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Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler
Travis Barker’s former mother-in-law, Gail Moakler, says, “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 – in which Barker and DJ AM were badly burned and four others were killed – from a phone call from AM’s mother on Saturday morning.
learjet crash
A Learjet has crashed while departing from a South Carolina airport, killing four people and critically injuring two others including a former member of rock band Blink 182, Travis Barker.
NBC News reported that Travis Barker, an ex-drummer with the band who also starred in MTV reality show “Meet the Barkers”, was among those hurt. He was transported to a burn center in Augusta, Georgia, where he was listed in critical condition on Saturday morning.
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Simpson: newly minted country star – and women’s rights supporter.
The singer, 28, plans to perform songs from her new album Do You Know (which just hit No. 1 on the country chart) at the Nina’s Night Out concert in Las Vegas Thursday night. The show, which raises money for the Rape Crisis Center in Las Vegas, will be held at The Palms’ Pearl Theater.