Verne Troyer has been banned from approaching his ex-girlfriend.

The 40-year-old actor has been served with a temporary restraining order after he reportedly bombarded model Yvette Monet with abusive texts and called her a "hooker" when she finished their relationship.

Verne Troyer has denied claims he hit on Danny Dyer's wife - insisting he would "never disrespect" someone like that.

The 'Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' star - who was accused by the British actor of "cracking onto" his spouse at last week's Pride of Britain Awards - is adamant he behaved like a gentleman at the event, which recognises brave and outstanding achievements of UK citizens.

Danny Dyer had to stop Verne Troyer hitting on his wife.

The British actor was horrified when Verne - best known for player Mini-Me in the 'Austin Power' movies - took a shine to his spouse Joanne Mas at the Pride of Britain Awards last week, forcing him to step in and halt his advances.

Heath Ledger used to confide his problems to Verne Troyer.

The late actor - who died of an accidental drug overdose in January 2008 - bonded with his 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' co-star over dinner and amazed the 'Austin Powers' star with revelations about his life.