Mini Me's Sex Tape Sold To Private Collector

Pint-sized movie star VERNE TROYER's sex tape has been sold to a private collector for $5,000 (GBP2,500), according to the AUSTIN POWERS star's ex.

Ranae Shrider, who appears in the video with the actor, claims she had sold the video to a man who approached her outside her house.

The news comes a month after the former couple launched a bitter battle over the tape, which resulted in two federal lawsuits.

The sale prevents Troyer from copyrighting the tape as part of an effort to prevent its distribution.

Shrider's manager Holly Bannon says, "She just wanted to be rid of it (sex tape)."

Bannon tells the Los Angeles Times newspaper the tape exchange was "a cash deal" with no paperwork, adding the man gave a name she assumed was false.

Shrider's attorney Keith Davidson insists the video was bought for private viewing only.

Troyer's lawyer, Edwin McPherson, admits he's struggling to accept the story surrounding the sex tape sale: "Some guy just pulled up to the curb and gave her five grand? Was it in a paper bag? I don't believe this."

In an ongoing lawsuit against Shrider, Troyer has accused his ex of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, saying she used her greater size to keep him a prisoner in his own home.

Her lawyer insists the allegations are false.