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DJ AM Found Dead in Apartment

andPOP Staff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:03:37 +0000

DJ AM, also known as Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his NYC apartment earlier today, according to TMZ. Early reports say that drug paraphernalia was found around his body when he was discovered. Last year, Goldstein and Travis Barker survived a plane crash that killed four others on board.

Once the news broke about his death, Shanna Moakler tweeted “My deepest condolences for DJ AM, you were a great artist and will be severely missed. My thoughts and Prayers to his family and friends.”

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Katie Holmes Gets Criticized

Vanessa Baker — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:27:46 +0000

Katie Holmes’ performance on So You Think You Can Dance has not received much praise, according to E! Online. The actress performed an homage to Judy Garland choreographed by Tyce Diorio Thursday night on the reality show.

“I am f***ing INSULTED, Katie Holmes how dare you!,” Shanna Moakler wrote on Twitter. “I didn’t just grow up on musicals, I lived and breathed them, Oklahoma, Easter Parade, Family Band, don’t touch my legends! You’re not worthy.”

So You Think You Can Dance judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is angry about the negative reactions. He took to his Twitter to retaliate: “Why hate on Katie? She’s had no dance training and did this for publicity for the charity. Everyone lip synchs when they’re dancing. I’m going to ban all the Katie haters. You make me sick. Your attitude stops ’stars’ doing charity work. Understand why she did it CHILDREN. I’m trying to figure out why Katie is being judged as a dancer. When a star throws out the opening pitch, no one says ‘Ooh, crap pitcher!’”

Holmes did the performance to show her support for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a charity intended to support, improve and increase access to dance education in the United States. The charity was founded this year by Holmes, Lythgoe, director Adam Shankman and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba.

Trump Fires Carrie Prejean

Ilan Mester — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:41:09 +0000

Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California who made headlines for opposing same-sex marriage, has been forced to leave her post by Donald Trump.

“I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA Organization and I gave her the opportunity to do so,” Trump said in a statement. “Unfortunately it just doesn’t look like it is going to happen.

“Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests.”

Now that Prejean has been terminated from her position as Miss California, Shanna Moakler is reconsidering her pageant director position.

“First and foremost, my faith has been restored in the Miss Universe Organization and with Donald Trump, “ Moakler said in a statement.” I believed eventually what I intimately knew would come to fruition”.

Keith Lewis, Executive director of K2 Productions — which produces the pageant — says Prejean has been terminated from her Miss California position “based solely on contract violations.”

The Barkers Break Up… Officially

andPOP Staff — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:34:43 +0000

Another reality TV show couple bites the dust.

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, of the MTV series Meet the Barkers, have officially ended their marriage.

The couple continued their on-and-off again relationship after announcing their split in August 2006 but now, according to E! Online, Barker and Moakler were divorced earlier this month.

The exes share two children, four-year-old son Landon and two-year-old daughter Alabama and Moakler also has an eight-year-old daughter, Atiana, from her previous relationship with boxer Oscar de la Hoya.

Barker has recently spoken out to People magazine and says his main priority is his kids.

“I have a beautiful daughter at home, a beautiful son at home,” the rocker said. “That’s where my head is at right now. I don’t have time for anything else.”

Barker and Moakler tied the knot in October 2004.

Blink-182’s Travis Barker Splits from Wife

andPOP Staff — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:26:20 +0000

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and his wife, Playboy model Shanna Moakler, are splitting after less than two years of marriage.

People magazine reports that Barker’s publicist verified the separation on Tuesday, saying, “I can confirm that Travis filed this morning.”

The split also means that Barker and Moakler are upholding the MTV marriage curse. Just a month ago, Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra announced their separation; they had starred on MTV’s “‘Til Death Do Us Part.” Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey of MTV’s “Newlyweds” announced their split just eight months before. Barker and Moakler had starred on MTV’s “Meet the Barkers.”

The 30-year-old Barker and 31-year-old Moakler have two children together. Moakler also has a daughter from a prior relationship with boxer Oscar De La Hoya.