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9:00 PM ET, September 20, 2008

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Lisa Ingrassia / People.com:
Shanna Moakler Rushes to Travis Barker's Side  —  Travis Barker's former mother-in-law, Gail Moakler, tells PEOPLE, “We're totally crushed,” but that Shanna Moakler has rushed to be with her ex, while DJ AM's sister, Lara, and her husband, Benjamin Long, learned the news of the plane crash …
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TMZ.com:
Condition Update — Barker and DJ AM  —  TMZ has learned Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash.  DJ AM's face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.  —  We're also told the tragedy is all the worse because one of the passengers …
MSNBC:
4 killed, 2 hurt as rock star's jet crashes  —  Ex-Blink-182 drummer is critically injured as Learjet goes off runway  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and critically injuring two others including rock band Blink-182's former drummer.
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Source: DJ AM Phoned Mom Inside the Ambulance  —  DJ AM “was completely terrified and traumatized” after his jet crash early Friday, but he was conscious long enough inside the ambulance to call his mother, a source tells Usmagazine.com.  —  During the emotional phone call, DJ AM …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Hollyscoop
TMZ.com:
Travis' Assistant Dies in Crash  —  Travis Barker's assistant — featured on the reality show “Meet the Barkers” — was one of the four people who died in last night's plane crash in Columbia, SC.  —  Chris Baker, 29, died along with the pilot Sarah Lemmon, co-pilot James Bland and Charles Still, who was Travis' bodyguard.
Discussion: X17 Online
TMZ.com:
Travis and DJ AM Save Lives By Jumping  —  Sources tell us Travis Barker and DJ AM saved their own lives after their plane crashed by jumping out the door of the burning plane, almost immediately after the small jet came to a halt.  —  As we reported, both are at a burn center, but it could have been fatal.
Discussion: Defamer and The Dirty
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Pal: Nicole Richie “Is in Shock” Over DJ AM  —  Nicole Richie “is in shock” after her ex fiance DJ AM and pal Travis Barker were critically injured in a jet crash upon takeoff from a Columbia, South Carolina, airport after midnight Friday.  Four people - including Barker's assistant - were killed.
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Gil Kaufman / MTV:
DJ AM And Travis Barker Critically Injured In Private Plane Crash In South Carolina  —  DJ and drummer had just performed in free show in Five Points.  —  DJ AM and Travis Barker were critically injured in a plane crash Friday night (September 19) in Columbia, South Carolina.
TMZ.com:   Tragic Twist In Jet Crash — Why They Flew
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Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Mark Wahlberg Welcomes Baby Boy  —  Mark Wahlberg and his fiancee Rhea Durham welcomed their third child, a boy, Tuesday in Los Angeles, Usmagazine.com exclusively reports.  —  A name was not immediately available.  —  Check out Us' Babies of the Year!  —  Though the longtime couple already …
 
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