New Documentary Explores Carter Family's Struggles with Addiction and Fame

'The Carters: Hurts to Love You,' now streaming on Paramount+, sheds light on the Carter family's generational trauma, mental health battles, and the toll of early stardom.

The documentary features never-before-seen home videos and interviews, revealing childhood abuse and neglect that shaped the Carter siblings' lives.
Three of the five Carter siblings—Aaron, Leslie, and Bobbie Jean—died from drug-related causes, highlighting a tragic pattern within the family.
Aaron Carter's mental health struggles, including a 2019 restraining order after violent threats, are contextualized within his diagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Director Soleil Moon Frye connects her own experiences as a child star to the Carter family's story, emphasizing the broader impact of fame on mental health.
Surviving siblings Nick and Angel Carter reflect on their losses and their efforts to break the cycle of trauma for future generations.