Monday, September 29, 2008

I Am The Luckiest Guy Alive, Adam Goldstein

A week after surviving a plane crash that took the lives of four people, DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, has been released from Doctors Hospital in Georgia. "Adam Goldstein is the luckiest guy alive," he wrote in Facebook status update on Friday. "While he is deeply saddened by the events he is thankful for all of the love and support he has been receiving from fans and friends world wide," his rep said in a statement on Friday. "We ask that you continue respect his privacy as he rests and heals and mourns the loss of his friends."

The 35-year-old, was being treated at the hospital's Joseph Still Burn Center for second- and third-degree burns. Actress Mandy Moore, his ex, was seen buying a get well gift for him at Mr. Ballon and Cookies by Design in West Hollywood on Thursday. Moore had flown to Georgia to be by AM's side as he and Travis Barker, the sole survivors of the small jet crash in South Carolina Friday night, were treated for burns. Both are expected to make full recoveries.

"It was divine intervention that they got out," Lt. Jason Shumpert of the South Congaree Police Department told the Associated Press on Wednesday. "They should be commended for being able to get out and keep their heads together.” The pilot and co-pilot died of smoke inhalation and burns while Barker and AM's pals Chris Baker and Charles Still died of impact-related injuries. Barker’s ex-wife Shanna Moakler, with whom he's back together, said of the accident: "Our lives will be changed forever."