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Nick Carter's Bandmate Brian Littrell Scoffs at His Sexual Assault Accuser's Claims

Published: 10/28/2026
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell is backing up his bandmate Nick Carter in his ongoing legal war with his sexual assault accusers ... TMZ has learned. Nick filed a ton of evidence in court this week as part of his court battle with accusers Melissa Schuman and Shannon Ruth ... and the docs…
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Nick Carter Sexual Assault Battle: Witnesses Refute Accuser's Claims Against Pop Star

Published: 10/26/2026
Multiple people who worked with Nick Carter's sexual assault accuser, Melissa Schuman, claim she never mentioned the assault on the set of a 2003 film ... TMZ has learned. According to new court docs TMZ obtained, Nick's legal team deposed multiple people who worked with Melissa on the set of "The…
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Kaley Cuoco Name-Dropped In Nick Carter's Legal War With Sexual Assault Accuser

Published: 10/23/2026
10/24/26 11:31 AM PT -- A source close to the case tells TMZ Kaley has not been deposed to “attest to the veracity of” Melissa’s claims. The source added that multiple people who worked on the 2003 film testified Melissa did not bring up any alleged assault. One of the women suing Nick…
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Nick Carter's Alleged Sexual Assault Victim's Lawyers Trying to Withdraw from Case

Published: 09/29/2026
One of Nick Carter's sexual assault accusers may need to find a new lawyer as she continues to fight the pop star in court ... her legal team is asking a judge to let them out of the case due to a breakdown in communication with their client ... TMZ has learned. According to new legal docs,…
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Nick Carter’s Sexual Assault Accuser Melissa Fears Harassment, Threats From His Fans

Published: 07/11/2026
Nick Carter’s sexual assault accuser, Melissa Schuman, fears harassment from the pop star’s fans, TMZ has learned. For his part, the pop star claims Melissa's alleged false claims have caused severe harm to his career. Melissa filed new court docs asking a judge for permission to submit…
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Nick Carter Claims Witness Accounts Refute Sexual Assault Accuser’s Claims

Published: 06/24/2026
Nick Carter claims multiple people connected to his sexual assault accuser, Melissa Schuman, refute her version of events. Nick is locked in ongoing legal battle against Melissa, who claims the pop star assaulted her in 2003 in a Santa Monica apartment, and he filed new legal docs claiming his old…
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Nick Carter Wins Legal Battle with Accuser, Judge Allows His Countersuit

Published: 08/30/2023
Nick Carter can celebrate winning a legal battle over Melissa Schuman -- the singer who's suing him for allegedly raping her back in 2002 -- but the war is still to come. The Backstreet Boy singer had filed a countersuit against Schuman for defamation, but in response, she and her father filed a…
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Nick Carter Claims New Woman Suing for Alleged Sexual Assault On Yacht Is Lying

Published: 08/29/2023
Nick Carter is pushing back against a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her on his yacht when she was 15 years old ... he says her lawsuit is full of false allegations. The Backstreet Boys singer is being sued by a woman who says Nick sexually assaulted her multiple times back in 2003, when…
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Nick Carter Sued For Sexual Assault, Battery By Singer Melissa Schuman

Published: 04/11/2023
Nick's attorney, Liane K. Wakayama tells us, "Melissa Schuman has been peddling this tale for many years, but her allegation was false when she first made it back in 2017 - and it still is. A judge in Nevada recently ruled, after reviewing the extensive evidence we laid out, that there are strong…
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Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Countersues Woman Accusing Him Of Sexual Battery

Published: 02/02/2023
Ruth's attorney, Mark Boskovich, tells TMZ, “Why should Nick Carter be believed with his long history of abusing females. A jury will weigh the evidence and decide.” Nick Carter says the woman accusing him of sexual battery over 21 years ago -- when she was a minor -- is deliberately dragging…
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Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter Will Not Be Charged for Alleged Rape

Published: 09/11/2018
12:33 PM PT -- Schuman just released a statement on the decision, saying, "My family and I were well aware of the likelihood that my case was not prosecutable due to the statute of limitations in California regarding rape which was modified in 2016. It is unfortunate that the law isn’t fully…
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Brian Littrell Says Rape Claims Against Nick Carter are the Work of a Fame Seeker

Published: 08/08/2018
Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is the target of a fame seeker ... so says Brian Littrell who claims the rape allegations levied against his bandmate are garbage. We got Brian out at LAX Tuesday and wondered what would happen to the band should Nick get slapped with rape charges. TMZ broke the…
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