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DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead last month in his New York City apartment from an overdose. Sober for many years in a row, he had relapsed back to drugs, which eventually led to his untimely death. Before that, though, he had shot a reality show for MTV, whose future had been insecure ever since toxicology reports came back, but The Hollywood Reporter is now saying the network will go ahead and air it. “Gone Too Far,” the reality show AM shot before his relapse, was conceived as an intervention-type of show, where he acted like the older and more experienced counselor who used his own case to help others face their addictions. Because he died precisely of a drug overdose, the question of whether airing the show would not seem hypocritical and exploiting inevitably came up. From what THR says, it seems MTV has decided the answer to that is, no, it would not be so. “The status of ‘Gone Too Far’ has been in question since DJ AM, whose real name is!
Adam Goldstein, was found dead last month in his New York apartment. Although a toxicology report has not been released, preliminary findings suggest he died from a drug overdose. MTV, which declined to comment, has not made a final decision on whether to air the series, but sources say the network expects to a...
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