Just days before Artie Lange was arrested and sent to rehab for his long battle with drug addiction, the comedian got into a full-out brawl with a friend in the lobby of a seedy New York hotel — and it was all caught on camera!<br /><br />In RadarOnline.com's exclusive video, an agitated Lange, 50, paces the room before grabbing a large brown bag from a friend's arms in the week hours of December 6.<br /><br />"This is my bag for the room," Lange attempts to explain to the receptionist. "He's hitting me! He's assaulting me!"<br /><br />A hotel employee eventually breaks up the fight.<br /><br />Days later, Lange was arrested for failing to appear in court for a heroin and cocaine arrest earlier this year.<br /><br />After seeking medical attention for his addiction and diabetes in jail, Lange was released and immediately checked into a Florida rehab.<br /><br />On Friday, his lawyer told Radar that his inner circle was doing everything they could to "save Artie's life."<br /><br />"Sentencing will be held in abeyance while Artie gets the inpatient treatment he so desperately needs," Attorny Frank Arleo said. "Please keep Artie in your prayers.”<br /><br />Lange is due back in court on February 23.<br /><br />We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night.
