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"Jeremy Piven has claimed that his Broadway replacement William H. Macy will do a better job than him. The Entourage star quit the New York production of David Mamet&amp;#039;s Speed-The-Plow in controversial circumstances, saying that he was suffering from mercury poisoning caused by eating too much sushi. An investigation into his withdrawal was subsequently launched by the show&amp;#039;s backers, who were suspicious of fraudulent medical claims. Piven later defended his decision to leave, saying: &amp;quot;I fought the good fight, my doctors propped me up and then doctor&amp;#039;s orders was enforced rest.&amp;quot; The actor suggested that Speed-The-Plow will benefit from his departure because his replacement, Fargo&amp;#039;s William H. Macy, is a more accomplished actor. He said: &amp;quot;Broadway was my dream and the play is incredible. Bill Macy is going to replace me and he&amp;#039;s a genius and actually an upgrade to me. He&amp;#039;s been doing Mamet for 30 years.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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