Sushi blamed for Piven's Broadway pullout

Jeremy Piven was ordered to pull out of Broadway play 'Speed-the-Plow' because he had six times the normal level of deadly mercury in his body - from allegedly eating too much sushi.

Sushi blamed for Piven's Broadway pullout

Jeremy Piven was ordered to pull out of Broadway play 'Speed-the-Plow' because he had six times the normal level of deadly mercury in his body - from allegedly eating too much sushi.

A doctor who examined the actor and advised him to quit the show admits he was "stunned" to discover Piven's mercury levels was "shockingly high".

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