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DJ AM 'Devastated' Over Recent Breakup

Celebs tweet farewells after OD death

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2009 6:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – DJ AM was "completely devastated" after girlfriend Hayley Wood broke up with him this week, TMZ reports. The celebrity disc jockey found dead of an apparent drug overdose yesterday had been sober for 9 years, but had struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder since surviving a plane crash last September. As recently as August 15, AM and Wood were seen frolicking happily on a yacht in the South of France.

The death of 36-year-old DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, has inspired a flood of farewell tweets from celebs, the LA Times reports. Demi Moore said his "joyous spirit was a gift to us all," Paris Hilton praised his "heart of gold," and Lindsay Lohan wrote, "I can't believe this. I'm in shock. Why? Why?" 

The body of Adam Goldstein, a celebrity disc jockey known as DJ AM is removed from his apartment building in New York, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.
The body of Adam Goldstein, a celebrity disc jockey known as DJ AM is removed from his apartment building in New York, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/David Karp)
DJ AM spins at the grand opening of the 207 & Float Bars at Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego Saturday, April 4, 2009.
DJ AM spins at the grand opening of the 207 & Float Bars at Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego Saturday, April 4, 2009.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ-AM, performs during the T-Mobile Boulevard block party in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.
Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ-AM, performs during the T-Mobile Boulevard block party in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Sept. 19, 2008.   (AP Photo/The State, Brett Flashnick)
IRVINE, CA - MAY 16:  DJ AM (L) and Hayley Wood (R) attend KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2009 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 16, 2009 in Irvine, California.
IRVINE, CA - MAY 16: DJ AM (L) and Hayley Wood (R) attend KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2009 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 16, 2009 in Irvine, California.   (Getty Images)
DJ AM (L) and Hayley Wood (R) attend KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2009 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 16, 2009 in Irvine, California.
DJ AM (L) and Hayley Wood (R) attend KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta 2009 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on May 16, 2009 in Irvine, California.   (Getty Images)
In this March 18, 2006 photo, celebrity disc jockey Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, spins records at the Moody Blues clothing store opening in Scottsdale, Ariz.
In this March 18, 2006 photo, celebrity disc jockey Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, spins records at the Moody Blues clothing store opening in Scottsdale, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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COMMENTS
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sache
Aug 31, 2009 5:29 AM CDT
Mad, you did not walk in his shoes. No one said he was trying to be a hero. We will never know what drove him to that moment. You on the other hand come off sounding like an all knowing pompous ass.
matteo
Aug 30, 2009 11:55 AM CDT
i just wonder what that ugly broad wanted, she had a nice guy, rich & famous ?? at least she will live knowing its her fault ...
Pragmaticrealism
Aug 30, 2009 9:29 AM CDT
LOL yeah pretty much

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