Despite a calculated sit-down with Diane Sawyer last Thursday, Jeremy Piven can’t keep the doubters off his back.

Just weeks after exiting his stage production, the former Speed-the-Plow star has had a grievance filed against him by his former bosses. Although its unclear what the show’s producers hope to achieve with this action, the David Mamet play has taken a financial hit since Piven’s sudden departure.

A publicist for the Entourage star released the following statement late Friday:

“The claims made by the producers of Speed-the-Plow are absurd and outrageous. Mr. Piven’s serious medical condition has been well documented by multiple physicians. He withdrew from the play due to medical necessity on the advice of his doctors, after he was hospitalized and warned by his physicians that enforced rest was necessary in order to avoid serious medical problems, including a heart attack. His symptoms included extreme fatigue, spacial problems, difficulty remembering his lines, difficulty maintaining his balance, and an alarmingly low resting heart rate. Mr. Piven followed his doctors’ advice, although his forced withdrawal from the show was an enormous personal disappointment since it was a life-long dream to perform on Broadway.

Although the Producers had an opportunity to have Mr. Piven examined by their own physician, they never did so. The results of such an examination would have undoubtedly corroborated the conclusions of Mr. Piven’s treating physicians and would have confirmed the medical necessity of his departure from the show.

It is ironic that the producers have filed a Grievance against Mr. Piven, since if anyone has legal claims relating to this matter, it is Mr. Piven. Among other things, the production failed to pay his required compensation and he has been defamed in the media by their false accusations.”

A committee consisting of reps from both the Actors’ Equity and the Broadway League should be considering the issue within the next 30 days.