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Artie Lange Pleads Guilty to DUI

Posted Sep 30th 2009 4:35PM by TMZ Staff

Artie Lange We've learned comedian Artie Lange just pled guilty to one count driving under the influence of a habit-producing drug.

Cops say Artie -- who was pulled over in Tom's River, NJ on July 10 -- had a prescribed sleeping pill in his system when he got behind the wheel.

Lange was fined $664, his driver's license was revoked for seven months and he has to serve 12 hours in an intoxicated driver resource program.

Lange's lawyer, MIchael Grasso, says Artie pled guilty because "If we would have taken it to trial the interest of the media would have outweighed the best interests of my client."

Grasso also said the prosecution planned to call more than 10 witnesses and he would have had to counter that with a dozen witnesses of his own -- so the plea just made sense.



Tags: Artie Lange, ArtieLange, DUI, guilty, Howard Stern, HowardStern

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1. first

Posted at 4:43PM on Sep 30th 2009 by younghov8

2. Bad doggie, druggin' and driving.



http://www.thecrazycaine.com

Posted at 4:45PM on Sep 30th 2009 by namers

3. Ya don't say...

Posted at 4:52PM on Sep 30th 2009 by ugly on the inside

4. Back to me !! Me me Me ME!!!! .. Mo Money .. Mo Money .. MUCH MO MONEY !! .. Ker Ching

Posted at 4:46PM on Sep 30th 2009 by La Toya Jackson

5.
how surprising he can even drink;

since he had howard stern's ass
permanently planted upon his face.

Posted at 4:48PM on Sep 30th 2009 by david berkowitz

6. Got off easy. DUI should mean 5 years in prison at least.

Posted at 9:00PM on Sep 30th 2009 by Ken

7. It can't be true he is Sober, he told Howard himself dozens of times.

Posted at 4:51PM on Sep 30th 2009 by BabyGorillaLuver

8. Sleeping pills? That's it? Why do I not believe it?

Posted at 4:52PM on Sep 30th 2009 by Kate

9. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

I'm a big fat drug addict that should be serving fries at Burger King.

Posted at 5:00PM on Sep 30th 2009 by Farty Lange

10. If we would have taken it to trial the interest of the media would have outweighed the best interests of my client."

I'm not sure anything can outweigh his fat ass.

All I know is he's on my death list. He won't last long. He's been a drugged out drunk for years. His liver and heart are in a head to head contest to which one wears out first.

He's had more chances at movies, TV and know radio. He's screwed up every chance he's had. Adios Artie. You have no one to blame but yourself. You Howard Stern Ass Puppet.

Posted at 5:08PM on Sep 30th 2009 by DB

11. can we get one of those witnesses to tell us who the f)(# he is?

otherwise.............

who cares

Posted at 5:10PM on Sep 30th 2009 by cochino

12. An obese slob with a filthy mouth and a drug problem is not a good combination. He's irrelevant.

Posted at 5:17PM on Sep 30th 2009 by moveover

13. Artie Lange is the man.

Posted at 6:36PM on Sep 30th 2009 by MMAComments

14. Another loser from the Howard Stern show.

Posted at 5:28PM on Sep 30th 2009 by Dean

15. Artie Lange is the man.

Posted at 5:29PM on Sep 30th 2009 by MMAComments

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