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DJing Days
for This Goldman
Sachs Bigwig
Are Kaput

Oct 19, 2023 11:06 AM CDT

DJing Days for This Goldman Sachs Bigwig Are Kaput

CEO David Solomon turned off the turntables on his side hustle over a year ago, per a spokesperson

(Newser) - If you've been to Lollapalooza or events in the Hamptons over the past few years, you may have been treated to the record-spinning skills of "DJ D-Sol"—the stage name of Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who picked up the "unusual pastime for Wall Street" more...

British DJ Accused of Bringing Omicron to NZ

British DJ 'Devastated' for
Bringing Omicron to NZ

Dec 30, 2021 7:46 AM CST

British DJ 'Devastated' for Bringing Omicron to NZ

Nation's health officials say Robert Etheridge left required self-isolation before getting test result

(Newser) - New Zealand health officials are reeling after a British DJ set to play a New Year's Eve music fest left his required self-isolation before getting the results of a final COVID test back. He subsequently tested positive for omicron, the country's first community case of the variant. The...

'I Like to Move It' DJ
Found Dead at Home

Sep 1, 2020 6:56 PM CDT

'I Like to Move It' DJ Found Dead at Home

Erick Morillo was facing sexual assault charge

(Newser) - Celebrity DJ and producer Erick Morillo has been found dead at his Miami Beach home—days before he was due in court on a sexual assault charge. Police say foul play is not suspected in the death of the 49-year-old, who was best known for 1994 hit "I Like...

How DJ Was Busted in Old
Cold Case: Gum, a Water Bottle

Jan 9, 2019 8:07 AM CST

How DJ Was Busted in Old Cold Case: Gum, a Water Bottle

Raymond Rowe charged in 1992 murder thanks to new DNA technique called genetic genealogy

(Newser) - More than a quarter century had passed since the murder of a 25-year-old Pennsylvania teacher before an arrest was made in June, and now the suspect, a disc jockey known as "DJ Freez," has admitted his culpability. ABC News reports Raymond Rowe, 50, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges...

Opie and Anthony
DJ Charged
With Domestic
Violence

Dec 21, 2015 6:04 AM CST

Opie and Anthony DJ Charged With Domestic Violence

Woman uploads Periscope video showing fight between her and Anthony Cumia

(Newser) - Last year he was fired from SiriusXM for a string of "racially charged and hate-filled" tweets. Now disc jockey Anthony Cumia is facing new troubles after a domestic violence incident at his Long Island home. The 54-year-old former co-host of the Opie and Anthony radio show was arrested Saturday...

Brit DJ Plays 'Jump' for Suicidal Woman on Bridge

Jan 19, 2010 11:03 AM CST

Brit DJ Plays 'Jump' for Suicidal Woman on Bridge

She survives leap, but host is unrepentant

(Newser) - Mental health charities are blasting UK Radio DJ Steve Penk for playing Van Halen’s “Jump” for a suicidal woman police were trying to talk off a bridge. The woman had caused traffic on the four-lane bridge to come to a dead halt, and one frustrated driver called Penk...

DJ AM Found Dead at 36

OBITUARY

Aug 28, 2009 6:43 PM CDT

DJ AM Found Dead at 36

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

(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...