Jeremy Piven Celebrates Victory Over Evil Mercury-Loving
Broadway ProducersS  The arbitrator in the case of sushi-loving
Jeremy Piven versus the Broadway producers of Speed-the-Plow
ruled today that the producers could not prove their breach of
contract suit against the star. But they still think they were
right.  Piven pulled out of the production back in December,
saying that 20 years of eating fish twice a day had elevated the
level of mercury so high in his body that he couldn't function.
His departure sent ticket sales into a spiral, even after he was
replaced by William H. Macy. The show closed in February, but
still made back its investment. Now the producers of the show
have no legal or financial recourse against Piven and are still
pissed. Their statement says.   With his mercury in retrograde,
Piven is thrilled.  I'm just a theater actor who got sick, and
was physically incapable of finishing my run. And now I can put
this behind me and move on. And I'm stronger than I've ever
been. I had a real hea