Mini-Me Verne Troyer sues TMZ.com for $20 Million over Sex Tape
June 26th, 2008 by Scott Marks
While his latest film The Love Guru continues to attract dozens of patrons nationwide, pint-sized Verne ‘Tripod’ Troyer’s upcoming release could rake in millions. After TMZ released a 25 second clip of Mini-Me in action with a former girlfriend, Verne Troyer filed a $20 million lawsuit, claiming the website violated his rights by publishing and airing portions of his sex tape.
Troyer’s suit (or was it a brief) was filed today in U.S. District Court in downtown L.A. According to TMZ, “Troyer claims TMZ violated his privacy rights and infringed on his copyright and trademark by running portions of the tape on TMZ TV and TMZ.com. He also alleges TMZ violated his right of publicity and misappropriated his name and likeness.”
Pardon me if none of this rings true. With all of the recent sex tape scandals, anyone that decides to immortalize their passion in pixels had best beware and stash the evidence in a safe deposit box. Troyer claims the tape was stolen and ended up in the hands of Kevin Blatt, the Joseph E. Levine of celebrity smut, who distributed One Night in Paris. Blatt is also named as a defendant.
Hey, Kevin - If you really want to do the world a service, why not break into Jerry Lewis’ office and pilfer a copy of The Day the Clown Cried? There are at least six Emulsion Compulsion regulars that would pay $19.95 for a dub.
In addition to damages, Troyer wants an injunction prohibiting further dissemination of the video, unless of course there is a demand for the tape and Mini gets a huge cut of the profits.
Read the original story and watch the controversial clip here.
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Hell, I’ll go as high as $20 a reel for that!