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Jeremy Pivens Has High Mercury Levels

by Darren

Poor Jeremy Pivens. The guys been eating so much fish, apparently, he’s developed unusually high levels of mercury in his blood stream. Or at least that’s the line he used to bow out of David Mamet’s Speed-the-Plow on Broadway.

Jeremy Pivens after eating fish

The line sounds like a bunch of crap when you hear it. You can sense David Mamet’s skepticism by what he said upon hearing the news.

“I talked to Jeremy on the phone, and he told me that he discovered that he had a very high level of mercury,” Mamet said. “So my understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer.”

Ha ha. Now that’s the type of wit you might just expect from the man who wrote Glengary Glenross

Pivens rep said the actor would have liked to continue with the play, but his doctors recommended against it. 300 people demanded refunds today upon learning the news.

Tags: David Mamet, Jeremy Pivens, Mercury Poisoning, Speed-the-Plow