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1/12/2009 7:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF
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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VioletteUK:  1127 days ago

Yawn...slow news day?

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chirs messin:  1127 days ago

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............................

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Frankenpussy:  1127 days ago

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!!

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DoverDavid:  1127 days ago

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."

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I don't believe in sky genies:  1127 days ago

He may be suffering from fake doctors syndrome.

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Carrys F.:  1127 days ago

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

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TMZ FAN:  1127 days ago

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..

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TMZ FAN:  1127 days ago

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

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Luke Warmwater:  1127 days ago

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.

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lost_in_love:  1127 days ago

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

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kadengirl:  1127 days ago

come back to evanston!

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oops:  1127 days ago

plenty sick from MUFF DIVING

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Lyn:  1127 days ago

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.

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99centz:  1127 days ago

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

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TMZ FAN:  1127 days ago

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

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