Piven: 'I haven't had fish in 10 months'

Jeremy Piven has reportedly admitted that he has not eaten fish for almost a year.

The Entourage star has revealed he has stopped having fish as part of his diet since his doctor ordered him to lower his blood mercury level.

The 43-year-old actor quit the production of the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed-The-Plow in December citing fatigue caused by mercury poisoning.

Piven told People: "So, it's been almost 10 months now. I changed all of those habits. I'm a lot better. What basically happens is when you work your whole life without stopping like I've done, you end up in the hospital.

"Basically, I had a cardiologist say your body is trying to catch up and it can't. I had a resting heart rate of 47, something called arrhythmia, along with all the mercury poisoning."

He added: "By the way, for the record, it's the not the fish's fault. It's a man-made problem. It's all the mercury being dumped.

"You just change your life and kind of do it. It wasn't necessarily the sushi. It was just a steady diet of fish. Twice a day for 20 years. That's not right for anyone."