First, there was "Men Who Stare at Goats”…now comes "Goats Who Stare at Men’s Butts,” starring SIMON BAKER of "The Mentalist” fame, who was lensing an episode on a farm outside of LA when he suddenly heard a threatening bleat, turned and saw a goat zeroing in on his behind and…YEOW!...frantically started hopping up and down, pointing at the beast and screaming: "That damn goat just BIT MY ASS!”

Cast and crew came running, and a close inspection revealed that the animal had chewed a hole in his pants and left a nasty-looking bite mark on the star’s bum.

Production halted, wardrobe ran to find new trousers – and Simon warned chortling co-workers target they’d better not make him the "butt” of any jokes.