'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart are suing after a video featuring them and model Kari Ann Peniche naked was posted on the Internet.
People reports that the couple are suing Gawker Media, the parent company of the blog where the video was posted, for over $1m for copyright infringement.
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The lawsuit states that Dane and his wife "were partially and sometimes fully disrobed in the video" and "recorded it behind locked doors in Peniche's bedroom".
The lawsuit argues that Gawker Media was warned that posting the video would violate the couple's legal and privacy rights but went on to "maliciously distribute an uncensored copy" of the tape.
When the tape appeared online, Dane's lawyer, Marty Singer, said in a statement: "Although the participants are nude, the tape is not a 'sex tape'. It is a private tape made for only my clients' personal use, and nobody has the right to exploit it. If anyone exploits the tape, they will be violating my clients' rights and will be exposed to significant liability."
