Don't shoot it of you don't wanna show it...

Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart filed a lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Gawker.com had not only unlawfully posted almost 4 minutes of the private video that was shot behind closed doors, but "maliciously" distributed the video and included nude shots of the threesome with Kari Ann Peniche.

Dane and Gayheart want more than $1 million in damages. Their lawyer , Marty Singer -- is also asking for an injunction to pull the plug on the video.