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Artie Lange was rushed to a local hospital in New Jersey on Saturday for undisclosed reasons.
A rep for Lange tells TMZ:
"I can confirm that Artie is in the hospital. Artie has chosen to keep all information on this matter between him and his doctor. There will be no further comment."
Lange has been absent from "The Howard Stern Show" for the past few weeks.
Artie Lange Hospitalized
1/3/2010 11:02 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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lukebandit
well, you reap what you sow. howard paid a little reaping when his wife of 20 plus years left him because of the way he acts and how he lives his life. but he springs back and marries someone half his age. golddigger? perhaps. howard stern is a dispicable, blasphemous mocker who is going to burn in hell for eternity if he doesn't turn his life around and give it to God.
melissa
come one TMZ. we need updates! did he try to kill himself? howard won't tell us anything!
stef
HAS ANYONE HEARD ANYTHING??
xcalibur
ALCOHOL OVERDOES OR ALCOHOL POISONING. KNOWN TO BE A HEAVY DRINKER AND DOESNT HIDE IT. SMFH.
NJDevils11
I have heard from someone who received an emergency call to his residence that it involved multiple stab wounds to an individual. Either he stabbed himself or someone else stabbed him.
I don't listen to Stern but I also heard he was fired so maybe he decided to kill himself since he lost his job?
Jessica
I'll have a Jack and Bleach, make that a double
Joann
"Artie has chosen to keep all information on this matter between him and his doctor."
LOL...Artie we all know it's either drugs or alcohol...or both.
Christopher
hahahahhahahahahahah fat, not funny, hack of a comedian. junkie. what else can i say.........i made the mistake of attending 1 of his "stand up" shows. what a waste! hardly funny. get well soon fatty.
ETM
THANK GOD Artie's in the hospital and Howard will be able to talk about this tomorrow versus how his trophy wife lost weight by not eating so much candy.
Lisa
Artie,
I loved your book. I love what you add to the show. You are brilliant. Please don't die on us and take that away. You are worth it and you need to know it. Quitting this stuff is scary but you can do it. It will be hard but you have it in you. What would your dad think??? Please take care of YOU.
Lisa
mike
I feel bad for him that he can't get over his demons but unless he gets real help, and not the BS he talks about on the show, he is not going to last long. A lot of us have lost a parent while we were young or even been through worse but, while we may grieve that loss for a long time, we don't let it eat our lives away. If he can't figure out to do this on his own then he needs to be committed to a medical facility for his own good.
ed torian
artie your a mans man/a blue collar hero/supporter of the armed forces/ get better u and the crew wil need to perform in yemanie next.
Michelle
Come ON Harvey!!
Find us an UPDATE!!
Too many rumors. We Need Some Truth!
And, please, no more Kennedy stories. ;-)
Hannah Smith
Could be a very timed big nothing that will surely bring in loads of listeners to Monday's show...Howard is very good at creating some sort of buzz during a long vacation to get listeners back.
Daisy Adair
Spread the Virus.