DJ AM – the celebrity club disc jockey known for dating starlets, collecting hundreds of sneakers and surviving a horrific plane crash – was found dead an apparent overdose in his SoHo apartment today, police said.
Cops found prescription drug bottles inside DJ AM’s residence at 210 Lafayette St. after the 36-year-old’s lifeless body spotted face-down in his bed at around 5:23 p.m. by a friend, who was concerned he hadn’t heard from the performer in several days, sources said.