'I am not perfect!' Backstreet Boy Nick Carter tweets apology in first statement since arrest for 'choking bouncer in bar'

Nick Carter has tweeted an apology following his arrest in a Florida bar.

The former Backstreet Boys star wrote on Saturday: 'I am human and at times it can be a struggle to balance a healthy lifestyle. I'm not perfect and for that I am sorry.'

His tweet in his first since his January 13 arrest for allegedly tried to 'choke a bouncer' at the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West.

The former Dancing With The Stars contestant became angry after he was refused service, a source told TMZ. It was added that Carter and a friend arrived at the bar at 7pm already drunk and the staff asked them to leave.

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Booked: Nick Carter has been arrested in Florida. TMZ reported on Wednesday the Backstreet Boy, according to an eyewitness, was at the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West, in Florida

Apology: On Saturday Nick Carter tweeted 'I'm not perfect' in his first message since his January 13 arrest

Witnesses told TMZ that Carter's friend Michael Papayans 'headbutted' the bar manager after demanding to be given a drink.

According to the source police eventually turned up to investigate the altercation and arrested Carter. He was heard telling police the bar staff acted like Navy Seals.

The site also said that Carter and Papayans were already restrained by staff when the police showed up, with Papayans having a bloody face, hands and knees. 

The location: Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West, Florida where Nick Carter was arrested 

They arrested him at 8.13pm and then booked the star for misdemeanor battery. According to arrest documents, Carter's occupation was listed as 'None.' 

The 35-year-old is expecting his first child with his wife Lauren Kitt who he married in 2014. The couple are having a baby boy. 

Scuffle: Reports suggested the singer had been involved in an altercation at the Hogsbreath Saloon in Key West, where the incident happened - he is pictured here at Good Morning America in November last year

Pictured: The bar where the incident is said to have happened

The singer recently came second behind Bindi Irwin in the Fall 2015 season of Dancing With The Stars.

He said of being runner up and his time on the show: 

'This experience was a bonding experience, it was something I will always remember. Bindi deserved it, she kicked butt.' 

In trouble with the law before: Carter had a run in with the police in Florida in 2002 - then 21, he was busted in Tampa when on suspicion of refusing to follow police orders to vacate the nightclub Pop City

Carter was last in trouble with the police in Florida in 2002 - then 21, he was busted in Tampa when on suspicion of refusing to follow police orders to vacate the nightclub Pop City.

A brawl broke out inside, according to  reports at the time.

Tampa Police said in the report on the incident: 'The defendant was told to leave over 10 times. 

Busy: Carter has most recently appeared in Season 21 of Dancing With The Stars

'(He) continued the argument and would not leave and was arrested without incident.'

Carter, was charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting and opposing a law enforcement officer without violence.

He was handcuffed, put in a police car and released on his own recognizance.

Soon to be a dad: Carter is expecting his first child with wife Lauren Kitt who he married in 2014