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Jeremy Piven won't be going back to Nobu anytime soon. Entourage's Ari Gold was told he better keep away from Nobu Matsuhisa's restaurant empire after his behavior in the Aspen during the recent Comedy Arts Festival there.
How does one get banned from Nobu? After a rude comment to the manager on his way out of the restaurant he left a DVD of the first season of Entourage...AS A TIP. Allegedly an employee ran up the stairs and hurled it at him as he was leaving. The Daily News reports that Piven said through his rep: "I'm such a fan of Nobu and all of his restaurants. I had a great dinner at the Nobu in Aspen. As always, the meal was excellent and the service was great."
We're gonna have to side with Nobu here, we've seen what he can do with a knife! Ultragrrrl relays another story (through a friend) of Piven's behavior:
"some friends of mine are in somewhat popular band and when they were in LA recording their cd, they went to a justin timberlake show and snuck into the VIP area. their guitar player introduced himself to jeremy piven and they made some small talk, then he started talking about the band. i guess piven stood there for about 30 seconds boredly nodding his head, then all of the sudden he literally grabbed the kids ear, pulled him towards him and whispered "i dont give a FUCK about your band, now get the fuck away from me" and pushed his head backwards and walked away.i really would have been disappointed if jeremy piven HADN'T done that."
Looks like Piven could use another trip to India, the above photo is from his Journey of a Lifetime show.
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Er... the Nobu incident took place a month ago!
I was thinking a DVD of a TV season isn't the worst tip in the world, given the prices for those things these days (Amazon lists it at $23). Demonstrates he's an egomaniac, of course.
But the original article says the dinner was for 12 people. What an ass. Funny guy, particularly the band anecdote, but still an ass.
I saw this article a while back and also remembered that there were 12 people at the dinner. He probably is a jerk, however...
Don't restaurants usually add the service charge (~18.5%) to the bill for parties that large? Maybe he left the DVD in addition to that?
Maybe they don't add gratuity for celebrities? Not all restaurants automatically add a service charge for large parties. I'm sure they will now though.
jeremy piven is another stupid fucking self important actor.
I was at a Kanye West show in LA a year or so ago and Pivin was at the back entrance begging to get in to meet Kanye. He was denied.
Sorry I meant "Piven"
This is why I hate tipping in the United States.
The picture is classic! I love it when a-hole celebrities take trips to India or other eastern locales to convince themselves they are not a-hole celebrities. I remember a photo of Piven wearing a t shirt that said EAT CARBS while he was on his Indian journey of enlightenment. What an ass. Guess he gets a point for not wearing a shirt that says EAT MEAT. In any event, he comes off as a classic douche bag.
So thrilled to know that I am not alone in detesting this asshole.
11:28 - your story made my day.