DJ AM IS DEAD!

DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, has been found DEAD in his NYC apartment!

This is SO shocking – another celebrity dead!

DJ AM survived a fiery plane crash last year (Sept.’08) after the Learjet he was in with best friend Travis Barker crashed. They both suffered severe burns but survived.

DJ AM has died at the age of 36.

From E!

The New York Fire Department has confirmed that a body was discovered at Goldstein’s Lafayette Street address at 5:24 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 6 p.m. The body was not transported from the scene afterward.

The New York Post, claims that drug paraphernalia was found near his dead body. TMZ says that prescription pills and a drug smoking pipe were found.

DJ AM’s neighbor told E!: “I came home and there were police cars everywhere.  My doorman told me someone died in 7A and I knew who it was. The whole front of the building is filled with police blocking if off with barricades. I know he has been here for the last week and a half, but I haven’t seen him.”

DJ AM’s publicist released the following statement: (via People)

“The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Out of respect for his family and loved ones, please respect their privacy at this time.”

His management company released a statement as well:

“We are devastated by the loss of Adam Goldstein, our dear friend and valued member of the Dusk family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. He was a true talent who will be greatly missed.”

Adam posted on his Twitter account Thursday:

“New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york ain’t always what it seems.”

His body has since been removed from his apartment.

R.I.P. AM.

Ted Kennedy is dead

Ted Kennedy is dead at the age of 77.

Senator Kennedy died just before midnight Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. He had been fighting brain cancer for some time.

The Kennedy family released the following statement:

“We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. We thank everyone who gave him care and support over this last year, and everyone who stood with him for so many years in his tireless march for progress toward justice.”

[CNN]

Lisa Lapore and Fiore’s ex-boyfriend Robert Hasman

Lisa Lapore, murdered model Jasmine Fiore’s mother, along with Fiore’s ex-boyfriend Robert Hasman, on the Today Show this morning.

Lapore says she is relieved that Jenkins is dead, but says that it is “a mixed reaction. It brings some closure to what’s going on.” She adds that she is relieved that “he’s no longer a threat.” But, that it doesn’t necessarily make her long journey ahead any more bearable. “We still have a long process of closure.”

The poor woman, I cannot fathom how she kept it together throughout the interview. Seriously, I would be completely unfit for a television interview. She must still be numb.

As for Robert Hasman, he says he is “happy that Ryan killed himself.” But he too, must be numb. He adds, “Um, I really don’t know how I feel right now. I kind of have mixed emotions.”

Ryan Jenkins is DEAD

Ryan Jenkins has been found dead in Canada! Jenkins, 32, brutally murdered his wife, Jasmine Fiore, then pulled all her teeth out and cut her fingers off before stuffing her into a suitcase and dumping her into a dumpster behind an apartment building.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police say Jenkins hung himself in a motel in Hope, British Columbia. His body was discovered at approximately 5:00PM Sunday evening.

The staff at the motel say that a woman checked into the motel and requested a room for three days. She added that she may need to extend her stay, and paid in cash. A man driving a PT Cruiser with Alberta plates waited for her outside. When Jenkins failed to check out Sunday, the manager and his nephew entered the room and found him hanging from a coat rack by a belt.

Kevin Walker, manager of the motel, said that he saw Jenkins, but did not recognize him from photos and from television. He said his face was sunken and he looked very thin. “He didn’t look like the Ryan Jenkins I’d seen on TV. He looked like a man at the end of his rope, not the muscle-bound macho man you saw on TV.” Another person, a permanent resident of the motel added that he too did not recognize Jenkins, saying, “He was too tall, too skinny, too gaunt. Could have fooled me.”

He says that when he opened the room he spotted an open laptop on the bed and smelled something foul.  “As I was pushing the door open, I smelled death. And then, as I kept opening the door, there was death staring at me.”

Unbelievably, Jenkins’ mother was reached for comment soon after her son’s death was made public. Through the tears she managed to say, “I think he panicked, my little boy, and we had to protect him, even now that he’s dead. I was paranoid this would drag on forever.” So it looks like his parents DID assist in his hiding.

Good riddance. Looks like he was too much of a coward to face the consequences.

