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NEWS ABOUT: DJ AM

DJ AM stories: 23 news summaries

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MTV Show May Have Put DJ AM Over the Edge

Ex-addict got into close contact with drugs

Oct 17, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that MTV is running the DJ AM reality show Gone Too Far—in which the recovering addict helped other addicts get clean—the question is tough to avoid: Did the show bring him too close to his demons and contribute to his death? It "could certainly have been... More »

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 DJ AM Death Ruled Accidental 

'Acute intoxication' from cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl, Levamisole

Sep 29, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York City Medical Examiner today closed the sad final chapter in the life of DJ AM, ruling his death accidental. Cause of death is listed as "acute intoxication" due to the combination of cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl, and Levamisole. More »

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MTV Will Show DJ AM's Drug-Intervention Show

Gone Too Far features Goldstein as mentor to drug addicts

Sep 24, 09 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - MTV intends to air a drug-intervention reality show starring the late Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM. In Gone Too Far, Goldstein plays sober mentor to addicts. Given Goldstein’s recent death from a drug overdose, MTV was concerned the show could be seen as hypocritical or exploitative, but... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • drug addiction • MTV • overdose • addiction • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • drug overdose • Gone Too Far

(Newser) - While most footage of DJ AM’s memorial is still hush-hush, a tribute video from last week's service has hit the Internet, E! Online reports. The video, compiled by friends, shows the DJ behind his turntables with pals such as Jay-Z, Travis Barker, and Sam Ronson. It also shows him... More »

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entertainment • Internet • video • memorial service • Jay-Z • tribute • Samantha Ronson • Travis Barker • DJ AM

 Lindsay, Nicole Among 
 DJ AM Mourners 

Service held at Hollywood Palladium

Sep 4, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb pals including Lindsay Lohan (with Sam Ronson), Nicole Richie, and Robert Downey Jr. showed up last night to say goodbye to Adam Goldstein—better known as DJ AM. The private service at the Hollywood Palladium was open to "friends both from his life in recovery as well as... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • Nicole Richie • Robert Downey Jr. • memorial service • Drew Pinsky • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Jon Favreau • Eric Dane • Rebecca Gayheart • Tom Arnold

 DJ AM Left $1M, No Will 

Late DJ's mother asks to be named as sole heir

Sep 3, 09 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM died without leaving a will or any instructions on what should be done with his fortune, E! Online reports. The late DJ's mother has asked a court to name her as his sole heir, since he had no spouse or children. The 36-year-old DJ died with assets... More »

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 DJ AM Buried in Los Angeles 


Sep 2, 09 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Friends and celebrity mourners including Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker attended a funeral for DJ AM today in Los Angeles, Us Weekly reports. The disc jockey, also known as Adam Goldstein, died last week at age 36, of an apparent drug overdose. The ceremony at Hillside Memorial Park, the area’s... More »

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entertainment • OxyContin • Los Angeles • Travis Barker • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • celebrity breakup • celebrity suicide • drug overdose • Hillside Memorial Park

DJ AM Gobbled 9 OxyContin Before Death: Source

Law enforcement source says Valentine's card from Hayley Wood found on table

Sep 2, 09 2:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM was found dead with eight OxyContin pills in his stomach and another in his mouth, supporting the theory that he committed suicide, a law enforcement source tells People. He wanted to die," the source said. "He was going unconscious when he took the last one. He... More »

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OxyContin • overdose • prescription drugs • crack cocaine • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Hayley Wood

Girlfriend: DJ AM and I Weren't Broken Up

'We were very much together,' says Hayley Wood

Sep 1, 09 10:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid reports that DJ AM turned, fatally, to drugs to deal with a breakup, his last girlfriend tells Us Weekly they were still together when he died last week. “Any indication that this horribly tragic accident happened because of a rumored breakup is not only untrue but disgusting,”... More »

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 DJ AM Spent 
 Last Day on 
 Crack, Pills 

