NEW YORK -- DJ AM had prescription pills in his stomach and one in his throat when police found him dead in his apartment, a New York City official said Wednesday.
The official told The Associated Press that six pills were found in the celebrity disc jockey's stomach and that the pill in his throat appeared to be the powerful painkiller OxyContin.
The official didn't know how strong a dose each pill contained and wasn't sure what kind of pills were in DJ AM's stomach.
The official was familiar with the preliminary autopsy report released last week but was not authorized to talk publicly about it and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The 36-year-old, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found Friday evening in his apartment in New York City's trendy SoHo neighborhood after a friend called 911. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweat pants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. There was no evidence of foul play.
A crack pipe and prescription pill bottles were discovered there. Final autopsy and toxicology reports are pending.
Documents filed Wednesday in Los Angeles by Goldstein's mother, Andrea Gross, show the entertainer was trying to sell his Hollywood Hills home and his attorneys were in settlement discussions in a lawsuit filed over a plane crash last September in Columbia, S.C., that killed four people. Goldstein was critically hurt in the crash. He was burned and had to get skin graft surgery.
Goldstein had sought $20 million in damages, but any award would have been decided by a jury if the case went to trial.
Tony Blair to appear on Letterman's show
NEW YORK -- Tony Blair is set for his first appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show."
CBS says the former British prime minister will visit the late-night host on Tuesday for his first appearance on the show.
He's likely to talk about his current projects, including pushing for peace with Palestinians and seeking a climate change agreement.
He also has a foundation that tries to promote understanding among different religions and is teaching at Yale University.
Also on Letterman that night will be actress Julianna Margulies (MAR'-goo-leez), who is promoting her new series on CBS.
Sawyer to replace retiring Gibson
From wire reports
NEW YORK -- Charles Gibson, who provided a steadying hand to a "World News" broadcast reeling from tragedy, will retire at the end of the year and ABC News appointed Diane Sawyer on Wednesday to replace him in January.
Gibson, 66, said he had been planning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff in 2006. He's been at ABC News for 35 years and says he plans to continue as an occasional contributor.
Sawyer's elevation means that, with Katie Couric at CBS, two of the three leading anchors for the broadcast networks will be women.
Gibson's comforting presence made him an instant ratings hit at "World News" at a time the other networks had much younger anchors. But NBC's Brian Williams eventually passed him by and has been leading in the ratings for the past year, with "World News" a solid second.
Sawyer will leave a hole at ABC's "Good Morning America," where she was co-host with Robin Roberts. ABC said it had no immediate announcement on what will happen on that show, which is also second in the ratings to NBC.
