Talk:AJ McLean

POV check and unreferenced tags
I've added the above tags due to the non-neutral tone of the article and lack of references. --Viriditas 10:07, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

The information in this article is common knowledge to many Backstreet Boy fans and as a fan, I can honestly state that the information in the article is true. Most of it comes from the appearance made by AJ McLean and the Backstreet Boys on the Oprah Show. Calewis 02:16, 9 December 2005 (UTC)
 * i agree to Viriditas, the tone is not very neutral - sounds like a fanzine ... Sicherlich Post 11:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Plagiarised?
06.06.06

The article is pretty much verbatim from www.backstreetboys.com It is their profile of him. direct link is:  It's essentially plagiarised. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.31.22 (talk • contribs) 21:03, 6 June 2006

Kaci Brown
"In october 2006, he started dating young singer Kaci Brown [...] They decided to part ways in August of 2006."

don't have the right information myself, but that looks wrong... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.64.12.172 (talk • contribs) 00:31, 2 March 2007

photos
hi i have sum pictures that i have taken myself of aj at his solo gig and i wanted to post them on his wiki page but i dont know how to do it. could you please let me know how so his page can be improved, thanx. Sweetmystery (talk) 20:08, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Personal Life
His wedding did take place on the 17th of December, the All American Boys Chorus was in attendance and it was dubbed the "weirdest wedding any of you [the audience] will attend". It was themed Goth (red lights with black highlights) and it did occur @ the Beverly Hills hotel.

Qwertykal (talk) 07:32, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

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I found some great resources for the information I got from AJ's mom's book Backstreet Mom, two different podcasts, including Bobbycast and looking over from past magazines, US Weekly and Nickelodeon:

In junior high, McLean won a part in Nickelodeon's series Welcome Freshmen, which began his ongoing work relationship with Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. He also appeared on the Nickelodeon show GUTS and a Muppets commercial. It was during one of his auditions for the former that he met Howie D. and Nick Carter, lacing together the roots of the group that was to become Backstreet Boys. Due to his love of performing, he was bullied, called names like "gay", "fag", "queer" and was referred as a "nerd".

Personal life
After joining the Backstreet Boys in 1992, McLean began dating Marissa Jackson, daughter of former managers Donna Wright and stepdaughter of Johnny Wright for 6 years. She is seen in We've Got It Goin' On. After their breakup, they remain friends and she wrote a book Loving A.J.: My 6-Year Romance with a Backstreet Boy about their relationship featuring Love letters and poems from him. McLean then started dating Amanda Latona of Innocence for 2 years, one of the band's dancers, Kristin Denehy, for 3 months, and was engaged to Sarah Martin before she broke it off in 2003.

In the height of the Backstreet Boys career, McLean suffered from drug and alcohol addiction. He stated the first time he did cocaine was on the set of the video for “The Call” in 2000. During the US summer tour for their album Black & Blue in 2001, his bandmates realized something was wrong. While the group was in Boston that July to do five sold-out shows, the problem finally hit McLean. Following an intervention by bandmate Kevin, who confronted AJ on his problems, AJ was furious and wanted to quit the band. He later broke into tears, and knew he was out of control. Within hours, he arranged a flight to head into rehab for depression, anxiety and excessive consumption of alcohol. On July 9, 2001, a press release had been sent out, stating that the remainder of the dates in Boston were going to be cancelled, due to Nick injuring his hand. Many speculate it had to do with the situation with AJ. Later that day, the rest of the group appeared on MTV's TRL to announce AJ going into rehab. His problems affected his performance on stage. He left rehab in August 2001, and the group resumed their Black & Blue tour. He claimed that the cause of his addiction was probably due to his missing out on his childhood.

His sobriety did not last long, and he entered rehab once again in 2002. On January 10, 2011, he checked into rehab for the third time stating it was for personal reasons. In preparation for the NKOTB and Backstreet Boys tour, McLean said, "I want to be healthy and perform and sing for people at my very best and happiest." His time in rehab did not affect the tour. Also, he stated he wanted to be healthy and be sober before getting married. He was originally planning on getting married in June 2011 but had pushed back the wedding due to the NKOTBSB tour. This stint in rehab would not affect the tour and it went on as planned. Since heading into rehab a third time, AJ has been sober, though he still struggles with alcohol. During an interview with New Zealand radio station ZM, McLean described addiction as the hardest thing he has ever had to go through, stating it is something he battles with every day.

In 2000, McLean met Rochelle Deanna Karidis, a model and makeup artist/hair stylist, at Choreographer's Carnival before meeting up again at Saddleback Ranch in 2007-2008. Turns out she's a fan and actually saw the group's Into the Millennium Tour in Las Vegas in 1999. On January 9, 2010, McLean proposed to his girlfriend of 10 months since March 22, 2009, at a club in Las Vegas. He credits Rochelle with motivating him to get sober and overcome his drug addiction for many years. The couple got married on December 17, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California with the rest of the Backstreet Boys in attendance. They have two daughters together. After the first daughter was born, she was dubbed the first Backstreet Girl, as the other Backstreet Boys members all have sons, until October 2, 2019 when bandmate Nick's baby girl was born.

What does everyone think of this? 108.46.251.85 (talk) 23:35, 22 October 2019 (UTC)


 * I don't think much of it. This isn't a tabloid and we're not writing for People or Star magazine. This is an encyclopedia and any personal information like this should be brief, written in an encyclopedic tone, and limited to what's related to the subject's notability. What you're written above is none of those things. -- Laser brain   (talk)  23:50, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, what do you suggest? Everything above is great source of information. Do you want me to shorten it or something?108.46.251.85 (talk) 23:13, 24 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I suggest you leave it out. -- Laser brain  (talk)  15:56, 25 October 2019 (UTC)
 * This information is way too detailed and largely just covers trivial matters. I'm not in favor of adding it. WP:HTRIVIA, WP:NOTTABLOID, WP:NOTNEWSPAPER, WP:NOTDIARY. – Archer1234 (talk) 17:57, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Info erased
Hey, is there a reason why the reason AJ's an only child been erase? 108.46.251.85 (talk) 23:51, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's not erased. The article says right now that "He is an only child."
 * What I erased is poor English and wrong logic. I erased the part where it said that he was an only child because of twin sisters born dead "until both parents remarried." When your parents remarry you are still an only child, unless one of them has another child. Then you are not an only child because you now have a half brother or half sister.
 * The part about twin sisters dying in childbirth is a family tragedy, but it is not shown to be important to AJ McLean's life and career. If it's not important, we don't tell the reader about it. Binksternet (talk) 00:15, 6 August 2020 (UTC)