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Dane/Gayheart Sue Over Nude Romp Video

Posted Sep 23rd 2009 4:53PM by TMZ Staff

Eric Dane/ Rebecca Gayheart Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are looking to settle the score with the website that published their naked non-sex threesome tape.

Dane and Gayheart filed a lawsuit today in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Gawker.com had not only unlawfully posted almost 4 minutes of the private video that was shot behind closed doors, but "maliciously" distributed the video and included nude shots of the fabulous threesome -- the third wheel was former beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche.

Dane and Gayheart want more than $1 million in damages. Their lawyer -- legal pit bull Marty Singer -- is also asking for an injunction to pull the plug on the video.

UPDATE: 5:30 PM ET: Gawker's publisher, Nick Denton, just twittered his response to the lawsuit: "To quote the great Marty Singer -- Eric Dane's lawyer -- if you don't want a sex tape on the internet, 'don't make one!'"



Tags: Eric Dane, EricDane, gawker.com, lawsuit, maked, nude tape, NudeTape, rebecca gayheart, RebeccaGayheart, threesome, XXX

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1. Who cares

Posted at 5:04PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by who cares

2. I understand going after gawker for distributing the video without a release but I would invest some time and money to find out who the hell leaked the video to them in the first place? Was it an assistant or other hired help in their home or the "third wheel" and go after them!! Plus their old enough to know better, the old saying goes, deny everything and NEVER EVER get caught on tape and if you do happen to get on tape, lock the it up! But I guess in hollywood bad publicity is still publicity

Posted at 5:07PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Jenn

3. I hope they lose and I don't feel sorry for them. Not one bit. They are stupid enough to make a video and let it get out there somehow and then they want to sue somebody for posting it? They are probably the ones behind this leak and did it for the publicity since Rebecca Gayheart is a sorry never-was, trying to jumpstart her career. What a pathetic pair they are.

Posted at 5:07PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Per

4. Hey, how did the tape get made in the first place. Also, of course it's a sex romp and these actors have enough moula.

Posted at 5:24PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Nix

5. Yikes! It was boring anyway!

Posted at 5:09PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by mrez golucky

6. Maybe if celebrities wern't jackasses making pornos of themselves they wouldn't have to worry about them getting publsihed

Posted at 5:11PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by jon

7. They're just pissed they got caught with their pants down.
Extra pissed Dane was such a dumb ass when he was stoned!!!

People with brains don't end up in situations like this!
Nor should people like this reproduce!

Posted at 5:14PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by TorontoPerezFan

8. www.salvationarmykroccenterprotest.com

Posted at 5:18PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by tls

9. Please. Remember when scientology tried to sue Gawker? They don't stand a chance. I have a feeling these crackheads have a less saavy legal team than Gawker.

Posted at 5:28PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Kid Vishiss

10. They should pay us for watching the boring piece of trash and making a bunch of has-beens and nobodys famous again for 15 minutes.

Posted at 5:31PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Nameless

11. See the nude video befor it gets deleted
http://www.jammydodger.net

Posted at 5:35PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Lisa

12. My 2 favorite sites celeb news sites:

Gawker.com & TMZ.com

Go 'head Nick Denton!

Posted at 5:38PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Saddenend

13. I think Dane/Gayheart are mad because Gawker panned & snarked at how BOOORRRRING it was.

Posted at 5:44PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Saddenend

14. I saw the real deal on fleshbot.com. All I am going to say is that somebody's bush needs a trimmin.

Posted at 5:49PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Doug

15. What they do in their house is private, Unless it is hurting someone or to do with a minor.

Posted at 6:33PM on Sep 23rd 2009 by Linda Mott

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