“My heart goes out to his family and may he rest in peace,” the 36-year-old “Falling for Christmas” star told “Entertainment Tonight.” “And God bless him…” he added. “And yes, just [a] lots of love there.” In a separate interview with “Access Hollywood,” Lohan shared that she has “so many” fond memories of her time dating Carter in the early 2000s. The “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” singer began seeing Lohan shortly after he and fellow star Hilary Duff put their young romance on hold. During a 2005 interview on CNBC’s “The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch,” Carter explained how his unresolved feelings for Duff, now 35, created a complicated dynamic with Lohan. Lindsay Lohan has reacted to the untimely death of ex-boyfriend Aaron Carter. Getty Images “I started dating Hillary on my 13th birthday. I dated her for a year and a half and then I got a little bored, so I went and started meeting Lindsay, dating Lindsay,” he explained, adding that Duff “really broke her heart.” he felt “sorry”. “Then I didn’t want to do it anymore, so I went back with Hillary.” Carter and Lohan dated as teenagers. WireImage Carter and Lohan dated as teenagers. WireImage Next Close “I have this deep-seated fear that now I won’t… Lohan and Carter were reportedly together between January 2002 and April 2003. At the time, the “Freaky Friday” actress told People that all was well between her, Carter and Duff — despite the apparent love triangle. “Aaron and I were friends. This is my past. It was, like, a few months ago, you know. He’s a nice guy,” she said as a teenager, according to “Access Hollywood.” “We are friends. Hillary is a cute girl. I wish her the best.” Lohan said she still has “a lot of love” for Carter, even after his death. Instagram/Aaron Carter Lohan said she still has “a lot of love” for Carter, even after his death. Getty Images Next Close “I have this deep-seated fear that now I won’t… For her part, Duff spoke about Carter’s untimely death on Saturday. “To Aaron- I’m so sorry that life was so hard for you and that you had to struggle in front of the whole world,” student “Lizzie McGuire” wrote via Instagram this weekend. “You had a charm that was absolutely effervescent…boy my teenage self loved you deeply.” The former child star was found dead in his bathtub aged 34. SplashNews.com The former child star was found dead in his bathtub aged 34. SplashNews.com Next Close “I have this deep-seated fear that now I won’t… Duff ended her message by telling Carter to “take it easy” and that she was “sending love” to his grieving loved ones. Carter, the younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, struggled with addiction and family trauma in the later years of his life. He was found dead in a bathtub at his home in California. “Aaron worked very hard toward the end of his life in recovery, to be a good father and to make amends with his family,” his rep told Page Six after the tragic news. Carter shared a young son named Prince with fiancée Melanie Martin. Carter shared a young son named Prince with fiancée Melanie Martin. aarroncarter/Instagram Next Close “I have this deep-seated fear that now I won’t… Aaron got engaged to Melanie Martin in 2020 and they had a son named Prince in 2021. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
