
Yesterday morning Artie Lange stormed off of the Howard Stern show. And while some fans don't want to see him go, I am relieved! I've never liked Artie from day one. He sucks so bad! The show was much better before he came on the air, trying to be as funny as my Howie.
Howard Stern was finally left speechless yesterday after a brawl erupted inside his Sirius Satellite studio between his hard-partying sidekick Artie Lange and Lange's assistant, Teddy, which ended with Lange's quitting the show.
Stern was told they had been bickering and brought it up on air. When Teddy came in to defend himself, Lange snapped.
"He's a loser," yelled Lange. "He's the most unorganized assistant. I want to fire him, but he has no money. I hope he dies of AIDS."
Lange, who pays Teddy $24,000 a year for part-time work, then accused Teddy of embarrassing him in front of friends last week in LA when he called Bloomingdale's department store by its nickname, Bloomie's, and announced the store didn't have something in Lange's size.
"I think I hired a fag," said Lange. "I wanted to throw him out the window."
Lange then threw a cup of water at Teddy and lunged at him, throwing a punch that didn't land. Show writer Benjy Bronk jumped on Lange and held him back, while Ronnie "The Limo Driver" Mund burst in to get Teddy out of the studio.
Lange blamed Stern for the fight, saying that Stern "pushed" him to the breaking point and that he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't snap again in the future. He then told Stern he loved him and resigned."
Don't ever mention Bloomie's around the guy," Stern sighed.
One show insider says that the staff loves Lange and is "extremely upset" but that it's out of Stern's hands and that Sirius management will soon decide Lange's fate. The show is on a break next week.
Good riddens, a-hole! I hope Artie doesn't come back, and he owes Howard and all his fans a heart felt apology for flying off the handle like that.
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