When comedian Artie Lange was hospitalized last week, his reps were quiet on why.

But Page Six quotes “a law-enforcement source” who says Lange’s hospitalization was due to a very violent suicide attempt. The source says the comedian suffered six hesitation wounds and three “very deep plunges” in an attempt to stab himself. Surgeons were able to save Lange, thankfully, despite severe bleeding. Another source, this time one “close to Lange’s management team,” confirmed the suicide by stabbing attempt and added that Lange’s mother found him when she entered his apartment to bring him food.

Colleague and friend Howard Stern spoke kindly of Lange on this morning’s show, reminding listeners and fellow show staff not to harsh on the comedian too much:

“We all have our demons,” Stern said on-air this week, referring to Lange’s past battles with addiction. “Artie has given this show tremendous moments of great comedy. He’s a tremendous contributor. He is a good man. Don’t forget how great he is.”

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Howard Stern show fixture and notorious chubby drug user Artie Lange has been hospitalized in New Jersey for undisclosed reasons.

Lange has been absent from the Howard Stern show since December 12th, and TMZ confirmed that Lange is currently hospitalized. A representative for Lange declined to elaborate on what the cause of Lange’s hospitalization may be:

“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’s dangerous lifestyle and fluctuating weight are common topics of discussion both on the Stern show and in other entertainment venues- Betty White quipped at The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget that she would outlive Lange. In addition to obesity related health problems, Lange is an admitted user of hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine. He claimed to have entered “intensive outpatient rehab” in mid-2008, but retracted those statements later in the year.

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The first episode of Joe Buck’s new show on HBO ended on a rather different note when comedian Artie Lange decided that what he’d seen of the show so far wasn’t great.

Lange best known for his work on the Howard Stern Show, was part of a post-show segment with other comedians that streamed live online. Lange roasted Buck like there was no tomorrow, and added a pile of homophobic, sexist and crude jokes into the mix as well.

It’s had to know where to start. When Buck announced that TMZ was his favorite website, Lange replied “Joe, TMZ is your favorite website? What’s your second, suckingcock.com?” Lange also said among other things that Jessica Simpson was a Chris Farley-lookalike fat girl.

The reaction has varied from condemning Buck (most people think the show was bad before Lange appeared) to condemning Lange.

Here’s the Joe Buck Artie Lange video:

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