Hilton in Joe Pesci mix-up

Paris Hilton mixed up the classic gangster films Goodfellas and The Godfather during a conversation with actor Joe Pesci.

Hilton approached Pesci at LA's Mr Chow restaurant and told him: "I loved you in The Godfather."

Pesci, who didn't appear in The Godfather, told the US socialite that she may have meant Goodfellas.

The mix-up caused embarrassment for fellow customers at the restaurant, according to the Daily Star.

A source said: "Joe Pesci is one of the greatest actors of our time. And he was literally speechless when Paris advised him to do another mainstream movie.

"But Paris clearly didn’t have a clue about his legendary silverscreen ­status. The room gnawed their fists in a collective cringe.

"It was just another example of Paris’s giant ego and tiny brain."