Source: DJ AM had nine OxyContin pills in his body

Was it a suicide or an accident?

Authorities investigating the death of DJ AM have found that he had eight undigested OxyContin pills in his stomach and a ninth in his mouth, a law enforcement source told PEOPLE.

The finding suggests that DJ AM -- real name Adam Goldstein -- swallowed the powerful painkillers quickly. "He wanted to die," said the source, who said the suicide theory is supported by the pills and other evidence. "He was going unconscious when he took the last one. He didn't even swallow it."

In addition to the OxyContin, the source said, authorities who entered Goldstein's New York apartment to find the celebrity spinner dead on August 28 also spotted a Valentine's Day card in the next room from Haley Wood.

The pair had recently split. Dated February 14, 2009, the card read, "Thank God you're in my life. I love you." Next to the card were six or seven photos of Wood and Goldstein.

"The card was lying on top of his laptops on the coffee table in the living room," the source said.

Also, a mirror was propped inside the door to the apartment and another inside the door of the bedroom, where Goldstein's body was located in the bed, the source said.

When the police, Goldstein's manager and paramedics entered together, they pushed the first mirror to the side. When they entered the bedroom, the mirror propped against the door shattered. "They pushed it open and it broke," the source said.

A crack pipe sat next to the body; when authorities moved the body, crack was found underneath, the source said. Goldstein, the source believes, "smoked a lot of crack, barricaded the doors and killed himself."

Police had previously revealed Goldstein was found wearing sweatpants and no shirt.

Chillingly, Goldstein's BlackBerry was filled with messages from concerned friends. One read, "Some (expletive) just said you're dead. Better text me back."

The Las Vegas club where he was to have performed that night later held a tribute in his honor.

The official autopsy results, including toxicology tests, have not been released. A rep for Goldstein says those close to him mobilized to help him during his final days. Sources close to Goldstein said they believe his death to be accidental.

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‘Harry Potter’ sales fail to live up to opening weekend hype

Remember the breathless reports concerning the record-breaking opening of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” in July?

The sixth movie in the fantasy franchise surpassed “Spider-Man 3″ to set new worldwide ($394 million) and foreign ($236 million) records, and its North American tally ($158.0 million) was $18 million higher than that of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” two years earlier. (Note: Data are slightly different in the link as they were estimates, and the final figures were issued the following day.)

“Phoenix” ended up with $938 million worldwide, the seventh-biggest movie of all time before accounting for inflation. So it was only natural to assume that the new one might have a chance to become the first in the series to crack $1 billion.

Not so fast. It turns out “Spider-Man 3″ ($891 million) was a better benchmark for the film. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” has earned $905.4 million after opening at No. 1 during the weekend in its last market, Greece. It’s the biggest movie of the year, the third-biggest in the series and the 12th biggest of all time. If it can squeeze out an extra $15 million, it will crack the top 10. BUT, it won’t get to $1 billion.

The North American total of $294.3 million just passed “Phoenix” ($292 million) to trail only the $317.5 million haul for 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which ended up with $975 million worldwide. Its foreign total stands at $611.1 million, but that’s quite a bit short of the $700 million forecast by Variety on the basis of that opening weekend.

Warner Bros. Pictures, which leads the studio field with eight No. 1 openings in North America this year, never publicly issued forecasts and an executive declined during opening weekend to discuss the billion-dollar possibility. Still, when studios trumpet record-breaking launches, boosted by ticket-price inflation, premium-priced IMAX screenings and simultaneous worldwide roll-outs, not even young wizards are immune to market forces for long.

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