Yesterday the sad news came out that Howard Stern sidekick and comedian Artie Lange attempted suicide over the weekend by stabbing himself nine times. His mother found him in his Hoboken apartment around 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Wishing the incident hadn't hit the press, Stern addressed it on his show once it did (listen below), saying in part: "I'm pissed off that this story got out there. I'm pissed off at the shithead who maybe got paid 10 bucks to tip off Page Six."
Lange has reportedly now been released from Jersey City Medical Center after undergoing surgery. The police told E! News that Lange's mother "called 911 when she found him in a pool of blood. He was semiconscious [and] then became unconscious." The wounds were from a 13-inch kitchen knife.
Co-worker Robin Quivers says, "He's doing well, physically." And according to the NY Times, Sirius has said Lange would remain a part of “The Howard Stern Show” and is welcome back once he's recovered from his hospitalization.
