VIDEO: Jeremy Piven Screams & Swears At Tonight Show Intern In Fishy Prank
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 @ 05:55AM - Add a comment
Jeremy Piven channeled his inner "Ari Gold" during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday night, taking part in a hilarious, although slightly mean-spirited prank directed at one of the show's new interns - a sweet kid from Ohio.
In the prank, Piven screams and swears at the intern after the kid escorts Piven to his dressing room backstage at The Tonight Show, and Piven discovers that a plate of sushi has been left in the room.
Feds Charge Sushi Restaurant And Chef For Illegally Selling Whale
Posted on Mar 11, 2010 @ 05:06PM - 2 comments
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles filed criminal charges Wednesday against a Santa Monica sushi restaurant, Hump, and one of it's chefs for illegally selling whale meat. Typhoon Restaurant Inc. owner of the Hump restaurant and their chef, Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, were named in the criminal complaint for selling an endangered species, Sei whale meat.
They were formally charged with illegally selling a marine mammal product which is a misdemeanor and carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and fines ranging from $100k-200k. The criminal complaint says The Hump and the sushi chef were involved in illegal sale of a marine mammal product for an unauthorized purpose. Sei whales are endangered species and the sale of all whale meat is prohibited in the United States by the Marina Mammal Protection Act.
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Last fall animal activists working with Louie Psihoyos, the Academy Award winning director of best documentary of The Cove, went to The Hump, requested whale meat and pocketed a sample. Psihoyos turned their evidence over to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement which began the investigation.
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The criminal complaint states that a search warrant was executed at the restaurant last Friday and that The Hump sold whole whale sushi on three occasions and that meat sold as whale on two of the occasions was tested by scientists who tested the DNA of the meat and determined that it was Sei whale. Receipts given to the customers at The Hump stated they had purchased whale.
"Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of endangered species," United States Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. told RadarOnline.com, "Federal law has a variety of provisions, including criminal statutes, intend to protect this planet’s threatened natural resources. People should be aware we will use these criminal statutes where appropriate to protect endangered species including to ensure that they do not end up part of a meal."
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"Making illicit products like whale meat available on the market only encourages the illegal hunting of marine mammals such as the Sei whale - a species that is already threatened by extinction," Martina Sagapolu of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement told RadarOnline.com. "While there is a market for illegal products and delicacies, we are dedicated to finding and prosecuting those who would exploit protected resources that are under threat."
VIDEO: Jeremy Piven Gives His Side Of "Sushi-Gate"
Posted on Sep 02, 2009 @ 07:18AM - Add a comment
Actor Jeremy Piven, victorious in a lawsuit last week against the producers of David Mamet's Broadway show, Speed the Plow, told David Letterman on Tuesday night that upon being diagnosed with Mercury poisoning from eating sushi, he had "brought the test results to the company, to the Speed the Plow people.”
“I told them what was going on with me; they knew what was happening," Piven said, adding more details about the sickness that caused him to leave the production.
The Entourage star said doctors told him: "'You've got elevated levels of mercury we've never seen before, basically almost a 60. We should not have anything above a 3,'" adding he was also stricken with "Epstein-Barr, which is, you know, Mono. There were so many different variables that were contributing to my situation."
Back to his joking ways, Piven, a Chicago native, said the Mercury poisoning "sounds like a rich man's disease; [It] sounds like something you might get from the leather seats in your Lamborghini, like a rash, like a rash that hurts."
He expressed regret over not being able to finish the show.
"At a certain point, you're brought to your knees and you realize, 'I gotta find balance.' It happened to me, I'm so sorry that it happened because I wanted to continue the [Broadway] run," Piven said. "It was the time of my life."
Jeremy Piven Wins Legal Battle
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 @ 03:03PM - Add a comment
Entourage star Jeremy Piven can breathe a huge sigh of relief. He's off the hook for the breach of contract law suit that was brought against Him last December by the producers of Broadway play Speed The Plow.
A professional arbitrator ruled in Piven's favor on Thursday in New York, and the actor says in a statement that he's pleased with the outcome and feels he's been vindicated.
Piven pulled out of the play after a short run claiming mercury Poisoning from eating too much sushi, sparking a media onslaught, many jokes and legal woes.
EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Nicole Richie Kept Waiting For Sushi
Posted on Jul 30, 2009 @ 01:17PM - 2 comments
You would think that the combination of being a celebrity AND being pregnant would get you seated right away in star-crazed LA.
Wrong.
At least in the case of Nicole Richie, spotted Wednesday night by RadarOnline.com at Izaka-ya by Katsu-ya sushi restaurant. Wait, a pregnant woman eating sushi? Hold on, we'll get there.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW: Rex Lee Speaks Out About Jeremy Piven’s Mercury Poisoning
Posted on Jul 14, 2009 @ 12:43PM - 2 comments
Entourage premiered Sunday night to waiting fans, but this past year has been anything but pleasant for the show’s star Jeremy Piven.
Following a controversial bout with mercury poisoning, Piven dropped out of his Broadway show Speed the Plow, sparking a media onslaught and legal trouble with the play’s producers.
But in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com, Piven’s co-star, Rex Lee, says he thinks his pal got a bad wrap.
