Not even 24 hours after TMZ.com posted a story about the sex tape starring Verne Troyer along with a clip of the actual tape, Troyer has filed suit against the celebrity news site claiming that posting the clip violated his rights.

The story, as posted on TMZ.com says that Troyer has filed a $20 million lawsuit charging that, “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.” Along with the monetary compensation, Troyer’s legal team also filed an injunction seeking to prohibit and further displaying or other dissemination of the sex tape.

The sex tape features the actor, who portrayed the “Mini Me” character in the Austin Powers movie franchise, and his then girlfriend Ranae Shrider, a 22-year-old aspiring model, engaging in a sexual encounter. According to the TMZ.com story, Troyer claims that the tape was stolen. It is being reported that the tape has found it’s way into the hands of Kevin Blatt, who was the man behind the distribution of the Paris Hilton sex tape, and that Blatt is working on a deal to distribute the Troyer tape. Kevin Blatt is also named as a defendant in the Troyer lawsuit.

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