LOS ANGELES(AP)
Actor Verne Troyer has settled a lawsuit he filed against a porn
broker after the defendant agreed not distribute a sex tape
depicting Troyer and a former girlfriend, court documents filed
Friday show.
Troyer filed a $20 million lawsuit against porn broker Kevin
Blatt, distributor SugarDVD and celebrity gossip Web site TMZ after
snippets of the 50-minute tape were released last month.
Records show Blatt and SugarDVD have signed agreements requiring
that they get Troyer's approval before selling or distributing
the tape or any images from it.
Edwin McPherson, one of Troyer's attorneys, said the actor
has no intention of ever granting approval.
McPherson said he planned to amend the lawsuit on Monday to try
to prevent Ranae Shrider, Troyer's ex-girlfriend, from
releasing the tape.
Shrider leaked snippets of the tape to TMZ, according to a
statement filed in federal court by the site. Shrider indicated the
tape was recorded on her video equipment and that she was a partial
owner.
Troyer, who is best-known for his role as Mini Me in two of the
"Austin Powers" movies, has been seeking the return of
the tape.
McPherson said other people or companies may also be sued to
prevent the tape from being released.
Records do not indicate whether U.S. District Judge Philip
Gutierrez, who has presided over the case, signed off on the
agreements Friday afternoon. But since all parties agreed to them,
McPherson said he saw no reason why they wouldn't be
granted.
"We achieved our goal," McPherson said.
The agreements do not place any restrictions on TMZ, which won a
judge's approval to restore an online posting about the
tape's existence after it was originally ordered removed by
Gutierrez.
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