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Jeremy Piven's unpopular DVD tip

By Stone Martindale Mar 25, 2007, 19:20 GMT

HBO "Entourage" ensemble actor Jeremy Piven has been banned from Nobu Matsuhisa 's restaurant empire, due to some "alleged, perhaps, possibly, maybe" less-than-stellar behavior. Jeremy Piven - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Jeremy Piven - © Glenn Harris / PhotorazziOnce second banana to John Cusack, Piven, according to "Gatecrasher" Ben Wiiddicombe of the New York Daily News, has been asked to never return to Nobu Matsuhisa 's restaurant empire "after boorish behavior in Aspen during the recent U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.""He was asked never to return to Matsuhisa in Aspen by a manager," alleged a Gatecrasher snitch."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. On his way out, he made a nasty comment to the manager: 'Thanks for nothing.'"The star of "Entourage" dissed the waiter with a tip that was apparently not appreciated."He left a DVD of the first year of 'Entourage' to one of the waiters. [An employee] ran up the stairs and hurled it at him as he was leaving."According to Gatecrasher, Piven was "advised to steer clear" of Nobu eateries in New York and Los Angeles too.Piven managed some damage control via his publicist to Gatecrasher: "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."