Below: The Thunderbird Motel where Jenkins’ body was found.

[TMZ/ Vancouver Sun]

Jasmine Fiore death photo was published by TMZ this weekend, then pulled.

Why a death photo was even published in the first place is amazing to me. I am also curious why they pulled it after posting it. Did their conscious get the best of them after people wrote to them, outraged? Was the whole thing simply a ploy to drum up hits to their website?

The death photo was reportedly a grainy still shot take from a video. A Medical Examiner is seen with a mask and gloves on, hovering over an open suitcase. The remains of murdered Jasmine Fiore stuffed inside. (UPDATE: I have seen the photo in question and I’ll just tell you that it was not possible to see Jasmine’s body in the picture, but it is still a very eerie photo.)

Also published this weekend were photos and a video of Jasmine and Ryan in Las Vegas, two weeks before the gruesome murder. In the video Jasmine dances seductively for Ryan in a tiny bikini while hanging out by a hotel pool. Ryan is heard saying in the video, “God, I love my life . . . And I love my wife.” At the end of the clip he says with a grin, “Luckiest guy in the world, right here.” Watch the video here.

Law enforcement believes that Ryan’s family is assisting him in his attempt to elude police. His family is extremely wealthy, his parents are divorced and living in different cities in Canada. After Ryan officially became a suspect his father flew in from his resort on an island off Honduras. Boy, no kidding the have money..

Also this weekend we have learned that Fiore’s body was identified by the serial number on her breast implants. This is not uncommon for female murder victims with implants whose bodies are not identifiable. Luckily Jenkin’s didn’t know this or else he probably would have cut them out of her body. He horrifically removed all of her teeth and fingers after killing her, hoping that she would not be able to be ID’d. Do you know how hard that would be to pull all of her 28 teeth out? I worked for a dentist for many years, and pulling teeth is not easy. Just the thought of someone doing that to a human body that they just killed just blows my mind. But not only that, he cut off her fingers at the second knuckle.

Fiore’s mother, Lisa Lepore said of Jenkins: “I want to hold him down and pull his teeth out. We all do.” That poor, poor woman. It’s one of the worst things in the world to lose a child, but it MUST be even that much harder knowing how her daughter was murdered then dismembered afterwards. I cannot imagine the nightmares she will have for the rest of her life. Just tragic.

As for VH1 and their reality shows, Megan Wants a Millionaire has been canceled, and the upcoming ‘I Love Money 3′ most likely won’t air either because we are hearing that Jenkins was the winner of that show. Sadly enough, Jenkins reportedly won $250,000 after winning it.

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Ryan Jenkins reportedly removed the teeth and fingers of his wife, Jasmine Fiore

Ryan Jenkins has been formally charged with murdering his wife, Jasmine Fiore.

Jenkins managed to slip back into his native Canada by foot via the Washington State/ Canadian border. Meanwhile, authorities in Orange County, CA have formally charged Jenkins with murder.

As if what we already knew wasn’t grim enough, new details have emerged and they are flat out heartbreaking.

Not only did Ryan Jenkins murder Jasmine, stuffing her body into a suitcase then dumping it into a dumpster, he also removed all of her teeth and fingers, hoping that she could not be identified.

Robert Hasman, Jasmine’s ex-boyfriend is horrified at what Jenkins has done to her. He said: “Ryan Jenkins is an animal.What he has done to Jasmine is unspeakable.”

The Chief of Police in Buena Par, where Jasmine’s body was discovered, says the U.S. Marshall is working with the Royal Canadian Police to catch this maniac. They say he is considered dangerous and may be armed. He added that anyone who helps Ryan will be subject to prosecution as well. “There will be no stone unturned, and we will look under every rock for him,” he stated.

See video of Robert Hasman and the press conference here.

[PM]

Robert Novak has died at the age of 78.

After a long battle with brain cancer he died at his home in Washington DC early Tuesday morning.

Novak eas diagnosed with the disease last July, just after he hit someone in his Corvette and fled the scene afterwards.

He was the co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire” and for many years wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times, but was best known for exposing CIA operative Valerie Plame.

He is survived by his wife Geraldine and a son and daughter.

[LAT]