Eric Dane sues Gawker over McSteamy sex tape

Actor Eric Dane has filled suit against Nick Denton’s Gawker Media over Gawker’s publication of the now infamous
“McSteamy” sex tape.

According to TMZ, “Dane and and [partner Rebecca] Gayheart filed the lawsuit today in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Gawker.com had not only unlawfully posted almost 4 minutes of the private video that was shot behind closed doors, but “maliciously” distributed the video and included nude shots of the fabulous threesome — the third wheel was former beauty queen Kari Ann Peniche.”

The pair are asking for “more than $1 million in damages” and for the video to be removed from Gawker.

Nick Denton’s only response has been on Twitter, saying that “To quote the great Marty Singer — Eric Dane’s lawyer — if you don’t want a sex tape on the internet, ‘don’t make one!’”

Related posts:

1. Rebecca Gayheart & Eric Dane threesome video hits the web
2. Gawker Media Launches Video Site Gawker.TV
3. Carrie Prejean tries to divert attention from sex tape by talking about it on national TV
4. Gawker Media ad revenue up 39%, so Denton fires more people
5. Gizmodo, Gawker, i0, Jezebel, Consumerist up and down all day