Really sad news. With parents like his, who only saw dollar signs, he hardly stood a chance.

RIP. I hope his soul is finally at peace.

He has had severe addiction issues for a long time and at various times has said he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, a personality disorder, an anxiety disorder and PTSD.

He has been really really unwell for quite a while. His girlfriend is also an addict with mental health issues. They lost custody of the baby a couple months ago due to the drug use and fighting . HIs girlfriend's mother currently has custody.

He was sexually abused as a child/teen and was from an exploitative, unloving family. This man died of untreated trauma. The drugs, which he turned for coping, are really a secondary cause of death.

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Anonymous wrote:Shocked and saddened. He had a rough life. I remember a while back he was really thin and talked about not gaining weight and health issues. The recent picture he actually looks healthier and has more weight on him. Does anyone know a cause of death? Really sad.

TMZ is reporting he drowned in the tub

Sounds like it could have been an overdose then. Like Whitney. So tragic.

Very sad. He was the cutest little boy + charismatic/talented. It is very sad when people pimp out their kids for the Almighty Dollar.

Anonymous wrote:Shocked and saddened. He had a rough life. I remember a while back he was really thin and talked about not gaining weight and health issues. The recent picture he actually looks healthier and has more weight on him. Does anyone know a cause of death? Really sad.

TMZ is reporting he drowned in the tub

He lived in Lancaster, which is basically the meth and crime capital of California in the high desert outside Los Angeles. I stopped in Lancaster last year to get gas and it was one of the sketchiest experiences I’ve ever had in California (I grew up in Long Beach, go back frequently).

Anyone who chooses to live in Lancaster is living a rough life.

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Anonymous wrote:Shocked and saddened. He had a rough life. I remember a while back he was really thin and talked about not gaining weight and health issues. The recent picture he actually looks healthier and has more weight on him. Does anyone know a cause of death? Really sad.

I’m no shocked at all. He was mentally unstable for years, he did a ton of drugs. Of course he died because of drugs.

It was still a shock to see the headline. Dead at 34. He looks so much like Nick in that photo.

Anonymous wrote:Shocked and saddened. He had a rough life. I remember a while back he was really thin and talked about not gaining weight and health issues. The recent picture he actually looks healthier and has more weight on him. Does anyone know a cause of death? Really sad.

I’m no shocked at all. He was mentally unstable for years, he did a ton of drugs. Of course he died because of drugs.

Shocked and saddened. He had a rough life. I remember a while back he was really thin and talked about not gaining weight and health issues. The recent picture he actually looks healthier and has more weight on him. Does anyone know a cause of death? Really sad.

I feel so saddened to hear of his passing. He never really got a chance to be who he wanted to be. Raised with so many demons.

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone step in to help him? Like really help him vs just make the performance of helping this clearly very ill and vulnerable man?

I’ve known people like him - drugs, domestic violence, arrests, bankruptcy, etc - and there’s really not much you can do to help them.

I remember helping a male friend get out of a toxic, abusive relationship, including getting a restraining order to keep her away from him. Not a month later he was sleeping with her again in her new boyfriend’s house. He also got back into drugs. It was draining for me so I had to step away, and he committed suicide.

You can’t help people who don’t want to be helped. I’ve learned to tell people “I want this for you, but I can’t want it more than you”.

Did anyone step in to help him? Like really help him vs just make the performance of helping this clearly very ill and vulnerable man?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait this guy wasn’t in bsb it was his brother amirite?

His younger brother. He toured with BSB and did his own music too. I think Nick is doing a bit better health wise.

Nick is his older brother