DJ AM Found DEAD in NYC - Distraught Over Breakup

DJ AM who's real name is Adan Goldstein, was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday, police said. in his New York City apartment. His body was found in his Lafayette Street Apartment in New York and police source said that his death may have been due to a drug overdose. The cause of his death though, has not been released by the medical examiner.

Goldstein's publicist released a statement Friday confirming the news of his death. "The circumstances surrounding his death are unclear. Out of respect for his family and loved ones, please respect their privacy at this time," the statement says.

DJ AM was 36. He had a near brush with death in a 2008 jet crash with Blink 182's Travis Barker.

In the days before his death on Friday, DJ AM was "completely devastated" over his recent breakup with model Hayley Wood. Sources said that Wood called off the relationship several days ago. "She ended it, and he didn't want it to end," a source reportedly told People. "The breakup hurt him. He hadn't been in a good place lately. For the past week, he wasn't really around, he was keeping to himself, and he was blowing people off."