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12:40 PM ET, September 20, 2008

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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.
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Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Travis Barker and DJ AM in Jet Crash  —  DJ AM (left) and Travis Barker  —  Travis Barker and DJ AM were among those aboard a Learjet that crashed upon takeoff from a Columbia, South Carolina, airport - killing four people and critically injuring two others, reports NBC News.
Perez Hilton:
4 Dead, 2 Injured - Travis Barker & DJ A.M. Hurt But Survive Fatal Plane Crash  —  This is heartbreaking!  So tragic.  —  Travis Barker was involved in a fatal private plane crash in Columbia, South Carolina early on Saturday morning, killing four and injuring two.
Jeremy Turnage / WIS-TV:
Three victims identified in Columbia Metro plane crash  —  Updated:  —  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Officials with the Columbia Metropolitan Airport say a small jet has crashed killing four.  —  Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane carrying six people …
CNN:
Blink-182's Barker critically injured in plane crash  —  (CNN) — Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and singer-song artist Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein were in critical condition with extensive burns Saturday after a jet crash the night before that killed four people, authorities said.
Lisa Stark / ABCNEWS:
Rocker, DJ Critical After Plane Crash  —  Ex-Blink 182 Drummer Travis Barker, DJ AM Hospitalized After Crash That Killed 4  —  Travis Barker, the former drummer with the group Blink 182, and Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, were hospitalized in critical condition with severe burns …
Discussion: Access Hollywood
Tony Santaella / WLTX-TV:
4 Dead in Plane Crash; Barker, DJ AM Aboard Flight  —  Columbia (WLTX) - A lear jet crashed while attempting to take off at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, and several people have died.  We also now know that drummer Travis Barker and “D.J. AM” survived the crash.
Discussion: TMZ.com and Crabbie's Hollywood
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 …
Cynthia Wang / People.com:
Chris Daughtry to Join Rumer Willis on CSI: NY  —  American Idol favorite Chris Daughtry has signed to guest-star on the 100th episode of CBS's CSI: NY, PEOPLE has learned.  —  Also bound for the same episode are Rumer Willis, who has already shot her appearance, and Scott Wolf.
Marisa Laudadio / People.com:
Natalie Cole Hospitalized  —  Natalie Cole has suffered a setback in her treatment for hepatitis C and has been hospitalized in New York, PEOPLE has learned.  —  The side effects of Cole's grueling chemotherapy treatment for the liver disease, paired with a strenuous promotional schedule …
Lesley Messer / People.com:
Jada Pinkett Smith: I'm a Stricter Parent Than Will  —  Jada Pinkett Smith  —  As a loving mother to her three children with husband Will Smith - Trey, Jaden and Willow - Jada Pinkett Smith can draw from her experience for her role as a strong single mom on the TNT drama pilot, which she is also executive producing, Time Heals.
Discussion: OH NO!! and Celebrity Baby Scoop
RADAR:
JAMES FRANCO ON ZAC EFRON  —  In the October issue of Interview, director Gus van Sant interviews hot mysterious young actor James Franco.  Um! … I'm sorry, yes, what?  —  It goes on! … And then! … They sure can. … We're in too, baby.
 
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