Aaron Carter Freaks Out Over Justin Bieber: ‘I Paved the Way for That Kid!’
Aaron Carter flew off the handle when his mother quipped that he may be a hard worker, but he ain’t no Justin Bieber.
Aaron and his mom, Jane, both appear on WE tv’s upcoming season of “Marriage Boot Camp: Family Edition,” and in a preview of the show they get into a heated argument.
In the clip, 31-year-old Aaron was lamenting about his childhood.
“I was doing tour after tour after tour after tour,” he told his mom. However, Jane disagreed and said, “I don’t think it was that much … you weren’t a Justin Bieber.”
Aaron was visibly shook, and snapped back, “thank you, that means a lot … I’m no Justin Bieber, I’m a piece of s–t.”
“I’m not saying it like that,” Jane tries to recover. “I paved the way for that kid … he copied my hairstyle!” Aaron argued.
His mom agreed and responded, “He copied everything about you.” Finally Aaron processes the situation and proclaims, “I am no Justin Bieber, I’m Aaron Carter!”
The clip is a small window into the bizarre relationship between Aaron and his mother, and teases what will no doubt be an entertaining season of “Marriage Bootcamp.”
Aaron has actually been up in Nova Scotia for the past few days, where he allegedly purchased a new home, and is returning to Los Angeles for a round of press later this week around the WE tv reality show.
Aaron and Jane will join some other semi-famous families, including Corey Feldman and his brother, “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Alexis Bellino and her mother, and “Basketball Wives” star Laura Govan and her father.
“Marriage Boot Camp: Family Edition” premieres on Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on WE tv.
It isn’t often that a manufacturer transforms a hybrid into a nonhybrid; it’s usually vice versa. But that is what Alfa Romeo has planned for the Tonale subcompact SUV. Since the model’s release, it has only been offered as a plug-in hybrid (reviewed separately) in the U.S. market. The new nonhybrid Tonale ditches its battery pack and electric motor for a 268-hp turbo four-cylinder powertrain. The engine is borrowed from the Dodge Hornet, which is built on the same platform as the Tonale and shares much of its sheetmetal and interior bits with the Alfa. In our most recent test of the Tonale Hybrid, we didn’t think that the powertrain was the Tonale’s primary issue but rather its uncommunicative steering, which renders it less engaging to pilot than the larger Alfa Stelvio SUV. While 268 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and respectable standard equipment put the Tonale in the running with other nonhybrid competitors like the BMW X1, Volvo XC40, and Mercedes-Benz GLA-class, a new engine won’t change the fact that those three provide a more refined luxury experience than the Tonale Hybrid. In all likelihood, that will apply to the standard, nonhybrid Tonale as well.
While the hybrid version of the Tonale has been around since the 2024 model year, the gas-only version Tonale is new for 2025. Despite the powertrain difference between the hybrid and nonhybrid Tonale, they are very similar cars inside and out.
The price of the 2025 Alfa Romeo Tonale starts at $38,530 and goes up to $42,930 depending on the trim and options.
We’d spring for the more expensive Veloce, which adds adaptive dampers and paddle shifters. It also comes with the Premium package, which includes quality-of-life-improving features such as leather seats with ventilation up front, driver’s-seat memory, and a hands-free power liftgate.
