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DJ AM, Survivor of South Carolina Plane Crash, Dies at 36
Last September, DJ AM and former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker barely escaped with their lives when the Learjet in which they were traveling crashed while taking off from the Columbia, South Carolina airport. Four others in the airplane were killed. Sadly, DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) won't be around to mark the one-year anniversary of his miraculous survival, as the 36-year-old celebrity disk jockey was found dead in a Manhattan apartment Friday night. According to an AP story, officials suspect a drug overdose killed Goldstein, though no determination has yet been made.
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Barker-AM Crash Lawsuit: The Finger-Pointing Frenzy
Travis Barker's showing up to the Grammys with his arm in a sling (alongside bandmates Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge) reminded us of the last major airline accident before Flight 1549. (Barker just had surgery for nerve damage stemming from the accident.) Has Barker gotten any justice since the crash that took four lives?
Well, no, but at least he's performing again since his highly publicized reunion with fellow survivor D.J. AM on New Year's Eve. Barker filed suit against the owner of the plane and the manufacturer of the blown tire that sent their Learjet 60 off the runway at Columbia Metropolitan Airport Sept. 19. (AM, alias Adam Goldstein, sued later that month.) In turn, the owner of the plane has sued Learjet and the airport, claiming they were both "defective."
We gotta wonder whether there's any money in suing an airport. The family of a woman who died at a Phoenix airport last year sued the city, but not Sky Harbor International; San Francisco Airport faced a class action suit brought by deaf passengers who felt the airport did not accommodate them, but settled in 2005. If law enforcement is involved, it's probably more productive to sue them.
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· Travis Barker Reveals Reason For Arm Sling [US Magazine]
· Barker/AM Jet Owner Blames "Defective" Runway [TMZ]
· Miami Trumps Vegas In Star-powered-Soirees [Jaunted]
· Barker Sues Over Plane Crash [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Zimio]
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Miami Trumps Vegas In Star-powered Soirees
The annual tradition of the celeb-hosted New Year’s Eve party is upon us again, and this year Vegas, already hurting, is getting the some of the weakest wattage possible. You'd do much better to hit up Miami where Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson are hosting a party at Mansion. Kristin Cavallari (!), Kellan Lutz and Robert Iler will all be at Shore Club’s Skybar. Chloë Sevigny is heading to the Gansevoort Hotel in South Beach, where T.I. will perform. Diddy will be ringing in the new year at LIV nightclub inside the Fontainebleau Resort while Molly Sims handles the festivities inside Blade, also at Fontainebleau. And rounding out the South Beach celebrations, AnnaLynne McCord is hosting at B.E.D.
In NYC, Mario Lopez is hosting the party at Marquee, and in LA Travis Barker and DJ AM will be performing together at The Lot for the first time since they were injured in September's plane crash.
Meanwhile, the best Sin City has to offer is Denise Richards at Prive in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino and The Kardashians at LAX. Vegas couldn’t even hold onto the Hilton sisters who are usually a NYE staple on the Strip. Instead, this year they're set to host the Bongo Virus Party in Sydney.
If you’re jet setting off to one of these star-studded soirees next week, leave a comment or drop us a line at tips@jaunted.com.
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· Celebrity New Year's Eve: Paid to Party [Celebuzz]
· New Year's Eve 2009: Hottest Celebrity Parties and Events [The Scene]
· Where are the Celebs Partying for New Years Eve [I Am Not Obsessed]
[Photo: Faded Youth Blog]
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Together Again And Happier Than Ever
They've come a long way since their September crash, but Travis Barker and DJ AM seem to have developed a special power from it: On New Year's Eve, they will be... in ten cities at once!
Okay, not really, but their Los Angeles concert will be broadcast to nine other American cities as part of New Year's Nation, a series of parties linked by a common sound system. From Atlanta to Seattle, a ticket to New Year's Nation gets you an open bar, champagne at midnight and access to the cheers of other cities, but Barker and Mr. AM will be performing in LA, so we suggest you go there. After all, the dudes are practically invincible now.
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· DJ AM and Travis Barker Plan New Year's Eve Reunion [Bitten and Bound]
· Join the Party That Connects the Nation [Newyearsnation.com]
· New Year's Eve coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of DJ AM in a 2006 appearance: mcaphoto]
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Mandy Attempts One-Bag Travel
Put this in your pop song: Mandy Moore wrestles with a pesky bag at check-in at LAX over the weekend.
The singer and actress, most recently linked with Ryan Adams, has been spotted out and about with ex DJ AM, sparking rumors that they are back together again. The supposed catalyst? AM's life-threatening injuries sustained when a Learjet he was flying on skidded off the runway and caught fire. (Travis Barker also survived the crash, but his bodyguard and assistant, plus both pilots, died in the ensuing blaze.)
Moore and AM broke up about a year ago but according to the same "friends" who are always quoted in gossip magazines have grown closer since she flew to his Georgia burn center bedside.
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· Recovery Travel: Details Emerge On Barker Crash [Jaunted]
· Mandy Moore Hooks Back Up With DJ AM [Hollywood Heartbreaker]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Celebrity-Gossip.net]
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Recovery Travel: Details Emerge On Barker/ AM Crash
DJ AM and Travis Barker are still recovering in an Augusta, Georgia burn center after the Learjet they were on skidded off the runway and caught fire Friday night. The crash killed four people--two pilots and Barker's bodyguard and assistant--and is now believed to have been caused by a blown tire which impeded takeoff.
According to the coroner's report, the pilot and copilot died of smoke inhalation while Chris Baker and Charles Still, the assistant and bodyguard, were killed on crash impact. Barker and AM told police on the scene that they slid down the right wing of the plane in order to get away from the flames and helped each other to extinguish themselves.
Barker's ex-wife Shanna Moakler and AM's ex-girlfriend Mandy Moore have both arrived in Georgia and are visiting the burn center daily. With AM's parade of celebrity girlfriends--he has previously been linked to Nicole Richie, "Laguna Beach" star Kristin Cavallari and "Gossip Girl" guest star Michelle Trachtenberg--the star wattage of South Carolina can only increase, even in tragedy.
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· DJ AM, Travis Barker Expected To Recover After Plane Crash [Jaunted]
· Travis Barker's Latest Condition After Plane Crash [Ace Show Biz]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo from the duo's last concert: chasingthefleetinglight]
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Mandy Moore and DJ AM Not Bothered by Southwest's New Boarding Policy
On Friday night, a Jaunted spy snapped this picture of Mandy Moore and rumored on-again ex-boyfriend DJ AM hanging out at a Southwest gate at LAX--the airport, not the nightclub. The duo was headed to Las Vegas.
Apparently, Mandy and DJ AM were not bothered by Southwest's new boarding policies. That's because they both had a handful of electronic gadgets to keep them occupied. Mandy had an iPhone, a Blackberry and a Razr phone. But she was still gracious enough to take some pics with rabid fans in the form of 9-year-old girls.
As for the romance between Mandy and DJ AM? Our spy said they looked completely platonic. Now, we've never been the type to remain friends with our exes so we don't believe that. But Mandy Moore is probably one of the nicest girls in Hollywood, so maybe a sin-free Vegas trip is possible.
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· Southwest to Tweak Boarding Policy [Jaunted]
· Southwest Announces Priority Boarding [Jaunted]
· Mandy Moore coverage [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]