Adam Goldstein's apartment littered with drugs; he promised to start rehab

Sep 1, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM lit up a crack pipe in front of his recovery sponsor the day before his death, the New York Post reports in an ongoing effort to piece together his final moments. Friends told investigators Adam Goldstein’s manager and sponsor flew from the West Coast to NYC... More »

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 Details of DJ AM's 
 Final Day Emerge 

Adam Goldstein text messaged friends before death; Mandy Moore 'heartbroken'

Aug 31, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Details of DJ AM’s final hours are beginning to come together, and police sources tell People he sent out his last text message at 1am the day he died. Two friends received the message, about his gig in Las Vegas that night—and 16 hours later, a friend... More »

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 DJ AM's Death Not Suicide: TMZ 

Plane crash likely triggered descent into drugs; breakup not blamed

Aug 31, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM’s death was not a suicide, and it had “absolutely nothing to do with his recent breakup,” law enforcement sources tell TMZ. They say Adam Goldstein developed a dependency on anxiety drugs following last year’s plane crash, which triggered a “recent” relapse into addiction.... More »

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 DJ AM 
 Talked of 
 Sobriety, 
 Crack Fears 

He hoped MTV reality program would help other addicts

Aug 31, 09 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM boasted of his 11 years of "sobriety"—freed from crack cocaine, his "drug of choice"—on an interview aired on MTV shortly before he was found dead last week of an apparent overdose. But Adam Goldstein also discussed nearly falling off the wagon as... More »

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 Travis Tweets on DJ AM: 
 'I'll Always Think of You' 

Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein had escaped plane crash together

Aug 30, 09 5:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Devastated Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker tweeted a message expressing his grief over the death of friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, vowing: "Every time I play the drums I'll think of you," reports People. "Rest in Peace, my brother." The pop-punk drummer survived a plane crash... More »

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DJ AM
'Devastated'
Over Recent Breakup

Celebs tweet farewells after OD death

Aug 29, 09 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.... More »

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UPDATED

 NYC Cops: 
 DJ AM Death 
 Looks Like 
 Drug Overdose 

Crack pipe, prescription bottles found in apartment

Aug 28, 09 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A drug overdose looks to be the cause of death for DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey found today in a SoHo apartment, New York police tell the Post. A crack pipe and prescription drugs lay near the bed where Adam Goldstein, 36, died sometime in the past few days;... More »

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entertainment • prescription drugs • crack cocaine • Soho • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Jay-ZTV • drug overdose • crack pipe

OBITUARY

 DJ AM Found Dead at 36 

Friends call NYC cops after not seeing Adam Goldstein for several days

Aug 28, 09 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - DJ AM, who less than a year ago survived a plane crash, was found dead this afternoon in a New York apartment, TMZ reports; his real name was Adam Goldstein, and he was 36. Police, called by a friend who hadn’t seen Goldstein in several days, found drug paraphernalia... More »

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entertainment • New York • obituary • Nicole Richie • Soho • DJ AM • Adam Goldstein • Mandy Moore • Jay-ZTV • drug overdose • disc jockey

DJ AM Swears Off Flying After Cheating Death—Again

Had booked ticket on doomed Buffalo flight

Mar 11, 09 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, is finished with planes, TMZ reports. Not only was he badly burned in a plane crash last year, but the DJ had a ticket for the Continental commuter flight that crashed near Buffalo last month, killing everyone on board. Goldstein didn’t board... More »

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 Mandy Moore Engaged 

Actress to marry alt-country crooner Ryan Adams

Feb 12, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - License to Wed star Mandy Moore can start looking for a real one, reports People. The star's publicist has confirmed that she and alt-country singer Ryan Adams are engaged. The musical pair have been dating on and off since early last year. They parted when Moore reunited with ex-boyfriend DJ... More »

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 DJ AM 
 Spins Suit 
 Against Pilots 

All other passengers already filed suits

Dec 24, 08 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - DJ AM filed a lawsuit blaming the pilots and faulty equipment for the September plane crash in which he was severely burned, making him the final passenger on the plane to seek restitution, People reports. His suit names the estates of the pilots, who died in the crash, the charter... More »

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