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Nick Carter Files $2.5 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Rape Accuser Melissa Schuman

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter claims he lost $2.5 million in business deals and ticket sales after Melissa Schuman "falsely" accused him of rape

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has answered Melissa Schuman’s rape lawsuit in California with a cross-complaint seeking $2.5 million in damages for alleged defamation and interference with existing and prospective business contracts. In the Nevada dispute based in Las Vegas, Carter claims that Ruth’s 2022 lawsuit caused him and the Backstreet Boys to lose $2,350,000 due to the alleged cancellation of promotional events, contracts, and endorsement deals with the TV network ABC, its show Good Morning America, underwear brand MeUndies, travel booking website VRBO, and the gaming platform Roblox. Those cases are working their way through the legal system now, and, based on both the initial court rulings and the overwhelming evidence, we have every belief that we will prevail and hold them accountable for spreading these falsehoods,” Carter’s lawyers, Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr., said in a statement.

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