Hillary Duff has slammed Aaron Carter's memoir, which alleges that she lost her virginity to him.
Carter, who died last week at the age of 34, dated the actor on and off between 2000 and 2003.
And in his posthumous memoir Aaron Carter: An Incomplete Story of an Incomplete Life it's claimed that the pair lost their virginity to one another.
An excerpt from the book, which was published in the New York Post, reads: "Hilary and I lost our virginity to each other at a hotel… in LA. I think it was her birthday, maybe her 13th [September 28 2000], but I don’t remember. Her friends walked in, and we just yelled at them to get out."
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Speaking to the Daily Mail, Duff, now 35, has branded the book a 'money grab'.
She told the site: "It’s really sad that within a week of Aaron’s death, there’s a publisher that seems to be recklessly pushing a book out to capitalise on this tragedy without taking appropriate time or care to fact check the validity of his work.
"To water down Aaron’s life story to what seems to be unverified click-bait for profit is disgusting. In no way do I condone shedding any light on what is so obviously an uninformed, heartless, money grab."
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The news of Carter's death was confirmed by a representative of his team on 5 November after Los Angeles police officers found his body at his home in Lancaster, California.
Carter's family are now investigating the cause of death of the entertainer, who was the younger brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter.
Following the tragic announcement, Duff posted a message to her Instagram account, paying tribute to him.
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"For Aaron - I'm deeply sorry that life was so hard for you and that you had to struggle in front of the whole world.
"You had a charm that was absolutely effervescent… boy did my teenage self love you deeply.
"Sending love to your family at this time. Rest easy."
Carter rose to fame when he was just nine years old, releasing his self-titled debut album in 1997.
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Three years later, he dropped his second album, which went on to earn triple platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America.
The 'struggle' in McGuire's post may refer to the fact that he filed a bankruptcy petition in 2013 following the news that he was more than $2 million in debt.
Earlier this year, he opened up to the Mail about his battles.
"I realised that I was killing myself and everything was being destroyed around me from it," he told the outlet.
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"I am not how some people try to paint me. If somebody wants to call me a train wreck, well I've been a train that's been wrecked multiple times and derailed by many different things.
"But I rebuild, get on the tracks and keep going."
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Topics: Music, TV And Film
Dominic Smithers