Wobbly Jessica Alba gets a helping hand after a girls night out

Jessica Alba appeared to enjoy herself a little too much during a night out with her girlfriends.

The 27-year-old actress looked a little unsteady on her feet as she gripped her friends's hands tightly when she left celebrity hotspot Bardot, after a child-free night out.

Wobbly: Jessica Alba was in need of a helping hand from her girlfriends after a night out at club Bardot in Los Angeles

The mother of one had a late pass to party with friends, while her daughter Honor was at home with husband Cash Warren.

Dressed in a loose black off the shoulder mini-dress, opaque tights and boots, Jessica looked ready to party.

But by the end of the evening, it appeared that the combination of looking after baby during the day, and a late evening had taken its toll on the fairly new mother.

Jessica's night out came as she was forced to fire back accusations she is a 'dumb' celebrity.

Party girls: Jessica enjoyed a late night out with friends

In MySpace blog, the actress defended herself against accusations made by Bill O'Reilly and TMZ.com, usmagazine.com reports.

The 'controversy' began last week when a TMZ.com reporter approached Jessica, a vocal supporter of the new president, at an inauguration event.

But Jessica fired the first question, asking the reporter what Barack Obama's greatest characteristic was.

When the reporter said he felt uncomfortable answering because he is a journalist, Alba replied: 'Be neutral - be Sweden about it.'

TMZ.com later called her a 'ditz' and an 'arrogant buffoon' for saying Sweden instead of Switzerland when referring to the neutral country during World War II.

Smiley face: The actress defended herself against accusations made by Fox News host Bill O'Reilly that she was a 'ditz' for saying Sweden was 'neutral'

O'Reilly, on his Fox News show, then piled on, calling her a 'pinhead' for confusing the two countries.

But on her blog, Alba wrote: 'I find it depressing that, in the midst of perhaps the most salient time in our country's history, individuals are taking it upon themselves to encourage negativity and stupidity.

'Last week, Mr. Bill O'Reilly and some really classy sites insinuated I was dumb by claiming Sweden was a neutral country.

'I appreciate the fact that he is a news anchor and that gossip sites are inundated with intelligent reporting, but seriously people... t's so sad to me that you think the only neutral country during WWII was Switzerland.'

She then linked to a Wikipedia article to prove Sweden was also a neutral country.