A Little Sex

Lest we let an unsung hero skate by unsung, I offer a hearty thanks to U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, who last Friday granted a temporary restraining order against TMZ for posting a sex tape starring “Mini-Me” himself, Verne Troyer.

Gutierrez, perhaps sensing the chilling effect that such an explicit video could have for procreation of the human race, ruled that Troyer’s attorneys “demonstrated that he will suffer irreparable harm to his reputation” if the homemade video were distributed.

OK, fair enough. But if that is the criteria, one wonders why not slap an injunction against the producers and distributors of “The Love Guru“? Mike Myers’ ferociously unfunny comedy features the diminutive Troyer, evidently for the sole purpose of deriding little people. Troyer, who plays the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is asked to do little more than belch, toot and get punched in the privates. Oh, and let’s not forget his big scene: Getting shocked with defibrillator paddles.