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UPDATE: Travis Barker & DJ AM Healing & Shanna Moakler Releases Statement

Sassy Smith — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:06:00 GMT

Travis Barker and DJ AM are very lucky to be alive after being involved in a horrific plane crash last Friday night. Friends and family have been rallying around the two stars, as well as fans, sending nothing but best wishes for speedy and full recoveries for both men.

Both Barker and Adam (DJ AM's real name) suffered second and third-degree burns and doctors have said they are both expected to make a full recovery. Friends and family have spoken out and want fans to know that both are progressing in their healing.

According to Us Magazine, Travis's ex-wife and mother of his two young children, Shanna Moakler, has released a statement. She wants to thank fans for their outpouring of love and concern for the ex-drummer of Blink 182.

"There are not enough words to express how thankful we are for the outpouring of love and support we have received during this very difficult time. We can only ask for prayers as we heal and mourn the loss of our dear friends who we considered part of our family. Our lives will be changed forever."

TMZ is reporting that DJ AM is doing well. An unnamed source said, "[He is] ambulartory and in good spirits."

As well, TMZ has information on the cause of death of the other four victims on board. A coroner concludes that Chris Baker and Charles Still died from blunt force trauma. The pilot Sarah Lemmon, and co-pilot James Bland died from smoke and fume inhalation plus thermal injuries.

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DJ AM- Calls Mom, Nicole Richie Reacts To Plane Crash

trix — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:15:00 GMT

DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) was in a fatal plane crash last night and "was completely terrified and traumatized" from the experience. The medical staff said that he was lucky to be alive.

He was able to call his mom from the ambulance and tell her what happened. Oh my god, could you imagine getting that phone call, how terrifying.

"DJ AM suffered severe burns to his face. He is currently in a doctor-induced coma so he can "undergo skin grafts in an attempt to repair some of the extensive burn damage."

DJ AM's former fiancee, "Nicole Richie, 'is in shock, she wishes only the best for Adam and hopes he recovers from this, she's horribly upset about the people who died.'"

Joel Madden, Nicole's current partner and father of Harlow, is friends with Travis Barker, who was injured in the plane crash as well, feels terrible and hopes they recover.

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Updated: Travis Barker and DJ AM in Plane Crash

Whit Honea — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:11:00 GMT

Travis Barker and DJ AM were the only two survivors from a plane crash in Columbia, South Carolina. They are in critical condition.

Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein were leaving Columbia after playing a large outdoor concert Saturday night. According to CNN, "the Learjet 60 crashed on takeoff at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport at 11:53 p.m." It was headed to Van Nuys, California.

From CNN:

"They overran the end of runway 11. They impacted the antenna array and a number of lights at the end of the runway. They went through the perimeter fence and across the roadway here," said NTSB spokeswoman Debbie Hersman, briefing reporters on Saturday. "There was a significant post-crash fire."

William Owens told WIS-TV he was driving down Highway 302 when he said he saw a fireball go across the road.

"I didn't know what I had seen -- it was maybe 800 feet in front of me, but as I approached it closer though, I made out a fire. By then I was able to see the tail of the jet and I recognized it as a jet," Owens said.

Owens told the station he tried to get to the wreckage.

"It's in flames and the fuel is running across the road and I had to cross the fuel to get to the two guys that seemed to have been dumped on the highway," Owens said.

Owens told WIS-TV the two men were running around and pulling off clothing to put out the flames. He said he asked them if anyone else was on board the plane and they said four people were with them.

"We turned to the jet to try and see if there was anything we could do, but immediately, there was nothing anyone could do," Owens said.

The four other people on the plane were pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, co-pilot James Bland, 52, Chris Baker, 29, and Charles Still, 25, all from California.

Travis Barker has been the subject of various rumors over the past couple of years regarding his alleged death. He and Goldstein are listed in critical condition with severe burns.

Travis Barker has two children.

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Ben Stiller Thinks L.A. is Soft

Whit Honea — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:31:00 GMT

Ben Stiller has a few regrets, but then again too few to mention. However, he does wish that he and his wife had raised their kids in NYC rather than L.A., but not for the reasons you might think.

"Raising them here is different because I was raised in New York City. It's totally different. I grew up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the 70s. There were... fires and riots and serial killers. It was great. My kids, its L.A., its sunny and nice. They don't have any excitement."

Um, come to my neighborhood, Ben. Kids here have a bit more excitement, Billy won a ribbon for his hog at the fair, Jane just lost a tooth, and on the corner we have a really cozy meth lab. L.A. is as exciting as you make it!

Related: Tropic Thunder Too Far?

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Paparazzi Are Scumbags to Maggie Gyllenhaal and Baby

Karen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:12:00 GMT

Maggie Gyllenhaal had a taste of what's it's like to be a new celebrity mom, when baby Ramona was just 5 days old. The paps were so anxious to get a picture of her and the baby, that they called her and told her there was a fire in her building. Scum!

"The paparazzi were just really awful to us. I mean, they called the fire department and told them there was a fire in our little, tiny building in the West Village (New York) so that we would have to come outside with a five-day-old baby."

The false fire alert almost led Gyllenhaal to turn down the role of Rachel Dawes in the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight.

She tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper, "I was trying to navigate my way through that (media intrusion) when this offer came. I thought, 'It's going to push that stuff further probably.' But what am I going to do? I'm going to hide and not do things that are appealing to me? I'm an actress."

Spying on the Neighbors: 7-11-08

Whit Honea — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:52:00 GMT

Smoke got in my eyes...

Nicole to visit the homeland (fametastic)

Is A-Rod in Sir Charles' top 5? (TMZ)

Heidi Klum praises Seal (Knocked Up Celebs)

Levi goes home (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Reese and Jake in Paris (Gossip Girls)

Posh pants not so posh (Perez Hilton)

Kate Beckinsale and an Endless Supply of Pussy Jokes

Whit Honea — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:02:00 GMT

Man, I must have written 15 titles for this post, all different variations of Kate Beckinsale and pussy. It's hot. It's smokin'. It's on fire. The possibilities were endless, and despite the fact that I'm talking about a cat they just seemed too dirty, even for me. I know, I'm getting downright respectable.

What happened is that Kate Beckinsale's cat caught on fire. Don't worry, Clive (the cat) is fine. He got too close to a candle and shed his winter coat in one quick blaze of glory.

Clive could not be reached for comment.

Photo/Source: People

Flea's House, Butch Walker's Heartache

Whit Honea — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:37:00 GMT

Rolling Stone producer of the year and all around musician's musician Butch Walker was renting/buying the house owned by the Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea when it burned down in the recent Malibu fires.

Butch had an extensive collection of masters and irreplacable items in the house when it was destroyed. The word is that he lost everything.

I don't know much about Walker's personal life, and his Wikipedia entry wasn't much help, but Perez Hilton reported that Butch has a baby and that people are assisting with diapers and clothes.

That's tough. Best of luck to Butch.

Photo: Perez Hilton

Look Out Rockies, Here Come Mike Timlin and the Running Red Sox

Whit Honea — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:50:00 GMT

Mike Timlin and his son J.D. knew what they were doing. They got the show on the road and they ran with it.

What's up with the actual red socks that J.D. is wearing? How are we supposed to see Schilling's ketchup stain on those?

Look, I just made a whole post about Boston without making fun of them. It must be the smoke getting to me.

Photo: Yahoo!