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12/22/2008 4:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
Piven's Castmates Peeved in Public

So much for Jeremy Piven's ex-castmates lending support to his fishy "mercury-poisoning" story.

Well after yesterday's matinee of "Speed-the-Plow," according to FOX News, Raul Esparza let loose on Piven, saying the performance was "the first time I really enjoyed playing this show" and referred to Sushigate as "silliness." Meanwhile, female lead Elisabeth Moss "sobbed."

We're told Piven was in NYC Friday so producers could get a second opinion on Jeremy's mercury story.

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Luke Warmwater:  1147 days ago

He signed a contract, so I'm guessing he has to prove his illness in order to be released from his obligation. Mercury poisoning, huh? Causes brain damage...

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Ugh:  1147 days ago

Of all people, who could anyone prove that Piven got brain damage recently? Seems to me he was born with it.

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ozzman:  1147 days ago

jackass...

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nativenyker:  1147 days ago

the story does sound a bit fishy...

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Rants, Thoughts & Merde

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northern gypsy:  1147 days ago

when this story frist started to surface...i thought to myself...ok...maybe...but as we start getting more details...fishy indeed !!!

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lost_in_love:  1147 days ago

Very professional of Mr. Esparza.

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norjay:  1147 days ago

This might be more believable if he wasn't such a p--ck. Isn't this the guy Andy Baldwin was high fiving not long ago and saying if the Navy would allow it he would looooove to be on entourage? I certainly hope the Navy has told Andy to wise up. He hasn't been making very good career moves since Tessa got tired of that Hollywood crowd.

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don amendolia:  1140 days ago

Fish Baloney???

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