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Verne Troyer Sues TMZ

Posted Jun 27th 2008 9:04AM by TMZ Staff

Verne TroyerVerne Troyer has filed a $20 million lawsuit, claiming TMZ violated his rights by publishing and airing portions of his sex tape.

In the suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in downtown L.A., 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.

Troyer says the tape was stolen and ended up in the hands of Kevin Blatt, the guy who distributed "One Night in Paris." Blatt is also named as a defendant.

In addition to damages, Troyer wants an injunction prohibiting further dissemination of the video.

Calls to TMZ were not returned.

Tags: Midget, Mini Me, MiniMe, Sex Tape, SexTape, Vern Troyer, VernTroyer

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91. No way this was meant to be leaked. He probably knew he would be ridiculed due to his size as a lot of the posts about this subject shows. Think he would want that?

Posted at 1:32AM on Jun 27th 2008 by hehe

92. eww it was disturbing. calls to tmz we're not returned haha .. PS: the blonde dude (fabio's child lol) on tmz tv.. is smokin' hot.

Posted at 1:37AM on Jun 27th 2008 by luds

93. normally i'd agree with celebs on the whole invasion of privacy issue. technology HAS out-paced the law on this score. However, in tiny verney's cae., this tape is just so grotesque, that I feel damaged by seeing it, so he should pay me and everybody else who has been subjeced to it.

For someone to be driving his sccoter around while buck-ass-neked & then taking a leak on the rug as vern did on Surreal Life to be complaining about anything is just too much. Hello, pot? It's me kettle!

Posted at 1:06AM on Jul 13th 2008 by gross me out, pig-man!

94. oh, my standing joke in stituaions like this continues to be...

Q: what is the ione thing no man ever wants to hear a woman say?

A: "Is it in yet?"

Posted at 1:05AM on Jul 13th 2008 by gross me out, pig-man!

95. HAHAHA the last line is the best line. he's not gonna win this case.

Posted at 1:42AM on Jun 27th 2008 by jina

96. does he have a thingie???

Posted at 1:42AM on Jun 27th 2008 by obama vs mccain hot phone debate

97. i got his video ... he's got a really tiny one lolll... u need to zoom it 10x to view it ;)

Posted at 1:45AM on Jun 27th 2008 by verne's sex tape online HERE

98. I don't buy the claim it was stolen either. Maybe his gf did it.

Posted at 1:47AM on Jun 27th 2008 by hehe

99. It must have taken a lot of work for him to perform on her.

Posted at 1:48AM on Jun 27th 2008 by skidmarks in panties

100. Combined with last weekends pap smackdown.This is another smack to the face of tri-pod swingin, disgusting lazy humans who for some odd reason say they are from TMZ. Like thats something to be proud of? I believe this suit is B.S but its a trend that TMZ and other PAP employers will have to deal with in the near future. Harv wont be enough to defeat the The Suits that will be filed in the future.Unity, isnt a quality amongst paps!!!

Posted at 1:49AM on Jun 27th 2008 by Fah-Q

101. awww...mini-me sucks! if he didnt want his pecker being famous he shouldnt have filmed it...GO TEAM TMZ!!

Posted at 1:54AM on Jun 27th 2008 by nessa

102. K he is gross!! PLEASE NEVER publish the tape!!

Posted at 2:02AM on Jun 27th 2008 by driv3g

103. LMAO @ calls to TMZ were not returned

Posted at 2:17AM on Jun 27th 2008 by lilvoices

104. the last line's a killer.:P

Posted at 2:21AM on Jun 27th 2008 by raheel

105. How can a sex tape be stolen? I just don't get it. It isn't something I'd want to see.

Posted at 3:07PM on Jun 27th 2008 by sunshine

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