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Okay, one more Golden Globe video for the road. After weeks of silence about his abrupt departure from Broadway's Speed-the-Plow, actor Jeremy Piven was finally cornered on the red carpet last night and had no choice but to comment about his recent "mercury poisoning." Naturally, the question about his illness wasn't prompted by the "reporter" doing the interview (Tiki Barber), but by Piven's Entourage buddy Mark Wahlberg, who facetiously wondered if mercury poisoning is contagious. Piven did not seem too amused by the jape.
Piven was also armed with an explanation for Fox News: "I was so sick for most of the run of the show. Some days I would sleep right until the time I had to go to the theater. I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I was exhausted. Finally, I went to a doctor at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut just so it wouldn’t turn into a circus. He said, 'You’ve got to stop working.' My heart rate was 47. My mercury level was off the charts. I hadn’t had a real break in 20 years of acting.'"
Of course, some producers of Speed-the-Plow remain irate about the box office nosedive that followed Piven's departure, and are considering legal action. But anyone who purchased tickets to see the play starting tomorrow would be a fool to demand a refund: William H. Macy, a Mamet expert and all-around brilliant actor, will no doubt be putting Piven to shame with his performance.
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i caught this while flipping the channels, gave me douche chills.
what a scoop by ace cub reporter tiki barber.
The producers should be thanking him.
Well Piven is an idiot for thinking eating sushi twice a day was healthy for him. Like the Gothamist interview with the Zen sushi chef, it's not meant to be eaten more than a few times a month at best.
Who the fck decides that the nearest hospital is Greenwich Connecticut in the middle of a serious health scare? When you're anchored at a VRBO rental in Chelsea?
FTA: "Finally, I went to a doctor at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut just so it wouldn’t turn into a circus."
I don't think he went to the hospital for an emergent thing, it was more of a "I'll go get checked out and make sure I'm OK," and chose to go to a hospital out of the city for a lower chance of his going to the hospital making the news rounds.
I am surprised he did not get sick of eating the same thing every day, Variety is the spice of life Piven!
I don't think it would have been a huge deal to go a doctor in NYC. You're working on Broadway, which is demanding—why not go to a doctor close by who probably sees lots of stage actors and is familiar with issues affecting them?
interesting, I didn't know william h. macy was signed to replace him. I'd rather see him any day than piven!
I'd rather see Macy than Piven anytime, especially in a Mamet play.
I dunno. Piven gave such a mercurial performance.
...as if any of this makes sense to begin with.
It's pretty bad when even Marky Mark points out what a douche you are, directly to your face, in front of millions of people.
I like that "You're so full of it!" look that Mark is giving Piven. That was my moment of zen for the day.
Thank you, John.
Yup, and the "Plus, you had a commitment with us way before..."
Piven is second only to Lindsay Lohan as the most notorious scenester cokehead around. I will have to give his publicist credit for floating this ridiculous mercury poisoning story tho. And Marky Mark just further confirms my mental image of a full-time dick.
El doucherino.
AWKWARD!!
Coked-out douche with a hairpiece.
First of all, who is Piven? Have I seen him in anything?
E n t o u r a g e.