Verne Troyer Sues Ex-Girlfriend for $20 Million for Abuse
In papers filed in federal court yesterday Verne Troyer, who is 2'8" and weights 40 lbs., is accusing his ex, aspiring actress Ranae Shrider, who is 5'5" and 110 lbs, of intentional infliction of emotional distress and battery. Troyer is asking for $20 million in damages.
Troyer says his ex-girlfriend once picked the lock to his bedroom, pushed away his 100 lb scooter that was used to block the door and threw him to the ground.
Ed McPherson, a lawyer for Troyer, told TMZ that "when you pick up a 2 foot, 8 inch human being and throw him to the floor, it hurts."
Troyer feared for his safety and “did not want to go into his own home without having someone else accompanying him,” according to the court documents. The papers describe one instance in which “Shrider grabbed [Troyer] very forcefully by the arm, held him against his will, and did not let him get away from her.”
Responding to Troyer's lawsuit, Shrider released a statement late yesterday afternoon.
“This law suit is ridiculous and riddled with lie upon lie from Verne Troyer and his camp. It is in our opinion a transparent attempt to secure as much publicity as he can from his less then 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?"
This lawsuit comes after Shrider admitted that she leaked footage of their sex tape.
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!"
Asked how he feels about Shrider, he told Us: "Hate is a good word."
Troyer next stars in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" with Johnny Depp and Jude Law.
