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ET confirms the news that a man has been arrested at BRAD PITT's Hollywood home.

According to the LAPD, ERIC MITCHELL of Hollywood, a 25-year-old self-described "freelance reporter," was arrested at noon at Brad's compound. He was arrested on a "private person's arrest" by a housekeeper employed by Pitt. It will be up to the housekeeper to decide whether or not to press charges.

Police tell ET that he was trespassing in the gated community as it appears he was in the neighborhood illegally. Mitchell is currently being booked.