{"id":669626,"date":"2026-05-14T03:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/669626\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:59:18","slug":"aaron-carters-estate-reaches-settlement-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/669626\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Carter&#8217;s Estate Reaches Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260513_7d7b275e7e144c33812fef393a73a307\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:401086bf-dd14-48f6-b1a6-edb4c8c1cdd2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7d7b275e7e144c33812fef393a73a307_md.jpg\" alt=\"aaron carter getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/aaron-carter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Carter<\/a> &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron&#8217;s ex-fianc\u00e9e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/melanie-martin\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Melanie Martin<\/a> filed a lawsuit on behalf of their son, Princeton Lyric Carter, back in October 2023 &#8230; claiming Aaron&#8217;s drowning death was set in motion by doctors, dentists, mental health clinics, and pharmacies that prescribed him various medications.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-4dc1d72c-fe7d-401f-8f44-4489a6fe3aa3\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/10\/27\/aaron-carter-with-his-son-princeton\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:4dc1d72c-fe7d-401f-8f44-4489a6fe3aa3\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:401086bf-dd14-48f6-b1a6-edb4c8c1cdd2\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b7162831249b4ffe9c091a33d3130203_md.png\" alt=\"Aaron Carter With His Son Princeton\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, one psychiatrist and one mental health clinic named in the lawsuit reached a confidential financial settlement in April.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As we told you &#8230; the suit alleged doctors prescribed Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Alprazolam with no medical justification and despite knowing Aaron&#8217;s &#8220;mental health and psychiatric condition.&#8221; The lawsuit claimed the drugs and quantities, along with Aaron&#8217;s psychiatric issues, should have sounded alarm bells for the various medical professionals.<\/p>\n<p>      <a id=\"gallery-link-ef9a7147-ef58-439d-83a4-9fc57065010f\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2023\/03\/02\/aaron-carter-death-scene-tub-bathroom-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ef9a7147-ef58-439d-83a4-9fc57065010f\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:401086bf-dd14-48f6-b1a6-edb4c8c1cdd2\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8a920052b27d40fbaad65755229d184c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Carter's Death Scene\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aaron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/11\/05\/aaron-carter-dead-dies\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died<\/a> back in November 2022, when his housekeeper found him dead in his bathtub. 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