Piven's Problem With Broadway: Too Much Sushi
When Jeremy Piven pulled out of the current Broadway revival of Mamet's Speed-The-Plow this week, his excuse - "a high mercury count" - was greeted with some skepticism. Now Piven's doctor has spoken publicly, saying that the actor's considerable consumption of sushi (twice a day) has indeed led to mercury poisoning. The New York Times 12/19/08

Posted December 18, 2008 08:30 PM