Mandy Mooreis remembering her late ex-boyfriend Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein nine years afterhis shocking death.
Moore, 34, posted a picture of Goldstein posing in a t-shirt on Instagram, Monday, and captioned the intimate image, “9 years. I miss you every day, Adam. #djam.”
Goldsteinwas found deadat age 36 in his New York City apartment on Aug. 28, 2009. He died of a drug overdose,according to CNN.
Moore and Goldstein, who had known each other for years, started dating in early 2007 after reconnecting at a New Year’s Eve party in Miami.
“It’s really new. They’re in the beginning stages of getting to know each other,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “They’re very into each other. It’s very sweet.”
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Their breakup — two months later in March 2007 — “was mutual,” an insider told PEOPLE.
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Moore and Goldstein remained friends despite the split though. In fact, in 2008, Moore flew to the Joseph Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia, to see Goldstein after hesurvived a deadly plane crashwith Travis Barker.
Moore has posted about Goldstein — who worked as a deejay — in the past. In 2015, she wrote, “This guy. One of a kind. Been on my mind a lot lately….I can still hear your laugh and oh man, I miss your hugs more than anything. Nearly 6 years and I’m still at a loss…”
At the time of Goldstein’s death, Mooretold TMZ in a statementthat she was “absolutely heartbroken.”
“For those of us lucky enough to have known him, Adam radiated a contagious exuberance for life and also personified the very definition of a true friend. To say that he will be missed beyond words is an understatement. My heart goes out to his loved ones.”
source: people.com
