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Nick Carter<\/figcaption>photo: Scott Legato\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n[Note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.]<\/p>\n
ABC has pulled an upcoming holiday special, A Very Backstreet Holiday<\/em>from its upcoming schedule, variety <\/em>reports<\/span>after sexual assault against Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter were made public earlier this week<\/span>.<\/p>\nSpecifically, Carter has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on tour with the band in 2001, when he was 21, and when his accuser, Shannon Ruth, was 17. Ruth, speaking at a press conference on, has said that Carter forced himself on her after a concert in Tacoma, Washington, continuing even after she \u201cbegged him to stop.\u201d She also said that Carter infected her with HPV during the alleged assault, threatened her to maintain silence, and told her that no one would believe her if she reported the incident. Ruth is suing Carter for sexual battery<\/span>.<\/p>\nCarter’s lawyer Issued a statement denying the accusations this week, claiming that Ruth\u2014who has autism and cerebral palsy\u2014is being manipulated by \u201can opportunistic lawyer.\u201d Carter’s lawyer also called the accusations, which they claim have been ongoing for several years, \u201ca press stunt.\u201d Regardless of these claimsABC has decided not to move forward with airing the special, which was filmed last month in Los Angeles, and which was scheduled to air on December 14. Seth Rogen, Meghan Trainor, Rob Riggle, Nikki Glaser, Ron Funches, and Atsuko Okatsuka were all scheduled to appear in the special, alongside Carter and the other four members of the band.<\/p>\n
variety <\/em>confirmed that the holiday special has been pulled from next week’s TV schedule, although ABC hasn’t made a statement about the decision. Meanwhile, the Backstreet Boys have continued to perform a midst the midst; on Friday night, the group performed, per people<\/em><\/span>, at iHeartRadio’s annual Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nick Carterphoto: Scott Legato\/Getty Images for iHeartRadio [Note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault.] ABC has pulled an upcoming holiday special, A Very Backstreet Holidayfrom its upcoming schedule, variety reportsafter sexual assault against Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter were made public earlier this week. Specifically, Carter has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman …<\/p>\n
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