DJ AM's Star-Laden Memorial Fashioned After 12-Step Meeting
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 @ 08:14AM - 2 comments
Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein's Thursday memorial at The Hollywood Palladium was fashioned after a 12-step meeting, drawing a notable pair of celebrities -- Robert Downey Jr. and Lindsay Lohan -- whose substance abuse issues have been well-documented.
Attendees were free to participate in the 12-step process, and able to speak with anonymity, due to the nature of the meeting; the 36-year-old Goldstein, a recovering crack cocaine addict during his 20s, was working on a reality show to help others with their addictions before his Aug. 28 death in Manhattan, New York.
Plans For DJ AM Nike Line Suspended
Posted on Sep 04, 2009 @ 06:55AM - Add a comment
Ongoing plans for a limited edition Nike shoe line, with Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein's logo branded on it, have been suspended in the wake of the 36-year-old's Aug. 28. death in Manhattan, New York.
Nike reps said a design had been completed, and approved by Goldstein before he died; they are in talks with his family to determine the next step in terms of marketing the product.
The talented Goldstein collected Nikes at an Imelda Marcos-like pace, amassing more than 700 pairs of the company's shoes.
Security Tight For DJ AM Funeral
Posted on Sep 02, 2009 @ 05:22PM - 2 comments
Police and security guards are greeting mourners arriving for the funeral for DJ AM. Adam Goldstein, is to be laid to rest Wednesday 3pm at West Los Angeles cemetery, Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary.
The funeral is for family only.
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There will be a memorial held for the DJ on Thursday night at The Hollywood Paladium, which is expected to be attended by a slew of Goldstein's celebrity and club going friends.
Goldstein, 36, was discovered dead in his New York City apartment last Friday. Cause of death is to still be determined, a crack pipe and various prescription drugs were found on the scene.
As RadarOnline.com reported previously nine OxyContin tablets were found in the DJ's body.
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Did DJ AM Overdose -- Or Kill Himself?
Posted on Sep 02, 2009 @ 08:11AM - Add a comment
Nine OxyContin tablets were found in the body of Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, leading officials to question whether the troubled celebrity disc jockey overdosed or committed suicide.
Eight of the nine pills were undigested, an indicator Goldstein swallowed the unusually high amount quickly, a source told People.
"He wanted to die," the source said. "He was going unconscious when he took the last one. He didn't even swallow it."
In addition to the pills, a mirror was barricading his door when authorities tried to enter, and a crack cocaine pipe was also found next to his corpse.
Goldstein, according to the source, "smoked a lot of crack, barricaded the doors and killed himself."
Goldstein was found dead in in his Manhattan apartment Friday, August 28. He was 36.
Goldstein's death comes less than a year after he barely survived a plane crash with his friend and musical collaborator Travis Barker, the drummer for Blink-182.
Four people were killed when the plane skidded off a South Carolina runway. Goldstein suffered severe burns and in the weeks and months that followed, was said to have suffered depression.
A private memorial for Goldstein will be held Thursday evening in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium, People also reports.
The memorial will be in the style of a 12-step meeting in homage to Goldstein's very public battle with addiction. According to the invite: "The format of the evening will be in the style of an open 12-step meeting. Adam's friends both from his life in recovery, as well as those from other areas of his life are welcome. We ask only that everyone adhere to the tradition of anonymity and let what they hear there, and who they see there, stay there."
