Artie Lange left nothing out when he revealed all that went down with his former boss, Howard Stern — and the comic's infamous exit off The Stern Show.<br /><br />In an interview with the Daily Beast the comedian opened up about his drug abuse throughout the years and how Stern didn't necessarily discourage Lange from using.<br /><br />“You need coke. You’re a lot better on it.” Stern jokingly said to Lange on his first ever appearance on the show. “Go out and get into more trouble, and we’ll have you back on.”<br /><br />Lange said he "knows" Stern encouraged him but he couldn't blame him or "anyone else" for his addiction. <br /><br />"Howard’s genius is seeing which way the wind is blowing in society and acting accordingly," the 50-year-old said.<br /><br />He claimed Stern didn't stop the rest of his posse from creating a "toxic" environment for the addict.<br /><br />"At the Stern show, I saw how toxic that entire environment was," Lange said. "You have some people who are without talent who just leeched onto Howard."<br /><br />PHOTOS: The King Of All Scandals: Shock Jock Howard Stern’s Top 20 Secrets & Feuds EXPOSED</a><br /><br />"Talentless guys whose entire life is based on pleasing that one person. I saw people who weren’t comedians who thought they could sit in that chair and do what I did. When I went down with the heroin thing, they were clearly making statements about it," Lange alleged. "Like if I died, they would have been almost happy about it, I guarantee it."<br /><br />It didn't help that Lange said he was going on regular party trips with the Stern Show crew.<br /><br />"The first time we went to Las Vegas with Howard, I f***ed 11 strippers in four days," Lange claimed. "The Stern Show, this was like rock star shit. We flew into Vegas on a private jet, and there’s a line around the block, and it’s all for us."<br /><br />Since Lange left the show, he copped to having a strained relationship with Stern that has worsened over time. He said the Shock Jock even banned all of his employees from contacting him.<br /><br />"They’re not allowed to call me," Lange claimed. "I swear to God, I’ve had people tell me from the show they were worried they were talking to me."<br /><br />"I don’t talk to Howard. We hate each other’s guts. He can’t stand me for some reason, and I’ve learned to hate him."<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 800-344-9598 any time, day or night.
