Los Angeles- Lawyers for Verne Troyer are negotiating with a porn broker and distributor on a settlement to try to prevent the distribution of a sex tape the actor made with a former girlfriend.

US District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez on Friday granted both sides another week to negotiate before holding a hearing on whether the tape can be sold or released. The actor sued porn distributor SugarDVD, broker Kevin Blatt, and celebrity gossip website TMZ for $20 million last month and sought to have release of the tape barred.