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3:30 PM ET, September 21, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Full Recovery Expected for Barker and DJ AM  —  A burn doctor has announced that Travis Barker and DJ AM are expected to have a full recovery after yesterday's horrific plane crash.  —  Barker and DJ AM were severely burned yesterday when their Learjet crashed before takeoff from a Columbia, South Carolina airport.
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Doctor: Travis Barker and DJ AM Expected to Make Full Recovery  —  Travis Barker and DJ AM suffered second and third degree burns from Friday's jet crash that killed four people, Dr. Fred Mullins, Medical Director at Georgia's Joseph Still Burn Center, announced at a press conference Sunday morning.
TMZ.com:
Chris' Wife Not in Labor at Time of Crash  —  A publicist for Travis Barker and DJ AM contacted TMZ and says our sources are incorrect — that Chris Baker's wife was not in labor when he died in the plane crash and that was not the reason Travis and the others flew home on a private jet.
People.com:
Doctor: Travis Barker & DJ AM Expected to Recover  —  DJ AM (left) and Travis Barker  —  There is promising long-range news in the medical condition of air-tragedy victims Travis Barker and DJ AM.  —  The medical director of the Georgia burn center where the two are being treated …
TMZ.com:
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.
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 …
Ken Baker / E! Online:
Barker, AM “Really Badly Burned,” Says Friend
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Brianm / Us Weekly:
Pal: Nicole Richie “Is in Shock” Over DJ AM
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Reps: Travis Barker and DJ AM in “Critical but Stable Condition”
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Celebrity Baby Scoop
Brianm / Us Weekly:
Source: DJ AM Phoned Mom Inside the Ambulance
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BBC:
George Michael arrest over drugs  —  Pop singer George Michael has been cautioned by police after being arrested in a public toilet in London for possession of drugs.  —  “A 45-year-old man was arrested on 19 September on suspicion of possession of drugs in the Hampstead Heath area,” a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
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Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
George Michael will not face charges over crack cocaine  —  The Met Police is standing by its decision not to charge George Michael with possession of crack cocaine despite previous drugs offences.  —  The multi-millionaire singer was caught using the class A drug by police officers …
Press Association:
George Michael arrested over drugs  —  George Michael was arrested in public toilets suspected of possessing drugs.  —  Reports say the multi-millionaire singer was arrested after a tip-off from a suspicious toilet attendant after he was seen loitering in underground loos in London's Hampstead Heath on Friday.
Agence France Presse:
George Michael cautioned for drugs: British police
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Scott Huver / People.com:
30 Rock Cast ‘Star-Struck’ By Jennifer Aniston  —  Even four years after Friends folded, Jennifer Aniston's sitcom timing remains as razor-sharp as ever, as the Emmy-nominated cast of 30 Rock will attest now that Aniston has shot her guest appearance for the NBC show.  —  “It was really fantastic.
TMZ.com:
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.
FemaleFirst:
Heather Mills Sues Former Publicist.  —  Heather Mills Sues Former Publicist....  Heather Mills is suing her former publicist for more than $460,000 for breach of confidence after the ex-employee slammed the one-time glamour model in a revealing newspaper interview.
 
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