According to Page 6 of the New York Post, Howard Stern’s sidekick Artie Lange has stabbed himself nine times in an apparent suicide attempt. It was announced a few days ago that the comedian was hospitalized, but no one from his camp would say why. Now, a law-enforcement source says that Lange’s frantic mom called 911 Saturday morning after she entered his Hoboken apartment and found her son bloody from the stab wounds.
Lange sustained six “hesitation wounds” and three deep plunges. A source close to Lange’s management team confirmed that the 42-year-old funnyman stabbed himself, adding that his mother had come to visit him that day to bring him food. Surgeons managed to save Lange despite heavy bleeding.
“We all have our demons,” Stern said on-air earlier this week, referring to Lange’s past struggle 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.”
