Howard Stern: Artie Lange Suicide Attempt 'Was Too Much to Bear'

By PopEater Staff Posted Jan 8th 2010 06:41AM

'Howard Stern Show' Artie Lange landed in the hospital after stabbing himself nine times in an apparent suicide attempt, sources told The Post. Though shock jock Stern vowed to keep quiet about Lange's condition during his Sirius Satellite Radio show Monday, he lifted the ban Thursday night.

"I would love to know who the scumbag is who releases that to the press, because this is a private matter," Stern said. "I don't know what to say. I work with Artie, I love Artie. Everyone has their demons, including myself, but he's wrestling with some serious stuff ... When I heard the news it was too much to bear."

Lange's frantic mom called 911 Saturday morning after she entered his Hoboken apartment and found the bloodied funnyman, a law enforcement source said. Lange sustained six "hesitation wounds" and three deep plunges. A source close to Lange's management team confirmed that Howard Stern's sidekick stabbed himself. Surgeons managed to save Lange.

After seeing extensive coverage of Lange's condition, Stern commented, "I thought we were out of the woods with that and it wouldn't come out. I was surprised and glad that Artie's situation had been kept quiet ... I'm angry about it, I'm sad about it. I don't know what to think. I'm all over the place emotionally."

He added, "I'm p-ed off the story got out there, p-ed off at the s--thead who got paid 10 bucks to talk to Page Six ...This is a family matter. I don't know what to do. I don't know what to say."

Lange has had a history of substance abuse issues, including when he checked himself into a rehab clinic in late 2008. In 2009, Lange was busted for DUI (prescription sleeping pills) after crashing his car into Toms River in July.

Regarding Lange's addictions, Stern said, "I've always tried to maintain my loyalty to Artie, and at times it's very trying, because Artie has had some tough times and people would even come to me and say, 'Its not fair, he's not showing up for work.' It's because of his great talent and my affection for him that I would [accept that] -- he had a real problem."

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Comments

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Saturday 09 January

By Kevin

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Get well soon Artie.....and GET SOME HELP.....so this doesn't happen again....PLEASE.!!!

By Jay

I'm very proud of your loyalty Howard. I really didn't know you were capable of such depth, and I'm sorry I judged you without even knowing you. Like you said we all have our demons to fight and Artie Lange is lucky to have you by his side. May both of you have good luck now and in the future. And with friends like you Artie will make it, he just has to believe that himself.

By gposner29

So Howard was named after the front of a boat? Or is it the rear, I'm not sure?

Sunday 10 January

By Gaskin74

The Bow is the front of the ship.
The Stern is the back of the ship.

Mark

By jim

I seriously don't think anyone would find this funny...not howard...not anyone...be serious....it was very tragic.

By pigfarmer56

Howard Stern.....you suck

By Carolyn

What a hypocrite! If it were someone else in the media he'd be ALL over it! And, the sad thing is, he'd be MAKING LIGHT OF IT! I wouldn't be surprised at ALL if 'Howie' was the one that leaked it to the media. I'm just sayin....

By Miguel

Stern, you are an A-Hole.
Plain and simple.Jewish folks should be embarassed to call him one of your own.

By Ret11BX

I hope this makes Artie funnier, he was losing it.

By sarah

Having listened to Howard Stern back in the day, I don't think the Howard Stern Show is where Artie Lange should be working. To me it's not an environment that would support someone like Artie who probably suffers from long time depression and is in need of professional support. Being someone who suffers from depresssion, my heart goes out to Artie cause I can understand the pain he must have experienced to feel that suicide was his only option. God Bless you Artie.

By JCJohn

I've listened since the "WNNNNBC" days and there's no doubt that Howard's a hypocrite. However, he'd admit it, saying "Yeah, so what?" if called on it. That doesn't make it OK, but it might account for how Howard manages to keep ahead of some of his detractors and retain his audience. Truthfully, he has always been "funny as long as someone else is his target." It's surprising that it's taken nearly 30 years for this to happen to someone in the Stern crew. The guy has mocked and ridiculed illnesses, addictions and deaths of others - with no limits or lines he would not cross - for decades. There is no reasonable defense for the contradiction between his resentment toward others either reporting or trashing Artie and his treatment of others over the years. Looking at the way Artie has lived his life and let it be public (including the way Howard has enjoyed the turmoil as long as it was "good radio"), it's a wonder he didn't do this - successfully - sooner. It could be that Artie's mother - being the one good and unselfish influence in his life - gave him enough real love and concern to keep him going this long. If he wants a shot at life, he'll have to get away from Howard and earn it peacefully and quietly.

Anyway, the show took a dive when Howard embarrassed Billy West enough to get West to quit. It was never as good after West left, and Howard has said enough over the years since then to indicate he knows it (including references to possible reconciliation with West).Good luck to Artie - at the end of the day, he has to do the haed work to straighten his life out. The enabling and using influences upon which he has been leaning are obstacles he has to get out of the way if he is to have any chance.

By Steve Mason

Get well soon Artie, we'll all miss you

By marc bethlehem,pa.

howard is such a phony,what about his loyalty to allison, as soon as he got the big contract she was out the door,new arm candy now,one hand in his the other on his wallet,

Monday 11 January

By Capt K

Howard is a total sellout...I once was a loyal fan when he did the fake working class guy thing...F him!

Get well Artie...and bail out of the Howard show asap!

By cooky1040

howard, i like artie but hes a train wreck hes gonna do himself in, he seems determined to that, so you need to back off who reported it, its news the person did his job. artie is a mess hes going down the chris farley path face it. it isnt on you howard, you are truely a great friend and funny guy with a great cast. you all will go down in history in radio. but if artie wants to die hes gonna die, nobody will stop it but artie, so artie get your act together stay alive its worth it!

By NYC Guy

How can you crash your car into Toms River??? Toms River is a city. I love how stories are rushed to print that a large number of "writers" post with typos. It's terrible. Thank you and all of the others for making half-arsed work acceptable. Way to teach the kids.

Monday 25 January

By cindy

He is really NOT very funny. Unless being FAT and a drug user is funny. I guess people laugh at the way he looks so he he is funny. Howard is GREAT, but I have never thought he is surrounded by funny folks. JUST SOME REAL LUCKY PEOPLE

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