By April MacIntyre Nov 2, 2008, 20:59 GMT
Jessica Simpson's friend and business partner, Ken Paves, was hurt by a paparazzo as he was leaving a Los Angeles restaurant with Simpson last night.
A cut to the face last night for Ken Paves - © PRN / PR Photos
Paves was reportedly rushed to the hospital early this morning after being injured by the snapper while leaving popular restaurant Madeo with Jessica Simpson and her entourage.
Celebrity hair stylist Ken Paves has a popular Beverly Hills salon, and is in the clip-in hair extension business with Jessica Simpson. In 2006 the two launched their hair extensions called Hairdo, designed for home usage and everyday wear. The two also made a video "Simpson & Ken Paves: Behind the Scenes", that recalls the inspiration behind the line of hair pieces.
"There were so many paparazzi waiting for Jessica and trying to get a picture of her that they all started pushing," said a witness to E! "Jessica was ducking down and Ken Paves and her other male friend were trying to cover her and that's when Ken was hit in the face with a camera."
Paves was assaulted at 12:15 a.m. Sunday morning - his face was cut and in photos there was blood visible on his face.
E! reports even more of a fracas occurred as the other guy in Jessica's entourage got involved, getting into a fight with another paparazzo.
"It seemed like Jessica's friend was just really frustrated because the photographers were overstepping their bounds and had just hit Ken in the head," a source told E!
Paves was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital in West Los Angeles.
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