiday-special-after-nick-carter-rape-allegation-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T06:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T06:08:06","slug":"abc-wont-air-backstreet-boys-holiday-special-after-nick-carter-rape-allegation-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/abc-wont-air-backstreet-boys-holiday-special-after-nick-carter-rape-allegation-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Won’t Air BackStreet Boys Holiday Special After Nick Carter Rape Allegation \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tDeadline has confirmed that ABC will no longer air A Very Backstreet Holiday<\/em> after a woman who claims Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter raped every time she was a teenager after one of the group’s concerts announced in she is filing of a lawsuit. The music special will be replaced by comedy repeats in the 8 PM hour on Dec. 14. <\/p>\n

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\tShannon \u201cShay\u201d Ruth, now 39, contends she was just 17 when Carter took her into his tour bus following a Backstreet Boys concert in Tacoma, Washington in 2001. She claims the singer gave her what he called \u201cVIP juice\u201d and then sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cCarter tried to scare me into silence by saying no one would believe me if I told what happened,\u201d Ruth said during a Beverly Hills news conference announcing the argument, which was filed in Nevada.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cHe was nasty and threatening, saying I was going to jail if I told. He also said he’d turn people against me because he was Nick Carter and he had the power to wreck my life.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cCarter took away my childhood and my innocence, but he cannot and will not take away my strength or my truth. I am a survivor and will always be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tMichael Holtz, an attorney for Carter, released a statement called the allegation \u201cnot only legally meritless but also entirely untrue.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cUnfortunately, for several years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false against Nick, and those have changed repeatedly and materially over time,\u201d he said. \u201cNo one should be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer. There is nothing to this claim whatsoever, which we have no doubt the courts will quickly realize.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tRuth said she decided to come forward now to \u201cstop Nick Carter from doing this to somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tHer Mark Boskovich, said the investigation into Ruth’s attorneys led to other alleged victims who they were sexually assaulted by the singer, and like Ruth, \u201cthey were all infected with HPV.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cI’m hoping other women will come forward and stand with Shay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\tBoskovich noted that Ruth is on the autism spectrum and has a mild case of cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n

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\tThe ABC special was to feature The Backstreet Boys singing songs from their new holiday album along with classic hits and celebrating the season. It had been set to air December 14 and repeat on December 20.<\/p>\n

\n\tCity News Service contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n