MTV's Jersey Shore star Snookie - punches herself in the face.

Sources at Reliable News were informed late yesterday that the reason for Nicole Polizzi's (a.k.a.'Snooki') recent hospitalization was due to a minor concussion that she apparently inflicted on herself by punching herself in the face.

A couple of years ago, MTV aired an episode (watch video) of Jersey Shore in which Snooki was punched in the face by a male at a local bar; all while the cameras were rolling. When asked why she would do such a harmful act to herself she said, "Over the weekend I was watching the Jersey Shore marathon and after the 15th episode in a row, I felt the urge to knock myself out.

I did not realize how annoying I came across until I actually watched and listened to myself for over 7 hours straight. I would like to apologize to the gentlemen who punched me at that bar a couple of seasons ago. To him I say, touche." Snookie also had a comment about one of her cast mates on the show. "I think if Mike 'The Situation' were forced to watch 15 episodes of the show in a row like I did that he would probably run out into rush hour traffic and get hit by a car."

You can watch the new season of Jersey Shore on MTV every Sunday night.

Written by Scott Llop