Artie Lange suspended from radio show

Artie Lange was temporarily suspended by DirecTV from his radio program, The Nick and Artie Show, for urinating on the studio floor, according to TMZ.

TMZ reports that yesterday, Lange tweeted, “Direct Tv has suspended me from the N&A show for the next 2 nights. They won’t tell me fully why. Can’t continue w them. Sorry guys. Luv u,” and “Direct Tv are good ppl. I apologize to them for doing an offensive show.” The tweets have since been deleted.

A rep for DirecTV didn’t confirm the details, but told EW via e-mail, “He was suspended for one day as a result of inappropriate behavior and will be back on the air tonight.”

EW reached out to Lange’s rep, but as of press time, had not heard back.

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