Our sources say DJ AM, a recovering addict, developed a dependency to Xanax and other benzodiazepines as a direct result of the plane crash a year ago. We’re told AM developed a tremendous anxiety over flying — something he had to do frequently for his job. We’re told doctors began prescribing Xanax and other anti-anxiety medications to relieve his fear, but the benzos triggered a relapse into addiction.

Our sources say DJ AM’s relapse was “recent” — he was not abusing for a prolonged period of time before his death. We’re also told the OD had “absolutely nothing to do with his recent breakup.”

Our sources say the evidence strongly indicates cause of death will be a combination of crack cocaine and benzos.

This is a tragedy! Now rich celebrities won’t be about to hear kicking mashups of Kanye West and “Barbie Girl” at parties anymore. Aw, that was mean. RIP AM. You seemed like a good person and you banged Mandy Moore.

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Although they ended their two month relationship in 2007, Mandy Moore and DJ AM are reportedly dating again. A source told Us Weekly the pair reunited shortly after DJ AMís September Learjet crash.

ìItís back on,î a DJ AM source says in the newest issue of Us Weekly.

ìSince the accident, itís blossomed into something again.î

Moore, 24, rushed to DJ AMís side after the September 19 plane crash that left him with burns on his arm and scalp, injured Travis Barker, 32, and killed four others.

Continues the insider, ìMandy said, ëI like this guy a lot and I want to see where it can go again. Life is too short to not be with someone you really care about.íî

Says a second DJ AM source, ìWhen you go through what Adam went through, you need people you love and people who love you. He will never stop loving her.î

Mandy and DJ AM made their first public appearance together at the October 18 Friendly House event in Beverly Hills. A witness said, ìHe was holding her hand, and they were rubbing each otherís backs.î

This is the part where we're supposed to say something snarky, right? Well, screw your celebrity-gossip-blog expectations! We could never say a harsh word about Mandy, and now that DJ AM once again sees that she's the pinnacle of joy and love, he becomes immune from our celeb deriding wrath as well. So mazel tov to you, Mandy and AM. Plus, now that we've seen how truly low Mandy's taste in men can go (we're looking at you, Ryan Adams), DJ AM seems like a right good chap.


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Travis Barker and DJ AM suffered second and third degree burns from Fridayís jet crash that killed four people, Dr. Fred Mullins, Medical Director at Georgiaís Joseph Still Burn Center, announced at a press conference Sunday morning.

Barker has burns on his torso and lower body and Goldstein has burns on his arm and part of his head, Mullins said. (Mullins would not say the percentage of their bodies that were burned or whether they were conscious. He also did not go into detail about the type of treatment they are currently receiving.)

He said the two did not sustain any other injuries from the crash.

ìI think these patients are going to make a full recovery,î Mullins said. ìAnybody who can survive a plane crash is very lucky.î

During the conference, Mullins also read a statement from the families: ìThe families wish to thank fans from all over the world for their prayers and concern. Deepest sympathy is expressed to the loved ones of those who perished in the crash. As the two recuperate and mourn this loss, privacy for them, their families and friends is requested at this time.î

Life is truly unfair. Like it wasn't bad enough that Barker and AM once had to dip their dongs into Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie (respectively)! And now this.

ï Naomi Campbell pooh-poohs claims that she's involved with witchcraft. But her involvement with bitchcraft? Guilty as charged.

ï Paris Hilton exits a courthouse in a chaste polo dress . . . and although she couldn't resist giving us a little upskirt action, even the panties were innocent white cotton. Way to dress for success.

ï Tom Cruise continues his sartorial transformation of Katie Holmes from "fresh-faced ingenue" to "72-year-old Nan Kempner at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Fundraising Gala". Also, her nose looks suspiciously Nicole-esque, suddenly.

ï Jenna Jameson and Paris Hilton relieving losers of their virginity. Best reality show idea ever? Let's call it Skanky and the Geek.

ï Cameron Diaz gets her post-Timberlakian groove back via a particularly flattering bikini. Feel the magic.

ï Johnny Depp's babymama Vanessa Paradis: man, that's some kinda smile.

ï Rachael Ray, always three steps behind the trends, attempts to ride Mel Gibson's/Kramer's coattails to racist remark fame and fortune; thinks Angelina Jolie is a "skanky, backdoor cunt". That's evil . . . or is it EVOO?

ï Screw the haters, we still approve of luminescent Mandy Moore and nice Jewish boy DJ AM, especially when they are sucking face.

Are Kirsten Dunst and Adam Brody an item? The two were looking awfully cozy at L.A. hotspot Hyde recently, reports US Weekly.

Their shared love of thrift-store t-shirts and uncleanliness should take them pretty far.

And Bruce Willis is skewing a bit older than normal, as he was reportedly "making out in front of everybody" with Drew Barrymore. While her daddy issues are just as intense as Lindsay Lohan's, she's decades past the whole rehabbin' and relapsin' phase, so we guess that's a score for Bruce.

