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TMZ ordered to take down Verne Troyer sex tape snippet

June 27th, 2008 by Scott Marks

TMZ has been ordered to take down 25-second video clip showing ankle-high freak of nature Verne Troyer romancing a former girlfriend. Troyer claims that the sex tape was stolen from his home months ago.

CNN reports that on Friday, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order requested by Troyer’s attorneys that prevents porn distributors from taking orders for the full-length video. It also prevents TMZ from broadcasting any more clips.

The celebrity Web site posted the short segment on its site Wednesday; Troyer sued the site and porn distributors Thursday for $20 million in damages.

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez wrote that Troyer’s motion “demonstrated that he will suffer irreparable harm to his reputation” if the tape is distributed. The only harm the little shaver will experience is a loss of revenue accumulated from video sales.

The ruling barred further broadcasting of the tape, which Troyer’s attorney, Tracy Rane, interpreted as meaning that TMZ has to remove the video from its site. The clip was removed late Friday afternoon.

The lawsuit claims TMZ invaded his privacy in addition to copyright infringement. He is also seeking the return of all copies of the video. In a shocking revelation, Troyer asserted that he never intended it to be shown publicly.

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