Left: Recently arrested comedian Andy Dick. Right: The Joker.

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Mini-Me is speaking out.

And the actor is talking about everything - from his "unauthorized" sex tape release to the death of Heath Ledger.

Verne Troyer says, “I feel like I have no privacy. Just because people are seeing something that was meant to be between me and her. That's the biggest reason that I'm, you know, trying to stop the tape from being released.”

He adds, “I’ve been, for the past two weeks, three weeks probably, spending a lot of money to fight this. I have my lawyer, and he’s doing a great job."

Poor Mini-Me. You should have that crazy ex of yours that's trying to release the tape pay for your legal fees!

He says of his man-looking ex, “I broke up with her in the middle of June; it was something probably to do with that. It was basically when she decided to give the tape away. I highly doubt that she thought that would get me back with her. Ransom or something."

Even worse for Mini-Me. The crazy bitch is still living in HIS house!

He says, “She's still in the house." Though he's taking legal action already to try and get her out. “I saw her when I left today, and she was calling me names and stuff…so I can't get away from it," he adds.

Get the sheriff to kick her ass out!

As for Troyer's co-star, Heath Ledger, in the upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the tiny actor has some comments on the situation.

Verne says, “I don’t believe that he was troubled. Everyone knew that he had a hard time sleeping and from working in the cold weather in London—we were out in the rain and things like that—so everybody got sick, to a certain extent.”

As for Ledger's involvement in The Dark Knight, he adds, "He couldn’t sleep because he was so wrapped up in the character of Joker in Batman. He was still going through not sleeping because he was so involved in that. Throughout our shoot it was the same way. He wasn’t, for me, depressed enough to even think about taking his own life. It was an accident, it happened and it’s very unfortunate.”

Verne even got a tattoo to remember Ledger!

Turns out that Verne and his co-star, Lily Cole , got a tattoo made of a heart that Heath had drawn on a piece of paper.

Troyer says, “A lot of people from the cast and crew got a tattoo of it somewhere, of that heart, just thinking of Heath and respecting him.”

Mini-Me got his heart tattoo on his right hand.

And there you have it.

Straight from Mini-Me.

[Image via WENN.]

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Click here to see a leaked scene from the new Dark Knight film.

Looks pretty freakin' awesome!

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Regis Philbin accidentally called Heath Ledger "Keith" on his show today.

He's 76!

Click here to check it out.

Thankfully, Kelly Ripa corrected him.

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As you know, the upcoming movie The Dark Knight will feature Batman battling it out with the Joker and Two Face.

The original plan was to have the Joker, played by Heath Ledger, return for the next film.

However, given that after his death they more than likely won't recast for the role, some changes have been made and the next villain has been revealed.

If another Batman flick is made, he will then be going up against the Riddler.

The last Riddler was played by Jim Carrey in Batman Forever, though no word on if he'll return. More likely than not - he won't.

Actor Gary Oldman, who plays Lt James Gordon, says of casting choices for the next film, "I don't see why not. I mean, they did it with Katie Holmes' character. I understand that this is a different circumstance, but I think another actor could do the job. I think Heath would want another actor to do the job. Maybe we don't need the Joker. Because we'll have The Riddler."

Katie's character, Rachel Dawes, will now be played by Maggie Gyllenhaal. You know Katie is too "big" now for a Batman movie.

We'll have to watch The Dark Knight first before we even consider watching the next film….though this one is getting GREAT reviews!

[Photo via Getty Images.]

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On Tuesday, Heath Ledger's hometown of Perth, Australia, named a theater in his honor for his commitment to acting.

According to reports, an $87 million, 575-seat facility was named the Heath Ledger Theater and serves as a fitting tribute because Ledger was always supportive of other young actors.

Kim Ledger, the late actor's father, called the tribute a pleasant surprise.

"He was such a giver to the arts right across the board. I really feel that there's not a lot of things he'd put his name to, but he'd put his name to that," said the elder Ledger, who attended Tuesday's ceremony.

Ledger's portrayal of the Joker in the soon-to-be released film the Dark Knight is already generating Oscar buzz.

His family is rumored to be attending the NYC premiere later this month.

[Image via WENN.]

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Critics aren't the only ones fawning over the new Batman movie!

Director Kevin Smith just saw the film and he raved about it on his blog.

He says:

"Courtesy of Peter Sciretta over at SlashFilm.com, I caught an early screening of "The Dark Knight" yesterday evening.Without giving anything away, this is an epic film (and trust me: based on the sheer size and scope of the visuals and storytelling, that's not an overstatement). It's the "Godfather II" of comic book films and three times more earnest than "Batman Begins" (and fuck, was that an earnest film). Easily the most adult comic book film ever made. Heath Ledger didn't so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role; I know I'm not the first to suggest this, but he'll likely get at least an Oscar nod (if not the win) for Best Supporting Actor. Fucking flick's nearly three hours long and only leaves you wanting more (in a great way). I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by it. Nolan and crew have created something close to a masterpiece."

Wow.

We're even more excited to see it now!

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Michelle Williams is speaking up about reports that she is missing the premiere of Heath Ledger's final movie, The Dark Knight, due to "issues" over the late actor's will with his family.

Mara Buxbaum, Michelle William's rep, said in a statement released Tuesday, "The presumption that Michelle ever intended to attend The Dark Knight premiere is unfounded, but to say she is 'boycotting' due to a rift with Heath's family is absurd. It is time to allow this family to go about their lives without this continued scrutiny and speculation."

Still, we hope Heath's dad, Kim, doesn't blow away all of the money from the estate like he has done in the past with his own inheritance.

As for Ledger's family, they have confirmed their attendance at the movie premier.

The family will be flying out from Western Australia to New York for the premier on July 14th.

That's just a few days before the six-month anniversay of heath's passing on January 22nd of this year.

It's still so sad.

[Image via WENN.]

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New reports unveil tension between Michelle Williams and the late Heath Ledger's family.

As you might have guessed, the trouble is all about money - stemming from issues regarding the deceased actor's will.

Williams is supposedly concerned that even though her and Heath's daughter, Matilda, is the beneficiary to Ledger's estate, the little one will be screwed over by Heath's father, Kim, who was identified in the will as the executor of the estate.

We don't fault Michelle for wanting to protect Matilda's interests! That's what moms do, right?

There's 'history' to back up her 'concerns'.

Kim mishandled his own inheritance after the passing of his father, losing A LOT of money for himself and his siblings. In fact, Daddy Ledger's siblings took him to court over the matter!

There's chatter that Williams (and Matilda) will boycott the July 14th premiere of Heath's last full feature film, The Dark Knight, to drive home the point that she's not going to let her daughter's interests be eff'd with.

Reps for Wiliams and the Legers failed to issue comments about the revelations.

[Image via Buzz Foto.]

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