Reporter spies on Brad Pitt

A freelance reporter working for People magazine has been arrested for trespassing after he was caught training binoculars on Brad Pitt's Californian home.

Jeffrey Weiss, 23, was picked up by sheriffs after security guards at Pitt's country estate in Santa Barbara apprehended the would-be paparazzo.

Weiss was trying to sneak a peek at a birthday party being thrown for the son of movie star Angelina Jolie, Pitt's reputed girlfriend.