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Jeremy Piven Officially Getting Sued – Defends Himself On GMA.
Posted on 18. Jan, 2009 by CSS.
Jeremy Piven announced in mid December that he would drop out of the Broadway play Speed
The Plow due to mercury poisoning. Producers expressed doubts that he was being sincere and threatened to sue. Now they’ve gone through with it.
The producers of “Speed-the-Plow” say they have filed a grievance with Actors’ Equity Association, the stage actors’ union, against Jeremy Piven for abruptly leaving the Broadway revival last month.
Piven quit the David Mamet comedy less than two months after it opened to favorable reviews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The actor’s doctor said Piven was unable perform because of high levels of mercury in his system, possibly caused by eating large amounts of raw fish.
No date for the grievance proceedings was announced.
-From Yahoo.com
Here is Piven on GMA defending himself:
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Jeremy Piven Mercury Poisoning Ends 'Speed-The-Plow' Broadway Run
Posted on 18. Dec, 2008 by CSS.
Jeremy Piven is ending his run in Broadway’s Speed-the-Plow due to a condition caused by an elevated mercury count, Variety reports.
“I talked to Jeremy on the phone, and he told me that he discovered that he had a very high level of mercury,” playwright David Mamet curtly told the entertainment trade magazine late Wednesday. “So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer.”
“The good news is that some really great actors will be helping out and stepping in, which to me is a sign of great heroism and friendship.”
A rep for Piven says the actor wanted to continue his Broadway run, but doctors advised him against it.