While we were against the union of Mandy Moore and DJ AM at first glance, we're warming up to it, mostly thanks to these photos. Awwww. And, hey, if Mandy can make even Zach Braff seem less than an over-full colostomy bag, she can make anyone loveable. Perhaps she should embark on a goodwill mission to de-douche America, dating the likes of Dane Cook, Mark McGrath, and Fred Durst.

And now for the most useless couple of them all, Sienna Miller and Josh Hartnett. Sienna has proven her ability to turn The Sexiest Man Alive into a dirty hobo clown in the span of a year, so at least Josh was already on his way. She could have practiced her sexy-killing voodoo on George Clooney or Justin Timberlake or the like.

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ï Paris says she is getting very, very serious about her acting. And to prove her very, very serious commitment to her craft, she is starring in the very, very serious motion picture The Hottie and the Nottie.

ï Suzanne Somers's home burned to the ground. Her reaction? "YAAAAAY! COOOOOOOOL! HOORAAAAYYY!"

ï Lindsay Lohan went out and partied-as-a-verb a mere two days after her alleged appendix surgery. Yeah, so? What's the big deal? You don't need an appendix to metabolize tequila and blow, DUHHHH.

ï The People's Choice Awards are funny because it seems that no actual People knew that they were happening.

ï DJ AM and Mandy Moore are hooking it up. After riding Nicole Richie for lo, so many years, the womanly softness of the divine Mandy must be like floating on a cloud of baby chicks wearing angora hats. Ahhhh.

ï Britney's new man has a name and a MySpace. Did her vagina tell him "thx 4 the add!!!"?

ï Et tu, Drew and Fab?

ï Is it just us, or has Mr. Blackwell just recycled the same old "worst dressed" list every year since 2000? He's still probably pissed that he can't put Cher on it anymore.

ï Please, for the love of all that is good and holy in this mortal world, will someone, anyone, shoot a tranq dart into Naomi Campbell's neck?

ï Rush Limbaugh accuses Parkinson's sufferer Michael J. Fox of exaggerating his symptoms in a political ad, saying, "He is moving around and shaking, and it is purely an act." Seriously, dude! And remember when Christopher Reeve was tooling around in a wheelchair with a trach tube? Also totally all an act. Fucker was just lazy and tired of walking and breathing. Some Superman!

ï DJ AM, aka Adam Goldstein, has moved on from Nicole Richie to nice Jewish girl Michelle Trachtenberg. His bubby is so pleased.

ï For the reasonable price of $100,000, Paris Hilton will come to your New Year's Eve party 3 hours late, sit in a corner and text furiously on her Sidekick for 20 minutes, perhaps flash an assflap or two, then leave.

ï Sandra Bullock had sexual intercourse on Sunday night.

ï Federline the Younger is actually named Jayden James. SPF squared, we hardly knew ye.

ï Tara Reid said that her nipples "looked like goose-shaped eggs". Not goose eggs. Eggs, shaped like geese. Nipples like thin shells with webbed feet and beaks and wings holding albumen and yolk. Yup. That's what Tara Reid's nipples looked like.

ï Ryan Seacrest pulls a Heather Chandler.

ï Naomi Campbell "keeps new man quiet". By beating his larynx clean out of his throat with a Sidekick.

ï Beginning our special cleavage (un)coverage from Cannes: Halle Berry's berries!

ï Up next: Elizabeth Hurley, trotting out her old girls!

ï And finally, Alyssa Milano's Micelli mams! A stupendous showing! Props to all!

ï Michelle Rodriguez is heading back to jail. Must be a dream come true for her.

ï Michelle Williams's dad was jailed for tax evasion. Maybe he and Lindsay Lohan's father can break out the jug and harmonica and form a prison band.

ï Penn Jillette and wife name newborn son Zolten, because they want him to grow up to tell fortunes.

ï Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell names her newborn daughter Bluebell Madonna, because she wants her to be a magical pet rabbit that strips.

Us Weekly has learned exclusively that Nicole Richie, 24, and fiance Adam ''D.J. AM'' Goldstein, 32, have called it quits. ''They have decided to break off the engagement,'' Richie's rep Cindy Guagenti confirms to Us. ''The decision is mutual.''

Despite assurances that the decision is "mutual", Perez Hilton.com has excavated some more juice on the subject. Seems it was the DJ who did the dumping. Did he finally realize that he didn't want wed a mysterious caped tse tse fly? Various sources say:

"A.M. has a residency in Vegas, where he goes to spin every weekend," said the other source. "And, when the cat's away, the mouse will play. Adam found out that Nicole was 'partying' when he was away, and he does not tolerate that."

"Adam was fed up with Nicole," said one source. "Her issues with her weight, I'm reluctant to say 'anorexia', caused her behavior to be very erratic and moody lately."

Fed up? More like starved up! Awwwwww snap!

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