Verne Troyer dismisses 'trapped in airplane toilet' reports

Diminutive actor Verne Troyer has laughed off reports he was trapped in an airplane toilet for 20 minutes because he could not reach the door handle.

The Austin Powers star, who stands at two feet, eight inches (0.81 metres) tall, has spoken out to dismiss a story published by Britain's Daily Mirror which suggests he had to call for help after getting stuck during a bathroom break.

Troyer insists the report is not true, writing in a post on his Twitter.com page, "IDK (I don't know) where The Daily Mirror gets their stories from, but 2maro's (tomorrow's) story about me is total BS (bulls**t). Stuck in a Loo (toilet)!?! LMAO (laughing my a** off) u (sic) gullible fools."