Pivens A Slippery One
Earlier today it was announced that an arbitrator had ruled in favor of Jeremy Piven and the Actor’s Equity Association in the dispute over his abrupt departure from the Broadway production of David Mamet’s “Speed the Plow.”
Despite the fact that the arbitrator ruled in Piven’s favor, NFI cautions reporters and editors to continue to treat Piven’s statements with skepticism. It is important to note that no peer reviewed medical journal has ever published any evidence of a case of methylmercury poisoning caused by the normal consumption of commercial seafood in the U.S. This ruling does not change that simple scientific fact. It is also important to note that Pivenpreviously claimed to havebeen diagnosed withtheEpstein-Barr virusduring the first week of rehearsals, a claim that has curiously be absent from most news coverage.
While some may be buying his story peer-reviewed medical science isn’t and it’s not clear the Hollywood press is either with headlines like this:
Unimpressed With Jeremy Piven, Nation’s Seafood Industry Strikes Back; “Word to Piven, don’t go fishing anytime soon. These people have your number.”
Piven’s Fishy Excuse Gets Him Off the Hook; “Jeremy Piven is once again free to pursue a career as a thermometer.”
Jeremy Piven Celebrates Victory Over Evil Mercury-Loving Broadway Producers
