Cameron Diaz filed a police report early Tuesday in Hollywood accusing paparazzi of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly tried to run over her and boyfriend Justin Timberlake with his car, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. The incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday as Diaz and Timberlake were leaving a friend's home.

"A photographer hiding in the bushes attempted to snap a photo of them," said Officer Marjan Mobasser, citing Diaz's report. "Ms. Diaz and Mr. Timberlake both then chased him a short distance." That's when the unnamed photographer allegedly hopped in his vehicle "and drove toward Ms. Diaz and Mr. Timberlake, causing Ms. Diaz to jump out of the car's way," added Mobasser. "Ms. Diaz felt the photographer was trying to hit her with his car so she filed an assault with a deadly weapon with a vehicle police report.”No arrests have been made at this time and no suspects have been identified. An investigation is ongoing."

On Wednesday, celebrity photo agency X17 admitted to employing the photographer in question and quickly came to his defense. "To the best of our knowledge, the pictures and video of Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz early morning were taken on a public street where there was no 'Private Drive' or 'Private Property' sign visible," the agency said in a statement. "What the photographer knows he saw and what the pictures show were at least two people verbally and physically assaulting him." X17 also rejected allegations that the paparazzo tried to run them down with his car.

Diaz's publicist Brad Cafarelli declined to comment, instead referring to a statement from the actress' attorney, Marcy Morris. "The increasingly aggressive conduct of the paparazzi continues to be a matter of grave concern," Morris said. "There is currently a criminal investigation pending regarding the conduct of the photographers involved in this incident. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time.”