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NEWS ABOUT: Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven stories: 17 news summaries
Katy Perry, watch out

 Charlize Kisses Girl for $140K 

Theron throws in a smooch to sweeten charity auction

Oct 23, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charlize Theron threw a smooch into the bargain to revive a flagging charity auction last night—and didn’t back down when a woman made the highest bid. The actress was selling a trip to South Africa, but bidding stalled at $37,000—after Jeremy Piven raised $280,000. Annoyed,... More »

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auction • charity • kiss • Charlize Theron • Jeremy Piven • OneXOne

Harris, Other New Faces Rule Emmys Tonight

First-time nominees Family Guy, Hamm, Morgan could win big

Sep 20, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for... More »

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entertainment • television • Tracy Morgan • Entourage • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Family Guy • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss • Jack McBrayer • Jon Hamm • Jeremy Piven • Emmy nomination

 Piven: Stop 
 Making Fun 
 of Me! 

Play mocking mercury poisoning must stop defaming him, comedian insists

Sep 15, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has had it up to here with people mocking his sushi poisoning. The comedian slapped the Public Theater with a cease-and-desist letter over The Piven Monologues, a show that explores his mercury poisoning fiasco. Piven’s attorney clarifies, “We didn't say you cannot do the... More »

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sushi • mercury poisoning • Jeremy Piven

 Letterman 
 Goes Easy On 
 Poisoned Piven 

Actor says he could have had heart attack

Sep 2, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven and his terrible case of sushi-related mercury poisoning got off easy during last night's Late Show appearance. David Letterman skipped questions prepared by the National Fisheries Institute—such as "why is it that people in Japan eat far more fish than you, yet don't complain about mercury... More »

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entertainment • Broadway • late night talk show • David Letterman • sushi • mercury poisoning • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven was on the level when he blamed mercury poisoning for his decision to bail on a Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow last December, an arbitrator has ruled. "While we respect the decision, we strongly disagree with it," the producers of the David Mamet play said in a... More »

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entertainment • theater • Broadway • mercury • sushi • mercury poisoning • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

Movie Review

 Nobody's Sold on The Goods  


Aug 14, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - On paper, The Goods ought to be—well, good, given that it has plenty of funny people on both sides of the camera. Didn’t turn out that way. Here’s what critics are saying:
  • Seemingly pulled “straight out of Will Ferrell's discard pile,” the flick
... More »

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comedy • movie review • Jeremy Piven • The Goods • Neal Brennan • James Brolin

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Levi Is Kathy's 
 'Teen Choice' 

Plus, Jesus Luz is still around and Jeremy Piven still isn't over sushi poisoning

Aug 10, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Levi Johnston’s goal is to break into Hollywood, he got at least a toe in the door last night: My Life on the D-List star Kathy Griffin brought him along as her date to the Teen Choice Awards, E! reports. “Long-distance relationships are not easy, especially... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • celebrity • Madonna • Chris Kattan • Bristol Palin • Levi Johnston • Jeremy Piven • Kathy Griffin • Jesus Luz

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Mom Fears 
 for Rihanna's Life 

Singer wants restraining order against Brown gone

Aug 5, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Chris Brown awaits sentencing today, Rihanna is again trying to squash a court order requiring him to stay 50 yards away, her lawyer tells People. Meanwhile, her mother is afraid she’s “playing Russian roulette with her life” by allowing Brown to keep his “power over... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Joan Rivers • Rihanna • Chris Brown • President Obama • Milk • Jeremy Piven • Herman Rosenblat • Jon Gosselin • Dustin Lance Black

Jude Law's Babymama Likes to Get Cozy With Celebs

Aspiring actress went out of her way to meet other famous guys

Aug 5, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jude Law’s babymama is quite the celeb hanger-on, TMZ finds after some extensive digging. Samantha Burke has been photographed with model Tyson Beckford and actor Jeremy Piven—plus at least three pics from a night of partying with Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Stewart Bradley. And sources say the model/aspiring actress... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Philadelphia Eagles • Jude Law • love child • celebrity pregnancy • Jeremy Piven • Samantha Burke • Stewart Bradley • Tyson Beckford

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Susan Boyle Back on Stage 

Plus, Rihanna subpoenaed, and more

Jun 11, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is the day Susan Boyle returns to singing, the Mirror reports. The troubled star is set to join rehearsals for the Britain’s Got Talent tour. “There is no pressure on her but everyone hopes it means she will perform on Friday,” says a source. “It’... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity trials • celebrity • Miley Cyrus • Rihanna • mercury poisoning • Chris Brown • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

(Newser) - The producers of Speed-the-Plow haven't given up their legal pursuit of Jeremy Piven,Variety reports. They plan to seek independent arbitration, which could result in serious fines for the actor. A panel of actors and producers failed to reach consensus on a possible penalty last week, leading to the producers'... More »

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Broadway • actor • mercury poisoning • arbitration • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has escaped punishment—at least for now—for bailing on the Broadway play Speed-the-Plow, reports Playbill. Piven insists he had to leave because of mercury poisoning, but the producers aren't buying it. The actor appeared before representatives of the Actors' Equity Association and the Broadway League at a... More »

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Broadway • actor • mercury • Jeremy Piven

(Newser) - Producers of David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow have filed a grievance with Actors' Equity against Jeremy Piven, who left the production with what his doctors called mercury poisoning, BroadwayWorld.com reports. No date for the arbitration proceedings has been set. Piven has gone to another set of doctors for a second opinion,... More »

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actor • grievances • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

 Mercury Illness Was Real: Piven

Star defends decision to leave Broadway production

Jan 12, 09 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People.... More »

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theater • Broadway • mercury • sushi • mercury poisoning • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

Piven Wasn't Sick, He Was Fired: Source

Mercury poisoning
just easy excuse for bored diva

Jan 6, 09 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - It may have been a pink slip, not a doctor's note, that prompted Jeremy Piven's premature exit from Speed-the-Plow. Diva behavior befitting that of his Entourage persona got him booted, Broadway insiders tell E! Piven—who cites mercury poisoning—wanted out, they claim, because he couldn't handle the nightly... More »

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Broadway • celebrity • mercury poisoning • termination • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

'Mercury Count' Speeds Piven's Broadway Exit

Writer David Mamet
is a little skeptical
of star's ailment

Dec 18, 08 11:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven is bailing on Broadway because of a high mercury count, and it doesn’t sound like David Mamet is buying the excuse, Variety reports. “My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer,” said Mamet, who wrote Speed-the-Plow. The... More »

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Broadway • mercury • David Mamet • Jeremy Piven • Speed-the-Plow

 Ailing Piven May Bail 
 on Broadway 

Sick actor has missed three Broadway performances

Dec 17, 08 4:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Jeremy Piven has been knocked out by an illness so severe his docs suggest abandoning his new Broadway role, TMZ reports. Piven—best known as Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage—has missed three performances of Speed-the-Plow. Doctors advise he end his run with the show pronto, his rep says. The... More »

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Broadway • illness • Entourage • Jeremy Piven • Speed the Plow

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