Melbourne, Jan 23 : It looks like the excitement of `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' being nominated for 13 Oscars has caused a momentary lapse in Brad Pitt's concentration, for the actor made the ultimate fashion faux-pas after stepping out onto the red carpet with his flies undone.

The actor was attending a photocall in Paris as part of his tour around the world promoting the film, in which he stars as a man who ages backwards.

The actor made the unfortunate wardrobe mishap while posing for photographers in Paris, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Los Angeles - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt as a man born old who grows younger, emerged Thursday as the Oscar front-runner when it nabbed a leading 13 nominations for the most prestigious prizes in the US film world.

The Mumbai-based movie Slumdog Millionaire was another strong contender, earning 10 nods, while Milk, which stars Sean Penn as the first openly gay politician in the US earned eight nominations.

New Delhi, Jan 20 : Brad Pitt, who turned 45 last month, has said that he is not afraid of old age, but is worried about how he will die.

The hunky actor was in Berlin for the European premier of ''The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button'', in which he plays a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards, reports the China Daily.

"I''m not so afraid of getting old, I''m more afraid of how I''ll go," he told a news conference.

"Fire and tight spaces don''t appeal. A shark would be interesting," he added.

Washington, Jan 16 : Brad Pitt is the frontrunner to play Steve McQueen in a movie about the late actor''s life.

Hollywood producers Michael Cerenzie and Christine Peters have acquired the rights to Marshall Terrill''s recent biography `Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel', and are planning to begin shooting a biopic later this year.

And Pitt - who can currently be seen in new movie `The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' - is reportedly in line to star as the `Great Escape' actor.

Washington, Jan 16 : Hollywood actor Brad Pitt once loved to smoke weed, claims a marijuana advocate.

Craig Z. Rudin, who used to run 2000 BC, the trendy drug paraphernalia shop that the 44-year-old actor once frequented, has revealed that he liked to smoke pot and go to the beach.

"It was no secret Brad liked to smoke pot. He was so open and honest about it. It seemed to me all he wanted to do was smoke weed, make movies and go to the beach," Contactmusic quoted him as telling America''s Globe tabloid.

Washington, January 15 : Leonardo DiCaprio has replaced Brad Pitt to become the new face of watch giant Tag Heuer.

According to WWD, Pitt had been the ambassador for the Swiss watchmakers for six years, and his contract ended in November.

And now, the `Titanic' actor has signed a three-year-contract with the brand to model for their Carrera Day-Date timepiece, reports Us magazine.