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DJ AM: The Aftermath, Tributes, And Legacy

10:16AM Foster Kamer | DJ AM – nee Adam Goldberg – was the Kevin Bacon of LA’s music-celebrity scene, except he was connected to everyone by two degrees. His death gets more tragic as it unfolds. The outpouring for him out there’s large. More »
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Did Katie Holmes Perform On SYTYCD To Arouse Tom Cruise?

9:30PM the cajun boy | Katie Holmes appears on So You Think You Can Dance (Video!), Gerard Butler is getting fat, Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler reunite, Gwyneth Paltrow cooks a chicken, Avril Lavigne parties really hard and Gwen Stefani looks pretty damn good. More »

7:45AM Kyle Buchanan | Aaand He’s Out! When we last checked in on Travis Barker, he’d extended a healing middle finger to the camera while reassuring fans that he’d be released from the hospital soon. Looks like that came even faster than he’d anticipated — the rocker was discharged from Sherman Oaks’ Grossman Burn Centre today. Upon hearing the news, negligent ex-wife Shanna Moakler ducked into the dressing room at Maxfield to cannily whisper into her cell phone, “Trav? Babe? I’m at the hospital, where are you?” [E!] More »

Travis Barker Not a Fan of Hospital Life, Ex-Wife Shanna Moakler

5:35AM Kyle Buchanan | Though DJ AM was recently welcomed back to Hollywood with a bash fit for our putative next president, his friend Travis Barker remains in the hospital, still recovering from burns sustained from the plane crash that took the lives of their friends. Barker just took to Myspace to update his fans, extending both kudos to the hospital staff and a middle finger to hospital life in general. Also deserving of Barker’s burned digit? The ex-wife who’s begun to incur his ire, Shanna Moakler. More »

DJ AM Welcomed Home in Uncannily Obamaesque Fashion

8:20AM STV | Everyone was thrilled, no doubt, to see DJ AM walk out of the hospital last week so soon after the plane crash that critically burned him and travel partner Travis Barker while killing four others. LA’s especially excited DJ community has since organised a “welcome home” bash to be held Oct. 14 at the Avalon, but might have slightly overshot its appreciation with its accompanying posters featuring AM in flame-orange, Obama-influenced repose. Did we miss the memo saying tacky is the new tribute? Let us know after viewing the full ad following the jump. [ONTD] More »

DJ AM Makes First Public Appearance Since Plane Crash at Memorial Service

8:40AM Kyle Buchanan | Released from the hospital this past Friday, DJ AM yesterday made his first public appearance since the plane crash that claimed the lives of four people and left the musician and his friend Travis Barker badly burned. One of those victims was Chris “Lil’ Chris” Baker, Barker’s assistant, and it was his memorial service that drew DJ AM back into the public eye. More »

Well Wishes: Nine days after the tragic plane …

7:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Well Wishes: Nine days after the tragic plane crash that left four dead, Travis Barker was released from the hospital this morning and is apparently headed home to Los Angeles. A spokesperson for the hospital told People that Barker was in “good condition.” The drummer, 32, was being treated for burns on his torso and lower body at Joseph M. Still Burn Centre at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. The only other survivor, DJ AM, wasreleased Friday. That same day, he updated his Facebook page to read, “Adam Goldstein [AM's real name] is the luckiest guy alive.” Thankfully, both Barker and AM are expected to fully recover from their injuries. Good thoughts to both. [MTV News] More »

5:55AM Defamer Hollywood | Recoveries: After that horrible plane crash last week, it seems the sole survivors DJ AM and Travis Barker are doing a little better. AM has been released from the hospital in Georgia and is on his way back to LA. His publicist says, “While he is deeply saddened by the events, he is thankful for all of the love and support he has been receiving from fans and friends world wide. We ask that you continue to respect his privacy as he rests and heals and mourns the loss of his friends.” Meanwhile Jermaine Dupri just visited Travis in the hospital and told People Magazine all about it. “He’s doing good, he’s gonna be alright. He’s just got a lot of healing to do,” says the producer. What’s more, Travis is getting his hospital room all tricked out with iPods and computers so he can be more comfortable. “He’s supposed to send a message out to everybody in a couple of days to let everybody know that he’s feeling better.” Glad to hear it. [People] More »

Following Plane Crash, Travis Barker and DJ AM Expected to Recover

7:00AM Kyle Buchanan | After the Friday morning jet crash that killed four people and left musicians Travis Barker and DJ AM badly burned and hospitalized, some good news: though both men are still in critical condition, the medical director of the Georgia burn centre where they are being treated says they are expected to make full recoveries. More »

Travis Barker And DJ AM In Critical Condition Following Plane Crash

9:00AM Seth | Tragedy struck in South Carolina Friday night, as drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, were critically injured in a Learjet crash that took the lives of four others. From the LAT report: More »