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    jasonelias: You know, I don't know why Charlie Sheen still has a career. He's just not that funny as a comedic actor. He (and that cast exodus) pretty much destro... more »
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  • #sushigate

    Jeremy Piven's Will Repeat His Mercury Poisoning Story Until You Think It's True

    The devil is in the details, and the details to this little devil's story keep getting piled on. Piven told David Letterman last night that he not only had mercury poisoning, but a host of other ailments as well. More »
  • #sushigate

    Unimpressed With Jeremy Piven, Nation's Seafood Industry Strikes Back

    Jeremy Piven today celebrated his court victory over the producers of Speed-the-Plow, who sued the actor after he dropped out of their production. He said he got "mercury poisoning" from fish. The National Fisheries Institute wants you to remain skeptical. More »
  • #sushigate

    Jeremy Piven Celebrates Victory Over Evil Mercury-Loving Broadway Producers

    The arbitrator in the case of sushi-loving Jeremy Piven versus the Broadway producers of Speed-the-Plow ruled today that the producers could not prove their breach of contract suit against the star. But they still think they were right. More »
  • #health

    Jeremy Piven Says Barack Obama Has His Back

    Producers still want vengeance against Jeremy Piven for dropping out of Speed the Plow due to "mercury poisoning." They've been thwarted once, and the actor now claims history and Hope are on his side. More »
  • #publicrelations

    Jeremy Piven Cries, Escapes Punishment

    Jeremy Piven convinced five other actors his mercury poisoning is real, deadlocking a union hearing and sparing Piven penalties for leaving Speed the Plow. How did he do it? Maybe with some crying. More »
  • #sushigate

    Jeremy Piven's Partying To Be Held Against Him In Court

    Jeremy Piven is expected to show up for his Actor's Equity hearing tomorrow to determine whether his "mercury poisoning" excuse was totally made up, duh. The biggest hole in Piven's defense? His exhaustively documented partying. More »
  • #sushigate

    Jeremy Piven Fishes For Redemption With Diane Sawyer

    Maybe Jeremy Piven isn't off the mercury—after all, his attempt to justify his recent behavior to Good Morning America was oilier than a soy sauce-slathered eel roll. More »
  • #sushigate

    Fish-Free Jeremy Piven Confronts Elisabeth Moss, Press

    Jeremy Piven faced quite the gauntlet at last night's Globes: a press pack hungry to douse him in soy sauce and eat him alive, plus his aggrieved former Broadway costar, Elisabeth Moss. More »
  • #sushigate

    Piven Could Be Forced To Pay 'Plow' Producers Under 'Liar Liar Pants On Fire' Statute

    Though Jeremy Piven's ungraceful, sushi-related exit from Speed-the-Plow has at least secured him future savings on his Matsuhisa tab, he may part with that extra cash if the play's backers have their (angry) say. More »
  • #sushigate

    Was Jeremy Piven Actually Stricken With Insufferable-Diva-Poisoning?

    Aside from Fisher Stevens, everyone knows that Jeremy Piven's play-quitting sushi defense is bogus (but delicious!). However, E! is now alleging that Piven never actually quit—he was fired. More »
  • #sushigate

    Jeremy Piven Exposed To Toxic Sherri Shepherd-Levels During Escape From New York

    Sherri Shepherd's got an entry for Hollywood PrivacyWatch! On a plane over the holidays, she realized that the "short," fedora-clad man she'd been bothering was none other than the famously mercury-addled Jeremy Piven.
  • #sushigate

    SushiGateWatch: Jeremy Piven Attacked By Sobbing Co-Stars!

    As so many stories wind down for the holidays, it's comforting to know that the new developments in Jeremy Piven's Sushigate scandal are even more delicious than the soft shell crab roll at Matsuhisa.
  • #sushifans

    'Speed-the-Plow' Producers Excited to Publicly Make Fun of Jeremy Piven

    Though David Mamet zinged Jeremy Piven's play-quitting sushi excuse in the press, other Speed-the-Plow producers were keeping their slams anonymous until they realized just how much fun it can be.
  • #excuses

    Jeremy Piven Willing to Contract Any Disease That Will Get Him Off Broadway

    Hollywood community, Jeremy Piven is very disappointed in you. Why have you refrained from rallying around the actor as he suffers so dearly from mononucleosis... er, we mean "self-inflicted sushi poisoning"?
  • #excuses

    'Avid Sushi Eater' Jeremy Piven Blames Spicy Tuna For Neuro-Muscular Dysfunction

    When Jeremy Piven dropped out of Speed-the-Plow today and cited a "high mercury count" as the reason, we wondered whether that excuse could possibly be topped. As it turns out, it could!
  • #feuds

    Jeremy Piven's Play-Quitting Excuse Makes Enemy of Mamet

    If ever David Mamet had justification to launch one of his famous, profanity-studded tirades, the news that Jeremy Piven had abruptly (and weirdly) quit his play Speed-the-Plow would certainly seem to fit the bill.
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