Nick Carter performs for first time since rape allegations at Jingle Ball

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Nick Carter hit the stage for the first time since being sued for rape at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball in New York City on Friday night.

The singer performed alongside his Backstreet Boys bandmates, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough, at the annual holiday concert in Madison Square Garden.

Carter, 42, was seen in footage from the show dressed in all-white and appearing cheerful as he and his group covered Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and sang their 1997 hit “Everybody.”

The audience seemed to receive the “House of Carters” alum well as they clapped and sang along to the performances.

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The support also carried over to Twitter, where the hashtag #IStandWithNickCarter was seen trending on Saturday.

On Thursday, a 39-year-old woman named Shannon “Shay” Ruth held a press conference with her attorney and claimed she was raped by Carter when she was underage.

“The last 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me,” the woman alleged amid tears.


Shannon “Shay” Ruth alleged in her tearful press conference that Carter sexually assaulted her in his tour bus in 2001.

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Shannon “Shay” Ruth alleged in her tearful press conference that Carter sexually assaulted her in his tour bus in 2001.

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Shannon “Shay” Ruth alleged in her tearful press conference that Carter sexually assaulted her in his tour bus in 2001.

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