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Los Angeles: Singer Nick Carter is being accused of raping an underage autistic teenager during a Backstreet Boys tour more than 20 years ago.

Alleged incident took place on Backstreet Boys' tour bus after concert in Tacoma, Washington.

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter has been sued for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old fan on his tour bus in 2001.

Shannon Ruth seeks more than $30000 in damages after accusing Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter of sexual assault and battery.

Accuser Shannon “Shay” Ruth filed a sexual battery lawsuit in Clark County, Nevada, on Thursday claiming Carter picked her out of a line of fans seeking ...

The Backstreet Boys Christmas special that was filmed this month in Los Angeles has been cancelled, following rape allegations against Nick Carter.

It is contrary to my nature and everything I hold dear to intentionally cause someone discomfort or harm.' No cause of death has been officially declared, but he was known to have I am a survivor and always will be. She believes it’s worth it to protect other women.' Ruth alleges that she was crying throughout but Carter 'kept instructing her.' She claimed that in 2003 Nick had pushed her in a bathroom for forced oral sex and then claimed she was raped in the bedroom. Denied: A source close to Nick has denied the allegations and told the publication: 'This accusation is categorically false, Nick is focusing on his family and mourning the death of his brother (pictured 2001) Alleged: A sobbing Ruth detailed her 'pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm' brought on by the alleged rape and claimed Carter 'threatened and tried to silence her' in the immediate aftermath (the singer is pictured in 2001) Ruth further claims Carter then took her to a bed on the bus and and continued his alleged sexual assault. It was claimed by Ruth that Carter took her to the bus' bathroom and ordered her to perform oral sex on him. Lawsuit: Shannon Ruth (pictured centre) - who alleges Carter raped her on a tour bus in 2001 when she was a minor aged 17 - sobbed during a press conference on Thursday announcing her lawsuit against the star Ruth claims the star pulled down his trousers and exposed himself to her in a bathroom - before allegedly forcing her to perform oral sex on him and then raping her.

The special, A Very Backstreet Holiday," which was set to air on Dec. 14, was pulled after singer Nick Carter was accused of raping then-17-year-old Shannon ...

ABC drops a Christmas TV special after a woman alleges pop singer Nick Carter raped her in 2001.

Nick Carter denies the allegation from 2001, in which a woman says he raped her, mocked her disability, and gave her HPV.

Backstreet Boys ABC Special 'A Very Backstreet Holiday' has been pulled from airing following rape allegations against Nick Carter dating back to 2001.

Carter is being sued for sexual battery after an alleged incident with a teenage girl in 2001, during the boy band's Black & Blue concert tour.

A Backstreet Boys Christmas special titled 'A Very Backstreet Holiday' has been cancelled by US TV network ABC following news that a woman is suing singer ...

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter was all smiles in his first public sighting since he was accused of raping an autistic fan when she was underage in 2001.

Backstreet Boys' member Nick Carter is being sued by a 39-year-old woman with autism and cerebral palsy who says the singer raped her as a teenager on the ...

Los Angeles: A Backstreet Boys Christmas special titled 'A Very Backstreet Holiday' has been cancelled by US TV network ABC following news that a woman is ...

ABC is pulling the plug on Christmas with the Backstreet Boys ... a late decision that comes immediately on the heels of Nick Carter being accused of sexual ...

The legal filing comes from Shannon "Shay" Ruth, who claims Carter invited her onto a tour bus after a concert in Washington in 2001 when she was a minor.

"For the last 21 years I've lived with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm as a direct result of Nick Carter raping me," said Shannon Ruth.

Shannon "Shay" Ruth, who is on the autism spectrum and has a mild case of cerebral palsy, alleges she was in an autograph line when Carter invited her onto ...

Backstreet Boys's singer Nick Carter is being sued in civil court for the abuse and beating of a girl aboard a tour bus in 2001.

