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Tragic Twist In Jet Crash — Why They Flew — Travis Barker's assistant wanted to get home in time for his pregnant wife to give birth. — We've now learned why Barker and his friends decided to get on that doomed Learjet in South Carolina late last night, and the explanation can only be described as a horribly cruel twist of fate.
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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.
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Barker, AM “Really Badly Burned,” Says Friend — A friend of Travis Barker and DJ AM has revealed to E! News some grim new details about last night's plane crash, which the two survived but four others did not. — AM is “really, really badly burned,” according to the source, who confirms that “his face is very burned.”
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.
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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.
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.
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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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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.
Associated Press:
4 Killed In Small Plane Crash: DJ AM And Travis Barker Critically Injured (PHOTOS)
4 Killed In Small Plane Crash: DJ AM And Travis Barker Critically Injured (PHOTOS)
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Disney to Miley: Face the Music or Else! — TMZ has learned Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus want off “Hannah Montana,” and their conduct has triggered a war on the set. — Our spies on the set tell us Miley has bragged that she will get fired, making it clear she wants to focus on singing and not the show.
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