NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Comedian Artie Lange was remanded to an Essex County, N.J. jail Wednesday for possession of a controlled substance, and he will remain there before heading to a rehab facility, his spokespeople confirmed.
"Excuse any show advertisements.. starting today, Artie will be undergoing a long term treatment program, he loves and respects his fans... updates coming soon.. and it’s time - TeamLange," read a tweet posted to the 51-year-old's account Wednesday.
Excuse any show advertisements.. starting today, Artie will be undergoing a long term treatment program, he loves and respects his fans... updates coming soon.. and it’s time - TeamLange
— Artie Lange (@artiequitter)
January 30, 2019 Following that tweet, reports claimed he had been arrested, but Lange's team disputed that in a subsequent tweet Thursday.
"The comments made by Arties lawyer have been taken out of context.. Artie was not arrested and sent to jail... they are holding him a few days to sober up before transferring him to a long term treatment facility, Artie needs us to be with him, not against him- TeamLange," reads the tweet.
The comments made by Arties lawyer have been taken out of context.. Artie was not arrested and sent to jail... they are holding him a few days to sober up before transferring him to a long term treatment facility, Artie needs us to be with him, not against him- TeamLange
— Artie Lange (@artiequitter)
January 31, 2019 Lange appeard in a New Jersey court in December after he tested positive for cocaine.
He previously tweeted that his misshapen nose is due to years of snorting heroin and cocaine.
This is it but I believe her nose had a septum and had not been hideously deformed due to over 3 decades of drug abuse. pic.twitter.com/U2LmcnpI4B
— Artie Lange (@artiequitter)
December 25, 2018
