Greg Giraldo Hospitalized in New Jersey

(Updated below)

The Comic's Comic, Sean L. McCarthy, has reported that Greg Giraldo is in a Critical Care Unit in New Jersey.

The internet rumors about Giraldo started Saturday evening soon after he missed his show at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, NJ. Around 9PM, a fan, Sarah Costello, posted on twitter:

Drove all the way to New Brunswick, suffered thru the worst opener ever only to find out greg giraldo got rushed to the ER & isn't coming.

According to Ava Gacser, who was at the show, Vinnie Brand—owner of the Stress Factory—"came on stage [and] … announced that Greg had been taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital"

Around that time, fans online from everywhere were wondering and asking about the comedian's condition, filling in the details with claims that he had OD'd, died, committed suicide, and even that he had been murdered in his hotel room by a drug dealer.

The full story has not yet been made public, neither the cause of his hospitalization, nor the specifics of his condition. McCarthy, who considers himself "both a fan and a friend of Giraldo," is sure to be on top of the story. Stay tuned.

[UPDATE — 3:45PM]
TMZ is reporting that "sources close to" Giraldo are saying he did not attempt suicide, but he did overdose on prescription medication. They also report he is in stable condition.

[…6:25PM]
The New York Post reports that someone at The Collective, Giraldo's management company, has confirmed that it was an overdose, also asserting it was accidental.

Giraldo has been open about his struggles with substance abuse, and on Saturday he had joined several other performers to take part in the New York Recovery Rally, as part of national Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.