JEREMY PIVEN - PRODUCERS VOW TO PROTECT PIVEN'S PERSONAL INFO

PRODUCERS VOW TO PROTECT PIVEN'S PERSONAL INFO

The Broadway bosses suing JEREMY PIVEN over his departure from a New York production of SPEED-THE-PLOW have vowed not to leak his medical documents to the press.
The actor pulled out of the show in December (08), suffering severe fatigue. He was diagnosed with toxic mercury poisoning and blames a sushi meal for his medical woes.
But furious Broadway producers, who were forced to replace Piven with William H. MACy at the last minute, weren't convinced the actor was ill and filed a complaint with the Actors Equity Association, complaining their star's departure jeopardised show earnings.
The two parties are due to meet at an arbitration hearing with union bosses in June (09), and the producers have requested access to Piven's medical records and documentation of his activities "both during and after the run of the show".
In return, they have vowed not to leak the information, insisting in a statement, "The producers recognise that most of this information is of a highly sensitive nature. Therefore, they have proposed to the union that all of the information that is turned over be subject to a strict confidentiality agreement."