Read more mercury poisoning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21427/mercury-poisoning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:56:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69442/piven-stop-making-fun-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has had it up to here with people mocking his sushi poisoning. The comedian slapped the Public Theater with a cease-and-desist letter over The Piven Monologues , a show that explores his mercury poisoning fiasco. Piven’s attorney clarifies, “We didn't say you cannot do the play, we said you...http://www.newser.com/story/69442/piven-stop-making-fun-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 9:50:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68408/letterman-goes-easy-on-poisoned-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven and his terrible case of sushi-related mercury poisoning got off easy during last night's Late Show appearance. David Letterman skipped questions prepared by the National Fisheries Institute—such as "why is it that people in Japan eat far more fish than you, yet don't complain about mercury poisoning?"—...http://www.newser.com/story/68408/letterman-goes-easy-on-poisoned-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 7:42:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven was on the level when he blamed mercury poisoning for his decision to bail on a Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow last December, an arbitrator has ruled. "While we respect the decision, we strongly disagree with it," the producers of the David Mamet play said in a statement. Said...http://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61593/susan-boyle-back-on-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToday is the day Susan Boyle returns to singing, the Mirror reports. The troubled star is set to join rehearsals for the Britain’s Got Talent tour. “There is no pressure on her but everyone hopes it means she will perform on Friday,” says a source. “It’s her decision.” Elsewhere: Rihanna...http://www.newser.com/story/61593/susan-boyle-back-on-stage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Jun 2009 11:21:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52040/producers-press-case-against-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe producers of Speed-the-Plow haven't given up their legal pursuit of Jeremy Piven, Variety reports. They plan to seek independent arbitration, which could result in serious fines for the actor. A panel of actors and producers failed to reach consensus on a possible penalty last week, leading to the producers'...http://www.newser.com/story/52040/producers-press-case-against-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 28 Feb 2009 9:26:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48142/hit-man-may-have-offed-fabled-scholar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeminal Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe died in 1601 of mercury poisoning, a demise that funeral orators called "unexpected" and modern scholars are calling murder, Der Spiegel reports. As they plan to exhume Brahe's body, one specialist says he has uncovered the killer's diary: "It contains the details of the attack...http://www.newser.com/story/48142/hit-man-may-have-offed-fabled-scholar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 17:45:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People...http://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:29:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47171/piven-wasnt-sick-he-was-fired-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may have been a pink slip, not a doctor's note, that prompted Jeremy Piven's premature exit from Speed-the-Plow. Diva behavior befitting that of his Entourage persona got him booted, Broadway insiders tell E! Piven—who cites mercury poisoning—wanted out, they claim, because he couldn't handle the nightly grind....http://www.newser.com/story/47171/piven-wasnt-sick-he-was-fired-source.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Jan 2009 15:06:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40096/russian-activist-lawyer-poisoned-by-mercury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench police are probing the mercury poisoning of Russia's leading human rights lawyer, the New York Times reports. Toxic pellets were found in the car of Karinna Moskalenko in Strasbourg. She had been due to attend the Moscow trial of men accused of involvement in the murder of her late...http://www.newser.com/story/40096/russian-activist-lawyer-poisoned-by-mercury.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 8:09:00 CDT