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Jeremy Piven Mocked By Former Castmates
Almost a week after Jeremy Piven abruptly pulled out of Broadway's "Speed the Plow" citing a high mercury count, the story continues to develop. Piven's theatrical castmates Raul Esparza and Elizabeth Moss have now joined playwright David Mamet in making fun of the "Entourage" actor and implied ...
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foxnews.com — Monday, December 22, 2008 By Roger Friedman ‘Entourage’ Star Bashed For Being Diva | 10 Best Movies Of 2008 | Why No Benjamin Button?‘Entourage’ Star Bashed For Being Diva Actor Jeremy Piven apparently wasn’t so popular with his Broadway cast mates ... 'Entourage' Star Bashed For Being Diva - Celebrity ...
ACTOR JEREMY PIVEN DROPS OUT OF "SPEED-THE-PLOW" BECAUSE OF HIGH MERCURY LEVELS - New ...
nypost.com — Last updated: 10:00 am December 19, 2008 Posted: 1:39 am December 19, 2008 Jeremy Piven's wild tale that mercury poisoning forced him to walk out on a popular Broadway show got even fishier yesterday. The party-boy actor's controversial doctor claims ... ACTOR JEREMY PIVEN DROPS OUT OF ...
Piven Leaves Show Amid Concerns for His Health
Piven Leaves Show Amid Concerns for His Health
nytimes.com — A real-life fish story has resulted in Jeremy Piven’s withdrawal from the current Broadway revival of the David Mamet comedy “Speed-the-Plow.” > Piven Leaves Show Amid Concerns for His Health
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Jeremy Piven: High Mercury? High Drama?
Oh No They Didn't! — ... defense: "I believe him. His numbers are off the charts," Stevens, who suffered from mercury poisoning this year, told Page Six. Stevens says that while he was producing his upcoming Sundance entry, "The Cove," a documentary about the slaughter of mercury-loaded dolphins in the Far East, he ate fish four or five times a week. "I started feeling really sluggish and had no energy. It turns out the larger the fish, the higher the levels. I only eat small fish now." (Source)

Speed-the-Plow Losing Audience Post-Piven
Gothamist — ... , "We were so close to recouping, and then this jerk screwed it up." Even Piven's former cast mate Raul Esparza is lashing out, telling the audience during curtain call last Sunday: "Today was the first time I really enjoyed playing this show. I hope you weren't expecting a big TV star." Meanwhile, actor Fisher Stevens has ...

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