Judge Stops Circulation of Mini-Me Sex Tape

Posted by Eriq Gardner

We're sure that one of the top exclamations uttered last weekend was, "Really? Mini-Me has a sex tape?"

The answer is unfortunately yes, but those late to the party may not get a chance to see Verne Troyer in action as U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez has granted a temporary restraining order preventing TMZ from broadcasting any more clips and another porn distributor from taking any orders.

Troyer, who played "Mini Me" in the Austin Powers movies, is suing for $20 million and wants all copies of the tape returned . SugarDVD, which has the tape in its possession, originally wrote on its website that it had hoped to reach a deal with Troyer to distribute the full 50-minute version, but it took the statement down.

Judge Gutierrez' restraining order is only temporary. He wrote that Troyer "demonstrated that he will suffer irreparable harm to his reputation" if the tape is distributed.

However, he gave TMZ and other parties until July 7 to demonstrate why it should be released before deciding whether his restraining order should become permanent.