Artie Lange Resigns from Howard Stern Show
Atlanta, GA 4/10/2008 04:43 PM GMT (FINDITT)
Artie Lange, a mainstay on the Howard Stern Stow, resigned Thursday after an argument and subsequent outburst at his personal assistant on the air.
Lange, who became a member of the show in October 2001, was seen disputing with his assistant in the hallways off the air. Once Stern found out about the dispute, he invited Lange's assistant Teddy to discuss it on the air.
The argument began with Lange's issues with Teddy over money, then discussed travel accomodations Teddy, known as "Teddy Microphone" to the staff, made for Lange to Amsterdam.
As the argument ensued, Lange physically lashed out at Teddy. The scuffle was broken up by staff members, but Stern denounced Lange's actions.
Lange, who has a similar incident on air in the past, said he could not guarantee not acting out in this manner in the future. Stern replied, saying he cannot have Lange around with the potential of another physical outburst.
Lange then offered his resignation and Stern accepted.
Several fans have visited the Stern Fan Network (SFN) to discuss their thoughts about the situation and the potential of Lange never returning to the show.
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I was listening when it all went down and it probably was the single most depressing things I have heard on radio. I love Artie on the show, but he has been in this downward spiral for a while now. For example on Wednesday he fell asleep during the show again. It's interesting radio for sure.
He's not really gone. They're off for a week, and then he'll be back. That's why they haven't replayed Thursday's show. Howard is trying to cool everyone down.
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