Piven -- Fishing for Sympathy

Jeremy Piven is in the deep stuff with his ex-producers after bailing on his Broadway show, but he's still sticking to that mercury-poisoning tale.

He tells Fox News he found he had a heart rate of 47 and his mercury levels from eating too much fish over the years was "off the charts." Piven says he's smoothed things over with his ex-co-stars, who were not at all shy about sharing their displeasure with JP publicly.

Meanwhile, it was unclear whether Piven ate the entrée at last night's Golden Globes –- sea bass.

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1. Yawn...slow news day?

Posted at 8:17AM on Jan 12th 2009 by VioletteUK

2. what a pile of rotten fish....................... this ass gets semi known and now he call the shots. fire his ass on whatever he does. how many people got screwed because he didnt want to work. go away jer go far far away............................

Posted at 8:19AM on Jan 12th 2009 by cpm

3. What an untalented douche.....he seemed healthy enough to show up for an awards ceremony,I guess his "illness" prevents him from working but not partying!!

Posted at 8:32AM on Jan 12th 2009 by frankenpussy

4. Yeah right, he is so full of s*&t......Mercury poisioning doesn't seem to have slowed down his partying any, so I guess one can still drink and party, but not act on stage with this "illness."

Posted at 9:11AM on Jan 12th 2009 by DoverDavid

5. He may be suffering from fake doctors syndrome.

Posted at 9:17AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Peter

6. Maybe his big, fat ego has finally caught up with him. He seems like a deplorable jerk.

Posted at 9:17AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Susy

7. I"m not buying any of it .... Sorry Jeremy.. You messed up.. If you didn't want the gig in New York you should have just said so..

Posted at 10:09AM on Jan 12th 2009 by TMZ IS DE SHIZ NIZZLE

8. No one in their right mind would hire this loose for anything!!! ... He won't show up!

Posted at 10:10AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Sally

9. I saw him interviewed on 3 different channels and he was all like, Yeah, I'm much better now, but, you know it coulda been real bad...and sniff, I coulda DIED!!!!!!!!!!Well, not exactly what he said, but kinda lame anyway.

Posted at 10:12AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Luke Warmwater

10. I'd much rather hang out with Ari, than with Jeremy.

Posted at 10:35AM on Jan 12th 2009 by lost_in_love

11. come back to evanston!

Posted at 10:41AM on Jan 12th 2009 by kadengirl

12. plenty sick from MUFF DIVING

Posted at 11:00AM on Jan 12th 2009 by muff diver

13. Jeremy "Do you KNOW who I am" Piven makes my skin crawl. I just don't understand how he rates even the tiniest bit of celbrity.
He is such a creep.

Posted at 11:05AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Lyn

14. time to sue-she..........

Posted at 11:28AM on Jan 12th 2009 by 99centz

15. He needs to GO AWAY !!!! ... I"m not buy'en any of it ... He's full of CRAP

Posted at 11:33AM on Jan 12th 2009 by Chuckels De Clown Fish

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