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Mandy Moore Posts A Moving Tribute To Ex DJ AM 9 Years After His Death
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Aug. 29 2018, Published 2:25 p.m. ET
Mandy Moore is remembering DJ AM nine years after his death. The actress took to Instagram and posted a heartbreaking tribute on the anniversary of his tragic passing. Read on to see what she had to say.
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Under a picture of DJ AM lounging in a tee shirt, the This Is Us star wrote, “9 years. I miss you every day, Adam. #djam.”
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The pair, who had known each other for years, dated for two months back in 2007.
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When her ex-boyfriend passed away back in 2009, Mandy released This statement to Us Weekly: “I am absolutely heartbroken. For those of us lucky enough to have known him, Adam radiated a contagious exuberance for life and also personified the very definition of a true friend. To say that he will be missed beyond words is an understatement. My heart goes out to his loved ones.”
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DJ AM, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his NYC apartment. The musician openly struggled with his sobriety for nine years. During a 2008 interview with Glamour he said, “Every day I have to remind myself that no matter how much time I have behind me, I'm still a drug addict.”
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He explained, “At any given moment, I'm five seconds away from walking up to someone, grabbing their drink out of their hand and downing it. And if I do that, within a week, tops, I'll be smoking crack."
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His death was eventually ruled an accident caused by “acute intoxication” due to a combination of cocaine and prescription drugs.
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