First off, rumors that they were on that Learjet so that Travis’ assistant could be present for the birth of his child are false.

Says a publicist for the duo in a statement:

“Both Travis Barker and Adam Goldstein (DJ AM) are in critical but stable condition and are being treated at Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia after surviving a plane crash late last night in Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital will issue a statement with an update on their condition at 9:00 am eastern time tomorrow. Due to the nature of the injuries and the evolving course of treatment no further information on their condition is available at this time. The accident claimed the lives of four people on board, two of whom, Chris Baker (Lil Chris) and Charles Stills (Che), were close friends of the injured. On behalf of Travis Barker and DJ AM, deepest sympathy is expressed to the loved ones of all who perished in the crash. As the two recuperate and mourn this loss, privacy for them, their families, and friends is requested at this time.”

This is all so awful.

Somehow I just can’t bring myself to post the latest photos from the Emmy swag lounges and write pithy comments about them in the face of shit like this. It’s never fun to be reminded how suddenly your whole life can be turned upside-down through no fault of your own.

Things’ll be back to normal by tomorrow night, I suppose. But summer ended in Seattle today, and it’s dark, cold and rainy and something’s changed tangibly, and all I want to do tonight is curl up in bed with my puppy and my cats.

Holy shit.

DJ AM and Travis Barker appear to be the sole survivors of a plane crash in South Carolina late last night. They are both in critical condition at a South Carolina hospital.

Officials said the plane carrying six people was departing shortly before midnight Friday when air traffic controllers reporting seeing sparks. The plane hurtled off the end of a runway and crashed through antennas and a fence. It came to rest on an embankment across a five-lane highway and was engulfed in flames, said Debbie Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Barker and DJ AM, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, were in critical condition at a burn center in Augusta, Ga., about 75 miles southwest of Columbia, hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits said.

Two other passengers — Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif., and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles — died, as did pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., and co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, according to the county coroner. Baker was an assistant to Barker and Still was a security guard for the musician.

According to reports, Travis Barker has been burned from the waist down, but he is expected to survive the plane crash. DJ AM’s face was severely burned and is being tended to right now.

Our prayers go out to both of them and their families. This is just horrible.

Word on the street is that Paris is back to sucking face with the newly divorced Travis Barker.

Now spies say Hilton, wearing a wig, met up with Barker on Wednesday at the Jet nightclub. Rumors are, they shared a pre-Valentine’s Day kiss.

“Shanna is very upset that Paris is back around,” says a pal. “She and Travis are unhappily divorced — they really should be together.”

What ever happened to Simon Rex? Wasn’t Paris riding him for a week or two? I’m so tired of these shenanigans.

I kind of do, vaguely. They had some TV show on one of those cable channels and then they split up and he made out with Paris Hilton and she threw a drink with Paris Hilton and basically called her a herpes-infested whore on camera and threw a divorce party in Las Vegas and then they reconciled and split and reconciled and at some point we all realized we had way better things to do with our lives than care about these two?

Anyway, they’ve officially divorced.

“No, I’m no longer with her,” Barker said over the weekend at the 5th annual Roots Jam benefiting Rock the Vote at West Hollywood’s Key Club. “We were actually divorced a few days ago.”

So whatever. Now you know.

These two will never be totally over. They’re like Pam and Tommy Lee!!!

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler suck face at a Post-VMA party.

Travis Barker takes the kids to lunch at The Ivy — where there’s sure to be photographers — on Robertson yesterday.

Photo credit: Buzz Foto

Rocker and former Paris Hilton paramour Travis Barker takes his kids, Alabama and Landon, out for a day with Daddy. Nothing like seeing a rock star carrying a kid-size box of organic milk.