Greg Giraldo From ‘Last Comic Standing’ Suffers Overdose
September 28th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by Angela Kaye MasonSep 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Popular ‘Last Comic Standing’ comedian and judge Greg Giraldo has reportedly suffered an overdose of prescription medicines when he took too many pills at his New Jersey hotel room on Saturday night, according to ‘The New York Post’. He is said to be in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital which is located near New Brunswick.
Giraldo had appeared at an event that day in honor of Drug Addiction Recovery Month at the New York Recovery Rally at Randall’s Island Park in NYC. He was rushed that night by ambulance to the hospital due to the overdose, which is being called “accidental.” According to reports, it does not look like a suicide attempt.
Fans at the Four Night Comedy Stand at ‘Stress Factory’ where he was to perform were told that he would not perform because he had been taken to the hospital. Giraldo has four kids, and has often been open about his drug problems.
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