Ailing Artie ‘Too Ill’ For Rehab After Shocking Arrest: Comedian STILL In Hospital

  • 6 years ago
Artie Lange never made it to rehab and is still being treated at a New Jersey Hospital, RadarOnline.com can exclusively reveal!

The 50-year-old had plans to fly to Atlanta for a drug rehabilitation program following his arrest, but the comedian was too sick, according to the Essex County Court Prosecutor.

"On the day he entered a guilty plea, he told the attorney to inform the judge he would be leaving New Jersey and going to Atlanta for a drug rehabilitation program," Essex County Prosecutor, Katherine Carter, told Radar exclusively. "It turns out he was too ill to fly and is being hospitalized here in New Jersey."

heels of a bizarre incident when he tweeted a picture of himself looking disheveled with a swollen nose. Lange later admitted he was punched in the face by bookies.

Lange is still due to return to court on February 23.

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