Hilary Duff Pays Tribute to Ex Aaron Carter After His Death at 34

Aaron appeared to harbor feelings for Hilary long after their split. In March 2014, two months after the How I Met Your Father star announced her breakup from first husband Mike Comrie, Aaron tweeted a photo of her and wrote, “Don’t be that stupid douche that loses the love of your life forever.. Like me…”

He added, “I’ll spend the rest of my life trying to better myself to get back to her. I don’t care what ANY of you think.”

The following October, Hilary was asked on Watch What Happens Live about Aaron “declaring his love” for her. “It’s…ugh! I don’t know,” she responded. “I don’t know what to say about it! It was so many years ago. I literally haven’t seen him in…so, it’s uncomfortable.”

Recalling their teen romance, Hilary added that Aaron “was very sweet…when I was 13.”

In December 2014, Aaron shared on Instagram a photo of himself watching himself and Hilary on his episode of Lizzie McGuire. “Merry Christmas Lizzie McGuire. #IWantCandy #AaronCarter #Flashback,” he wrote in his post, adding, “I never actually watched this before.”

In 2015, Hilary was asked again about her thoughts on her ex’s social media posts about her. “Him reaching out through social media? It’s ridiculous!” she told Cosmopolitan. “But then people do it all the time.”