With Alba's reported ex Cash Warren nowhere to be seen, Jess and a few of her Euro-trashed buddies made a pilgrimage from Hyde to nearby Chateau Marmont -- with TMZ's camera snapping the long walk.
Not ready to give up a shot of their famous friend without a fight, her entourage desperately tried to block the shot by forming a wall with their jackets and shining lights of their own at our lens. A few friends even managed to get their hands on a still camera and started flashing TMZ's camera, with the generally sullen Alba finally cracking a smile at her friend's antics.










