Shrek and his animated sidekick Donkey came to the rescue of an injured Bret Michaels after the Poison rocker was hit over head with a piece of descending set equipment at the 2009 Tony Awards on Sunday.

The 46-year-old star of VH1′s reality dating series Rock of Love broke his nose and required three stitches to his lip after he was hit by a large sign being lowered from the ceiling as he exited the stage following the band’s show opening performance.

“He told me, ‘All I remember is Shrek and the Donkey helping me up, and Liza [Minnelli] giving me a towel.’” says Joann Mignano, Bret’s longtime rep.

“And Bret was laughing when he heard [Tonys host] Neil Patrick Harris said he gave new meaning to ‘headbanging,’” Mignano told the magazine.
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