The late Aaron Carter’s manager welcomed a publisher’s decision to put the release of the singer and actor’s memoir on hold.
Fans — and Carter’s ex-girlfriend Hilary Duff — had voiced outrage over the prospect of seeing “Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life” published in the wake of his Nov. 5. death.
“We are very pleased to hear that (the) memoir has been postponed,” Carter’s manager Taylor Helgeson said in a Thursday statement to CNN. “Thank you for respecting our wishes and the wishes of the family.”
Earlier this week, Ballast Books announced it was suspending its planned Nov. 15 release of the book “out of respect for the Carter family.” A new release date was not provided.
Carter was found dead at age 34 in the bathtub of his home on Nov. 5.
Duff, who dated the “I Want Candy” singer between 2000 and 2003, was disgusted by the prospect of the book’s release, telling The Daily Mail that it was an “uninformed, heartless money grab.”
