Tuesday, March 27, 2007

This Week in Non-Sports News

Actor Jeremy Piven has a tip for his sushi waiter: “Watch Entourage.

The New York Daily News reports Piven has been blacklisted from restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa’s chain of sushi eateries due to his “boorish behavior” at one Aspen outlet.

According to a source: “He came in with a large group of 12 or more without reservations and asked for a table. It was a very busy night, but a table, although cramped, was provided,”

Don’t they know this guy makes or breaks careers with a phone call? Sheeesh.

The source added: “On his way out, [Piven] made a nasty comment to the manager: ‘Thanks for nothing.’”

Duh! This is Jeremy fuckin’ Piven we’re talking about! Cramped table? The nerve!

But the best part of the evening came when the waiter returned to collect his gratuity. Apparently, Piven “left a DVD of the first year of Entourage [for] one of the waiters,” alleges the source. “[An employee] ran up the stairs and hurled it at him as he was leaving.”

So much for the taste of sushi cooks. He could have at least waited until after he watched the iconic Episode 6: “Busey at the Beach.” Duh.

Always the consummate professional, Piven sent his rep out to counter, telling the paper, “I'm such a fan of Nobu and all of his restaurants. I had a great dinner at the Nobu in Aspen. As always, the meal was excellent and the service was great.”

Meanwhile, Piven’s PR team has released the hounds by floating a story to illustrate the actor’s approachability—complete with blatant product placement. According to the New York Post, Piven is a “well-mannered gentleman,” who recently demonstrated this by being the only Entourage castmember “thoughtful enough” to send a thank-you note to the marketing geniuses at Altoids for the gift package the cast received containing its new curiously strong chocolatey-minty offering.

Said Piven, “They’re delicious. Can’t stop eating them!”

And some things you can’t make up. It’s true.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Nice post! And by the way, is Piven wearing an ascot in that picture? He hasn't lost me yet!

Just a note, though, you can create a link in the post so that a word or phrase is hyperlinked. You don't actually have to display the link in the post.