By Stone Martindale Aug 2, 2008, 21:22 GMT
Verne Troyer is suing his sex tape partner for $20 million, accusing her of throwing him to the ground, according to TMZ.com.
06/11/2008 - Verne Troyer - "The Love Guru" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - Grauman's Chinese Theater - Hollywood, CA, USA © David Gabber / PR Photos
In papers filed in federal court on Thursday, Verne Troyer, 39, accuses aspiring actress and now ex girlfriend Ranae Shrider of intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery.
Troyer claims his ex-girlfriend assaulted him. Troyer's lawyer told TMZ that "when you pick up a 2 foot, 8 inch human being and throw him to the floor, it hurts."
Holly Bannon, who reps Shrider, called the lawsuit "ridiculous" in a statement to Usmagazine.com:
"This lawsuit is ridiculous and riddled with lie upon lie from Verne Troyer and his camp," Bannon said. "It is in our opinion a transparent attempt to secure as much publicity as he can from his less than average career in the wake of his most recent failure in 'The Love Guru.'
"The only abuse that ever occurred in their household was that of emotional abuse inflicted upon Ranae and her dog Lacy on the occasions when he hit Ranae and her dog with his 'reaching sticks' or kicked them when having one of his drunken rages.
"This alleged abuse certainly has not seemed to affect his recent round of interviews or his golf swing over the weekend. Is this not the same man who is renowned as a professional stuntman in all his movies?"
Shrider admitted it was she who had leaked a sex tape clip she made with Troyer.
Troyer recently told Us Weekly about the humiliation he experienced after the footage surfaced.
"I put all the trust in her," Troyer told Us. "She kept the tape in her camera on top of the closet where I couldn't even reach it!"
When asked how he felt towards hs ex, Truyer told Us: "Hate is a good word."
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