Since she announced her pregnancy, the paparazzi have been more eager than ever to get a shot of Ashlee Simpson.  And yesterday she shunned the shutterbugs on her way out to eat.

The “Pieces of Me” songstress donned a white scoopneck maternity shirt along with a pair of jeans and flip flops as she made her way to La Scala restaurant in Beverly Hills for a bite to eat.