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5:20 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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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 …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and Hollyscoop
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 …
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.
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
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.
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:   Travis' Assistant Dies in Crash
Starpulse:
They Said It?  —  “I'm not going to vote for her because she's a woman.”  Eva Longoria Parker on Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.  —  “My kids see my penis every other day.  It's not a big deal... People are hung up about nudity.  We're embarrassed about it.”
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 …
Just Jared:
Robert Pattinson is Teddy's Trippin'  —  Robert Pattinson leaves Teddy's nightclub in Los Angeles on Friday with Kait Weiss, Ashley Meyers and another female friend who all seemed to have trouble standing up.  (It doesn't look like he helped any of them to their feet either!)
Discussion: OH NO!!
 
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