HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — MTV is planning to move forward with the drug-intervention reality series shot by DJ AM, who died last month from an apparent drug overdose.
Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the network has been in talks with DJ AM's family regarding timing of "Gone Too Far," which was previously scheduled to premiere on Oct. 5 but will almost certainly be pushed back.
DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) had already wrapped shooting on the show when he was found dead inside his New York City apartment on Aug. 28.
The series chronicles tough-love interventions for young people whose lives have become unmanageable because of chemical dependence. While sister network VH1 recently canceled two reality shows that featured murder suspect Ryan Jenkins, it is believed that "Gone" can still have a positive impact despite the circumstances surrounding DJ AM's death.
DJ AM long chronicled his own struggles with substance abuse, which began at the early age of 10. In a Glamour interview last year, he spoke about being abused by his father and the day he attempted suicide, only to have the gun not go off. While sober for a decade, he told the mag it was a daily battle to remain clean.
"At any given moment, I'm five seconds away from walking up to someone, grabbing their drink out of their hand and downing it," he said. "And if I do that, within a week, tops, I'll be smoking crack. So even though I have this crazy fabulous life, I have to hold on to the ground, gripping the grass with both hands."
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