All posts containing the tag: "SouthCarolina"
Posted Nov 13th 2009 4:40PM by TMZ Staff
A pretty incredible twist in the death of DJ AM (aka Adam Goldstein) ... The company that chartered the plane carrying DJ AM that crashed in South Carolina is now being sued for wrongful death because "the crash ultimately caused Adam Goldstein's death."
The amended suit in L.A. County Superior Court notes DJ AM was forced to take various drugs as a result of the burns he suffered, along with the emotional distress.
In addition to Clay Lacy Aviation, DJ AM's estate is suing the travel service, Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of the two pilots who were killed in the crash.
Ultimately DJ AM's death was caused by a combination of various prescription drugs, along with cocaine.
The upshot ... the drugs were the direct result of the crash.
We also know DJ AM became intensely fearful of flying and began taking drugs to calm his nerves when he flew.
UPDATE: A Clay Lacy Aviation rep just told TMZ, "...Clay Lacy Aviation did not own or operate the aircraft involved." Translation -- not our fault.
Filed under: Exclusives, DJ AM
Tags: clay lacy aviation, ClayLacyAviation, dj am, DjAm, goodyear tire, GoodyearTire, lawsuit, learjet, overdose, pilot, plane crash, PlaneCrash, south carolina, SouthCarolina, wrongful death, WrongfulDeath
Posted Jun 28th 2009 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
The Argentinian gal that helped destroy South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's family has finally fessed up to her sins.
41-year-old Maria Belen Chapur sent a statement to Buenos Aires news network C5n, admitting she and the married Guv have been having a relationship, according to the AP.
Chapur says she refuses to talk about her private life -- and that the 200-word statement is all she's gonna say about the affair.
Filed under: Politix
Tags: adultery, mark sanford, MarkSanford, south carolina, SouthCarolina
Posted Jun 25th 2009 3:15PM by TMZ Staff
We've been on the hunt in Buenos Aires, Argentina and found the bar where Governor Mark Sanford brought his mistress -- so how do you say PDA in Spanish?
Carlos Soto, the owner of Guido's Bar, says he's seen Sanford and Maria Belen Chapur there several times over the last few months -- most recently last week.
Soto says they were "all over each other" last week in his bar, "kissing, holding hands and drinking wine."
Soto was impressed with Maria, saying she has "un cuerpazo'" -- translation: a banging body.
Soto also said Maria has green eyes and dirty blonde hair.
Filed under: Politix
Tags: argentina, governor, guidos bar, GuidosBar, jenny sanford, JennySanford, Maria Belen Chapur, MariaBelenChapur, mark sanford, MarkSanford, south america, south carolina, SouthAmerica, SouthCarolina
Posted Jun 24th 2009 2:26PM by TMZ Staff
The Republican Governor of South Carolina just confirmed everyone's suspicions -- he went missing for five days because he was not-so-secretly cheating on his wife.
Gov. Mark Sanford just admitted to jetting over to Argentina to hook up with a woman who was not his wife -- and said the affair started about a year ago.
He asked for forgiveness from pretty much everyone, including his wife and 4 kids. He's resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors Association but did not resign as Governor of South Carolina.
Filed under: Hook-Ups, Politix
Tags: adultery, affair, argentina, governor mark sanford, GovernorMarkSanford, mark sanford, MarkSanford, missing, south carolina, SouthCarolina, video
Posted Nov 15th 2008 9:00AM by TMZ Staff
Comedian Katt Williams' real life drama is nothing to laugh at.
Williams' family is so concerned about his mental health, they have asked a judge to order him to seek a psychiatric evaluation.
It all started at a motel in South Carolina where, according to The Sumter Item, cops responded to a suspicious persons call and found Williams dressed in a bath robe with a towel wrapped around his head, trying to check in. Police made no arrests that night -- but later Katt showed up at a random law office asking attorney Garryl Deas for help.
According to Deas, Katt was speaking gibberish claiming the cops were trying to "violate his rights," and everyone had turned against him. Williams family members have since gotten a police escort to transport him to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation. They told Deas they were seeking to get him "committed."
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Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Katt Williams
Tags: comedian, comedy, katt williams, KattWilliams, mental health, MentalHealth, psychiatric evaluation, PsychiatricEvaluation, south carolina, SouthCarolina
