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Piven Plays the Obama Card

Posted Mar 25th 2009 5:34PM by TMZ Staff

No one believed him before, so now Jeremy Piven is dragging Barack Obama into his war over the "mercury poisoning" excuse he used to get out of a Broadway play a few months ago.

With today's announcement that there will be an arbitration hearing over the matter in June, Piven's peeps just released a statement saying:

"Mr. Piven is looking forward to testifying in Arbitration along with his doctors so that the truth comes out about the very serious health risks caused by Mercury exposure, which the Obama administration has recently described as the world's gravest chemical problem."

Well, if Obama thinks it's a problem -- people have no choice but to believe him now, right?

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1. Go Obama, Go Piven

Posted at 5:43PM on Mar 25th 2009 by sprocket

2. It's not that I don't believe someone COULD get sick from mercury poisoning. But, wasn't he out and about in LA right after he quit the show? I'm sorry, but if he's not sick enough to go home and recover then he should have stuck with the play.

Posted at 5:44PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Thomas

3. This guy is such a douche.

Posted at 5:46PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Christina

4. He's a phony. I'd call him a has-been, but he never was.

Posted at 5:49PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Tired of pathetic stars.

5. Another BIG headed douche bag with BIGGER egos! Soon, we will be wondering where is Jeremy Piven or who is JP??? All the producers should black list him!!

Posted at 6:12PM on Mar 25th 2009 by TMZWTF??

6. Man up, Priven!

Posted at 6:34PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Pistol

7. I have no idea whether or not Mr. Piven had mercury-poisoning or not, but I am puzzled by the people who seem to be so certain he's lying. What proof is there? I think he should at least be given the benefit of the doubt. The reaction of some people has been bizarre.

Posted at 6:40PM on Mar 25th 2009 by rainbow68

8.
ummm...let me guess...he thought this one up...smoking that blunt ( last post on here) ...
oh for god sake J.P....give it up... it's gotten totally out of control...ya think ???

Posted at 6:43PM on Mar 25th 2009 by northern gypsy

9. All Hail the god Obama! Whatever Obama says, believes or endorses is true. Hail Obama our new god!

Posted at 6:55PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Rob R Barron

10. Leave TOTUS alone!

Posted at 6:55PM on Mar 25th 2009 by crafr

11. is this the same BS Obama is trying to feed us mercury stimulus bailout bull.
OBAMA STANDS FOR- ONE BIG ASS MISTAKE AMERICA

Posted at 7:00PM on Mar 25th 2009 by BOB

12. LLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYDDDD!

Posted at 7:00PM on Mar 25th 2009 by FlBiker

13. I'm surprised Piven didn't just blame it all on a hairplug malfunction

Posted at 7:15PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Speaz217

14. O-B-A-M-A
ONE BIG ASS MISTAKE AMERICA

Posted at 7:17PM on Mar 25th 2009 by BOB

15. Why do polls when your readers have IQ's lower than the date? Mercury poisoning is a serious problem and clearly most of the readers here cannot spell let alone converse or make judgements about health issues that affect the world today.

Posted at 7:58PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Christy

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