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more about #addiction more comments → bens: Since MTV made the decision to air the show, I think they should have made Adam's death at the hand of addiction a focal point. They need to make it c... more » dragonhorse: Here we go again. If you think that MTV (or TLC, or ANY REALITY TV OUTLET) feels ANY responsibility whatsoever to its "stars" and the ramifications o... more » theartdodger: For me, it's not a question of if someone dropped the ball, it's how could so many people drop the ball. If you start with the basic assumption that ... more » sparkyl: It's upsetting to me to realize that Adam was the one who approached MTV, seemed pretty insistent on cashing in on the reality show gravy train. When... more » jasonelias: Seems like Adam was too much a fragile spirit to host that show. Didn't know him personally but it was probably asking too much of his sobriety, espec... more » Cunning_Linguist: We can just say it: MTV should've been more aware of this. On the other side of it, who sees some of these things coming? Nobody. I don't know...I fe... more » Matt Cherette: Frankly, I'm disappointed with how MTV handled this whole thing. They don't want to be blamed for DJ AM's return to using (even if he started again be... more » LittleSecrets: "...it's the kind of thing that mangles this story into too many different pieces to put any kind of score on." Well said, Foster. Overall, I thought... more » SpyMagician: The most anyone can learn about this—and most non-media savvy folks should learn about this—is that reality TV is basically just a hi-tech freak s... more » iamunruly: "Hi, my name is Obama and I am a CrackBerry addict" Blame it on those igloo Canadians for inventing it. It's a national epidemic, eh? more » anonymousryan: Where does this "the President can't have a Blackberry" myth come from? As long as the e-mail he's sending and receiving is synced with the official W... more » Weegee's bored: That's not a Blackberry. Those are his smokes, folks. more » Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: Is he not allowed to talk on the phone either? He just needs to be careful-careful about whatever he says- in print, in gesture and in talkies. more » BxgrlJeri: He could completely unravel. This could be bad. At least let him have brickbreaker or whatever stupid game is on his blackberry. Or let him *think* he... more » MrInBetween: It is admirable that O. craves info and interaction from beyond a tight circle of sycophantic yes-people. This is the opposite of George W. Bush, who ... more » -
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NYT: Did DJ AM's MTV Show Kill Him?
Hot damn. Allen Salkin — the Seymour Hersh of the Sunday Styles section — hit the nail on the head this time. Salkin reviewed/profiled the DJ AM docu-show about addiction, and got some quotes. It's a teary, compelling affair. More » -
