Right! As far as I know, Nick has never even met her. Sure, he could provide a more comfortable and stable life for her than Jane could, but Bella would be better off living with someone she at least knows and already has a relationship with. It's a sad situation all around.

Based on the little I know about the Culkin family, I can see those parallels. Money-hungry parents with too many kids, some of whom found too much fame too soon. Such is the case with the families of so many child stars.

Also, incredibly abusive dad and mom who ignored the behavior and throw in a stepsister who died of a drug overdose for fun while another got run over on her way to rehab. The main difference is that after dad left, mom tried to become better and managed to salvage her relationship with some of them. I don't know why anyone would let their kids in show business. I know they all use the same excuse, "well they said they wanted to do it." Sure, but some of them probably said they wanted to be astronauts and vets too... Especially those kids who grew up in the business and know how it works but STILL let their own kids do it.

Right! As far as I know, Nick has never even met her. Sure, he could provide a more comfortable and stable life for her than Jane could, but Bella would be better off living with someone she at least knows and already has a relationship with. It's a sad situation all around.

Based on the little I know about the Culkin family, I can see those parallels. Money-hungry parents with too many kids, some of whom found too much fame too soon. Such is the case with the families of so many child stars.

All of the above and then that’s not even touching on the psychological side of things. I’m sure Nick wants to help but even if he had that as an option legally. People forget that the courts ultimately focus on choosing what the best interest of the child in question; ideally going off of extensive research even though things don’t always play out that way. In reality if he did anything it could end up doing a lot more damage than good. Putting Bella through more uncertainty and trauma isn’t good for her and vice versa for Nick’s own children as well. 

People forget that real life doesn’t play out like a Disney movie…

Right! As far as I know, Nick has never even met her. Sure, he could provide a more comfortable and stable life for her than Jane could, but Bella would be better off living with someone she at least knows and already has a relationship with. It's a sad situation all around.

Based on the little I know about the Culkin family, I can see those parallels. Money-hungry parents with too many kids, some of whom found too much fame too soon. Such is the case with the families of so many child stars.

Ugh that Reddit thread. Of course, they are harping on the fact that Nick just didn't take her in like it's just that easy to do. And the whole financial issue. People are so dumb. lol

I swear the parallels between the Carters and the Culkins are crazy.

Yes, BJ had one daughter, and so did Leslie (Alyssa).  I think Alyssa is with her dad's side of the family.  I doubt Jane has gotten better, unless she went to rehab and is being treated for her mental illness.  Even if she did, history is not on her side.  Her lawyer probably made her delete her social media to look better for the judge, which was a smart move, considering her crazy was on a full display on Facebook.

Here is the Reddit thread I was referring to: https://www.reddit.com/r/NickCarter/comments/1k9cw31/bella_carter_bjs_daughter_is_with_jane/  It has a link to a GoFundMe that Bella's father's family started to raise money for their legal fight.  The last update from April tells the whole story. https://www.gofundme.com/f/mw8ve-help-us-bring-bella-back-home

LOL Of course they made us watch 3 hours of the ACMs and wait until the very end to see our Boys!  I'm sure they knew a lot of people who don't usually watch this stuff would tune in just for that and turn it off right after the performance. It was a great finale to the show though! I'm also glad they made it a whole medley. I'm not sure if they looked tired so much as old LOL. They all look great, don't get me wrong, but those age lines around their eyes are starting to show. I think they've started rehearsing for the Sphere shows, though, so between that and the flying back and forth some of them had to do, I'm sure they probably were tired too.

Thanks!  Things are definitely different from the In a World Like This era.  I'm glad the Boys have experienced this resurgence in popularity, and it's awesome that they're able to book a residency in a venue like the Sphere.  But I miss the ticket and VIP prices from the IAWLT tour and how much easier it was to get good seats!  That was my favorite BSB era.  But the DNA tour was also great, and I'm sure the Millennium residency will be too.  I'm sure there will be plenty of videos on YouTube.

I didn't realize that BJ had a daughter. Did Leslie have any kids? To think that Jane has custody of any of the kids make me anxious. Hopefully she's gotten better, but I have my doubts.

Thanks that makes me feel a little better, and a lot less cringe.

Congrats, on being able to go to Vegas! I haven't been able to make it to a tour since In A World Like This. Though judging from crowd footage I saw of the DNA tour the hype may be too much for me right now... I'm planning on watching YouTube coverage. I'm always surprised by what I can find once I take the time to start sifting through search results.

I hadn't heard the verdict of who had custody of Bella. I knew Jane was taking BJ's friend (the friend had supposedly been watching over Bella before BJ's passing; according to the article I read) to court over the matter; but that's all that I had been able to find. If she does have custody then I'm praying for BJ's daughter for sure...

I'm glad that Angel and Nick are trying so hard to keep the next generation of kids in contact with each other when they can... all of the Easter posts last month really made me smile.

I also, really enjoyed the ACM's... though I wasn't expecting the guys' and rascal flatts to be the final act. Also I was surprised in particular at how tired all they all seemed to be; but then again they have been doing a ton of press and stuff for Vegas/2.0 and the awards show did go over the initial predicted time limit according to my prime stream. I really liked how instead of just singing the cover they turned the spot into a mashup that represented both groups, it made waiting for the performance worth it in my opinion.

Yeah... I'm always one to give people the benefit of the doubt. But the day that she released the Aaron death photos was the absolute final straw for me. I know grief and shock are a thing... but like there's no coming back from that... those photos are shoved in everyone's faces for now and forever more. It makes me so sad for Nick and Angel's kids when thinking about it... because like half the time I can't even bring myself to type in Aaron's name to listen his older music anymore; those kids are going to be faced with that someday... I've just now slowly started again listening to his older albums again; but I'm always real quick searching and glancing at thumbnails because youtube shorts and clickbait youtubers love to use the photos for shock value... i've tried hitting the ignore button and reporting; but it still makes me sick because I feel like they're everywhere and they shouldn't and didn't have to be, ya'know. Jane could have kept things quiet behind the scenes (gone to the cops with her conspiracy theories.) ... instead, she pulled another one of her stunts and now everyone (globally) gets to be damaged and mentally scarred by it... (ugh. It makes me so mad.)

On a happier note, I also wish Nick would make another movie. I remember really enjoying Dead 7 when it premiered on Syfy.

Jane struggles with her own mental health and addiction issues, and I'm sure she was in a bad place when she posted those photos, but yeah. Like you said, once they're out there, there's no going back. I'm glad she deleted her Facebook page, and I hope she got some help. I saw on Reddit recently that she currently has custody of BJ's daughter Bella; the family of the baby-daddy (who is also dead) had tried to get custody after BJ died but apparently lost because he was never officially listed on the birth certificate. What a mess. I feel for all these kids who have been left without one or both of their parents and will eventually grow up and learn all this stuff about their messed-up family. I'm glad Angel is involved in Aaron's son Prince's life, at least.

Another horror movie would be great!  I enjoy both The Hollow and Dead 7 for their campiness.

I'm not a big country fan, but my college roommate was and introduced me to Rascal Flatts back in the day.  They've got some great songs!  What Hurts the Most was always one of my favorites, so I was really excited when this collab was announced.  I don't think the BSB version is better than the original (probably because I'm so used to the original), but I do enjoy it and loved their performance on the ACM Awards the other night.  It would be really cool if this was the song that got them a Grammy!  Hopefully they'll win some country awards for it, at least.