Folks at the beautifulpeople.com will tell you that hanging with the beautiful crowd has its perks -- until an angry ex-employee crashes the pretty-people party with 30,000 of his or her ugliest friends.

The exclusive dating site reports it was targeted by a virus aptly called &quot;Shrek&quot; last month, allowing thousands of so-called &quot;ugly people&quot; to set up profiles on the site without approval. Usually, the site&#039;s members vote on whether applicants are worthy of a beautifulpeople.com profile.