Paris Hilton and Boyfriend Attacked in L.A.

Paris Hilton and her boyfriend Cy Waits escaped an attack yesterday when they headed into court yesterday in Van Nuys, Calif. A man started to grab Cy in the back of his neck as the couple approached Superior Court! Luckily a nearby bodyguard instantly intervened and handed the perp over to the cops.

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Based on reports from TMZ (via PopEater), it sounds like the suspect James Rainford has a thing or two for Paris since he was arrested last October after being caught trespassing on her property. He also get into an altercation with her security guards. Ironically in a weird twist of fate, Paris and Cy were headed into the courtroom in order to testify against another man who was caught trepassing on their property last year with a knife!

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Paris Tweeted about the attack a few minutes after it happened: "That other psycho intruder just punched Cy in the back of the head as we were walking into the court house. So scary! :("

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