The US shares India’s G20 agenda and is doing everything to make the country’s presidency a success, said US G20 head of delegation Christina Segal-Knowles. Carter was 22, and [Schuman](/topic/schuman)was just 18 at the time. [Melissa Schuman](/topic/melissa-schuman), an actor and singer, has previously made allegations identical to those recently made against Nick Carter. She concluded by saying, "No celebrity is above the law." The lawsuit alleges that Ruth and the other ladies were infected with human papillomavirus. He said that shortly afterwards, the singer took Ruth inside the tour van and gave her a drink which he called VIP juice.

ABC has pulled the Backstreet Boys' 2022 holiday special in the wake of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against member Nick Carter.

In 2017, Melissa Schuman, a former member of the girl group Dream, accused Carter of raping her in 2002. Los Angeles prosecutors [did not pursue charges](https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/12/entertainment/nick-carter-sexual-assault-case/index.html) since the statute of limitations had expired. [Bill Cosby](https://ew.com/celebrity/bill-cosby-sued-by-five-women-sexual-assault-abuse-new-york/) and [Warren Beatty](https://ew.com/celebrity/warren-beatty-accused-sexually-assaulting-minor-lawsuit/)). In the complaint obtained by EW, Shannon "Shay" Ruth accuses Carter of raping her after a 2001 concert in Tacoma, Wash. The decision comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed Thursday that accuses band member Ruth, who has autism and cerebral palsy, alleges that she was waiting in line for an autograph after the concert and that Carter invited her into his tour bus.

ABC has canceled its heavily publicized Backstreet Boys holiday special after a woman named Shannon 'Shay' Ruth accused singer Nick Carter of raping her ...

After Ruth had the juice, Carter brought her to the tour bus’s bathroom and “told her to get on her knees, and he pulled down his pants and exposed his genitals, ordering Shay to perform sexual acts on him.” Ruth was a “virgin at the time, she had never had a sexual experience in her entire life,” Boskovich said. The other members of the Backstreet Boys — Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson — have not released statements regarding the allegations against Carter or their show being canceled. In 2017, singer Melissa Schuman wrote a blog post in which she accused Nick Carter of raping her in 2002. [online](https://melissaexplainsitall.wordpress.com/2017/11/02/__trashed/).) Schuman told [the Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/melissa-schuman-accused-backstreet-boy-nick-carter-of-rape-and-then-the-vultures-came-out) that she met Carter when they were both making The Hollow, a teen horror movie, some two decades ago. “He threw me on the bed and climbed on top of me. “The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame, and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me,” Ruth said at the press conference between tears. She cried throughout the ordeal and then Carter brought her to his bed at the back of the bus. “He pushed her onto the bed and proceeded to rape her despite her pleas over and over again that he stop, and every time she said ‘no’ and tried to get away from Carter, he’d get angry, push her back down on that bed,” the attorney alleged. During a press conference on December 8, Shannon “Shay” Ruth, 39, accused Carter of sexually assaulting her on his tour bus in 2001. Then Carter allegedly invited her onto the tour bus, where he provided her with a “funny-tasting beverage that he called VIP juice,” Boskovich claimed. Variety [confirmed the cancellation](https://variety.com/2022/music/news/backstreet-boys-holiday-special-canceled-abc-nick-carter-rape-lawsuit-1235455388/). [ABC](https://www.vulture.com/tags/abc/) has canceled its heavily publicized [Backstreet Boys](https://www.vulture.com/tags/backstreet-boys/) holiday special after a woman accused singer [Nick Carter](https://www.vulture.com/tags/nick-carter/) of raping her some two decades ago — when she was 17 years old.

ABC drops a Christmas TV special after a woman alleges pop singer Nick Carter raped her in 2001.

A woman claims she was invited onto the Backstreet Boys tour bus while waiting for an autograph, before being sexually assaulted by Nick Carter.

"This accusation is categorically false. Mr Boskovich said Mr Carter then sexually assaulted a crying Ms Ruth on a bed in the back of the bus. "He grabbed and bruised her arm and screamed at her," the lawyer said, adding that Mr Carter allegedly called her "retarded" and said "no-one would ever believe in her."