‘The Carters: Hurts to Love You’ Exposes Family Drama, but Leaves Out One Crucial Detail

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Hollywood is driven by prestige and image, where stars dedicate their lifetime to building an immortal reputation. However, just like accidental landings are a way of life in Tinseltown, celebrity fallouts balance the ups and downs of show business. Amidst the rollout season of streaming sensations, all eyes have been on the two-part docuseries The Carters: Hurts to Love You

. 

Though the documentary peels back the family drama surrounding the Carter siblings, one essential detail was omitted, but for understandable reasons. 

The omission that raises eyebrows about The Carters: Hurts to Love You

The Carters: Hurts to Love You

is Soleil Moon Frye’s two-part documentary, which zeroes in on the surviving Carter siblings, Nick and Angel Carter. The documentary features archival footage and interviews with Sabrina the Teenage Witch

star Melissa Joan Hart and Scout Willis, among others. Although the series unpacks struggles of mental illness, pressuring fame, and their dysfunctional family, it does not address the claims of misconduct against Nick Carter.

The Carters: Hurts to Love You

shows unseen videos and includes interviews with Nick Carter himself. However, the documentary does not focus on assertions of harm made by Aaron Carter against Nick Carter. According to Frye, speaking to Variety, the omission is due to a simple reason

: The Carters

 is supposed to be Angel Carter Conrad’s story and hers alone

. She even clarified that The Carters

was not meant to become a comprehensive guide to all the accounts of charges of maltreatment surrounding the family.

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That said, what exactly is the focus of The Carters: Hurts to Love You

, then?

Plot of The Carters: Hurts to Love You

Soleil Moon Frye’s two-part documentary, The Carters: Hurts to Love You,

explores the turbulent lives of the Carter family, tracing Nick and Aaron Carter’s rapid fame and its devastating impact on their family dynamics. Aaron Carter’s twin, Angel Carter Conrad, narrates The Carters: Hurts to Love You. The docuseries was released on Tuesday, April 15, at 3.00 PM ET

on Paramount+

The Paramount+ documentary lays bare the family’s painful history, revealing struggles with addiction, mental health, and the devastating loss of their three siblings. It also spotlights Nick Carter’s solo quest for healing with therapy. Although many have rolled their eyes over its elemental neglect of leaving out the misconduct claims, it turns out that those were never the foundation of the show. Instead, Frye’s intention was to elevate Angel Carter’s point of view and illuminate light on what has not already been said.

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What do you think of the hard-to-overlook omission in Soleil Moon Frye’s The Carters: Hurts to Love You

? Let us know in the comments below!

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