Jeremy Piven wins lawsuit

Jeremy Piven is sittin pretty right now after winning the lawsuit filed against him by the producers of the Broadway play Speed-The-Plow. Jeremy was sued after he had to up and leave his role because he got nailed with mercury poisoning. Jeremy said he's happy with the decision and feels vindicated, but the producers said they don't agree with the final decision, although they respect it.

Jeremy Piven The Goods

Jeremy Piven's new flick The Goods hits theaters tomorrow, but he's also in the September issue of Parade magazine, where he talks about the similarity of his character Ari Gold in Entourage and Don Ready in The Goods, and also tackles that the backlash he's getting for mercury poisoning.

The other side of Ari: "For those that love me on 'Entourage,' they'll see some similarities in Don Ready in The Goods, who is kind of an abrasive, fast-talking car salesman. But the journey Don goes through, Ari Gold would never go through. He's just a different human being, a great huckster who figures out he isn't happy with his personal life. So in a way, it was completely cathartic to play a guy who desperately wants to evolve."

Connecting with the search: "I relate much more to the guy in The Goods, who's sort of maxed out, putting everything into his job, and wants to settle down and find something more in life. I need more time in my own life to find the right balance, to be honest with you, and I'm trying to do what I can. Balance is something I've been seeking, and I did take some time off, which I haven't done in years."

He may never eat sushi again: "I think everyone loves a good fish story, which is why it still hasn't gone away. All I know is that I was incredibly sick and I had three doctors that said, 'You have to get out of this show because you're in serious trouble from too high a level of mercury in your blood.' I was eating fish twice a day and I haven't touched any since. I took the advice of the doctors, and what came afterwards -- all the repercussions -- I couldn't control. You just have to make a decision. You can be really angry at me for having to leave a Broadway show early, or you can go to the movies and laugh at me in The Goods."

Jeremy Piven Chris Kattan fight

Jeremy Piven and Chris Kattan got into a huge fight backstage at the It's On with Alexa Chung show a few days ago. Chris was promoting the IFC series Bollywood Hero, while Jeremy was promoting his new flick The Goods. Chris was talking to Jeremy backstage and asked if he was promoting his Broadway play (the one that Jeremy left early because of "mercury poisoning"). Jeremy snapped back with, "What are you promoting? Mango?" Chris kept throwing lines at Jeremy thinking they were just kidding, until Jeremy snapped back again but with a "personal attack on Chris' career." Chris told Jeremy he thought they were just kidding, and Jeremy told Chris that the fact he was getting sued for leaving the play early wasn't funny.

Talk about a bitch fight. I wonder if these ladies smoothed things over yet.

Jeremy Piven wants Hayden Panettiere

Jeremy Piven hit up L.A. a few nights ago for the Entourage premiere, and was seen looking Hayden Panettiere up and down all night. Hayden was sipping on vodka and sodas with her friend Alexis Dziena, who was in one episode of the show.

Guarantee you Jeremy was hoping Hayden would down just a few too many drinks so he could play the nice guy and bring her home, then shove his "Piven" in her "Hayden."

Was Jeremy Piven lying about his mercury poisoning?

For some reason, Jeremy Piven's mercury poisoning is STILL a topic on our minds. Possibly because everyone thinks it's pretty d*ck that he bailed on his Broadway play saying that he had it. He's apparently feeling better, since he was chowing down on sushi the other night. Before that, on a recent trip to Miami, he was seen eating squid and tuna.

I'm just saying, if I got mercury poisoning from eating seafood, I'd probably be a LITTLE reluctant to go ahead and eat any kind of fish again. Sounds like it's not really bugging Jeremy too much though...

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Jeremy Piven takes great pictures

I'm pretty sure the Mercury has gone to Jeremy Piven's head. While he was at a photo shoot the other day, Jeremy pretty much made fun of the entire film crew while they were trying to direct him on how to take the perfect picture. He decided to do his own version, which was him popping his collar, letting out a weird ass scream, and ripping the sleeves off his $350 shirt.

Maybe I should do that and make it my new profile pic on my MySpace page.

Jeremy Piven defends his sickness

Jeremy Piven has been getting a ton of backlash for dropping out of the Broadway play Speed the Plow. His co-stars and producers fo the show don't believe that he's really suffering from mercury poisoning, which was his reasoning for bailing on the show. A reporter from Fox News caught up with him after the Golden Globes on Sunday night and asked him about it.

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.

I think the producers and co-stars are just pissed because the name of their show sucks. Speed the Plow? Really?

Jeremy Piven might get sued

Jeremy Piven spent the last few months on Broadway, being the biggest draw for the play Speed the Plow, before he left with a bunch of controversy surrounding him. Apparently, right when the play was about to break even and start turning a profit, he was struck with mercury poisoning and had to drop out of the show. Seems pretty legit, right? Well, the producers of the show think he's committing fraud, and requested his medical records be looked at by another doc. If that second doc thinks Jeremy is lying, then the producers are going to sue him for fraud.

Damn, a guy can't even get sick without being sued now!

Jeremy Piven is Turning into a Thermometer?

Jeremy Piven has dropped out of his Broadway play, Speed-the-Plow. He is said to be suffering from "shocking levels" of mercury in his system from eating too much sushi and Chinese herbs. How weird is that? His doctor made him drop the play but not too many people are pleased.

After a battery of tests failed to reveal what was ailing the three-time Emmy winner, Colker checked his "heavy metals" and was "absolutely stunned" to find mercury at a level "almost six times the upper limit of normal and allowable," says the doctor. "It's the highest level I've ever seen."

His doctor says, "He's disappointed that I had to pull the plug," says Colker. "But I think he's hurt more by the comments that he's not trying or that he walked away. He's been working straight for 30 years. He doesn't walk away; I tore him away from it."

He's referring to the somewhat cruel, but hilarious, comment made by the playwright of Speed-the-Plow. He had said: "I talked to Jeremy on the phone and he told me that he discovered that he had a very high level of mercury. So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer."