Troyer Sues Over Sex Tape

Pint-sized AUSTIN POWERS star VERNE TROYER is suing a celebrity website after it published footage of the star allegedly engaging in sexual acts in a home-made raunchy tape.

The diminutive actor/comic has filed a $20 million (GBP10 million) lawsuit against TMZ.com, accusing the site of violating his rights by publishing and airing extracts from the film.

In papers filed at a Los Angeles court, Troyer claims that TMZ.com "infringed on his copyright and trademark by running portions" after it ran parts of the tape on its site, according to the website itself.

TMZ.com also claim Troyer alleges the site violated "his right to publicity and misappropriated his name and likeness."

The footage features the star and a former girlfriend at his apartment, and reportedly ended up in the hands of sex tape specialist Kevin Blatt, who brokered the deal for Paris Hilton's infamous sex tape One Night In Paris.

Troyer alleges the tape was stolen. Blatt is also named as a defendant in the suit, according to website.