No Agreement In Jeremy Piven Broadway Case

February 27th, 2009

A grievance hearing brought upon Jeremy Piven, after he ubruptly quit the Broadway show ‘Speed-the-Plow’ late last year, ended without an agreement being reached on Thursday (Feb 26).

Piven resigned from the stage show after doctors claimed he was suffering from mercury poisoning in December, with the producers of the show filing a grievance against him on January 16.

Representatives from Actors’ Equity and Broadway League failed to reach a decision, releasing a statement saying “the producers have the right, as a next step, to proceed to arbitration.”

Samantha Mast, Pivens rep, said, “Mr. Piven is hopeful that the producers will ultimately recognize that he did the right thing by listening to the instructions from his doctors … who told him to stop the play immediately and undergo enforced rest, rather than continuing to perform and risk dire health consequences.”

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