departures

Artie Lange Quits Stern Show (Again), Cementing His Top Ranking On Celebrity Deathwatch

9:00AM Mark Graham | While we haven’t been avid listeners of Howard Stern since he made the switch to Sirius a few years back (call us crazy or even cheap, but we’re morally opposed to paying for radio), we still follow the show pretty closely. And as anyone who has been paying attention knows, Stern sidekick Artie Lange has been on a self-destructive streak for the better part of the last nine or so months. His weight has been ballooning, his already prolific drug habit has only gotten worse and his on-air behaviour has become more erratic than ever before. However, things reached Defcon 6 levels on today’s show when Artie flew into a rage, got into a physical confrontation with his personal assistant and abruptly (and from the sounds of it, tearily) resigned from the show. Audio of the incident follows after the jump. More »

Endeavor Gets Punk’d by Ashton Kutcher

8:15AM Defamer Hollywood | It’s a story as old as Hollywood itself: An attractive actor who’s done everything he can to get himself into the spotlight just can’t get the roles he wants. Is it because his acting isn’t quite up to par? Of course not… It’s because his agent sucks! More »