Jessica Simpson was at the center of a nightclub altercation after bodyguards attacked a photographer for trying to snap a picture of the star.
The four burly men forcibly snatched the New York Daily News snapper's digital memory card during a tussle at the Pink Elephant Club in the Hamptons early Sunday morning.
Onlookers claim the photographer screamed: "I'm a Daily News photographer, I'm not paparazzi. Leave me alone."
The "Duke of Hazard" beauty was enjoying a girlie night out with her TV presenter pal, Star Jones, when John Roca asked security if he could take a few pictures.
Roca said: "As she turned around, I hit her with a volley of flashes. Before you could say Madonna four guys pounced on me. I'm shocked. These guys jumped on me like chicken on a June bug."
The bust-up turned nasty when Roca tried to hide his memory card in his trouser pocket and the bodyguards forcefully ripped his clothes trying to retrieve it.
A spokesman for Jessica insists the incident had nothing to do with her security, saying it was club security acting on its own.
The club's owner, David Sarner, has also released a statement in support of his celebrity clientčle.
He said: "It is club policy to have no outside photographers inside the Pink Elephant. Jessica was not even aware of the incident."
However, Roca has stood by his claim and filed a report with local police.
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