George Clooney Arrested in Washington, DC During Protest - Video

George Clooney was leading a protest out in front of the Sudanese embassy in Washington, DC. He was taken away by secret service agents. Whoa.

Sources say he "feels good about the arrest" because it keeps the spotlight on the issues at hand.

From TMZ:

Clooney's publicist Stan Rosenfield tells TMZ, "They were protesting the violence committed by the government of Sudan on its own innocent men, women and children. They were demanding they allow humanitarian aid into the country before it becomes the largest humanitarian crisis in the world."

Sources connected with George tell us he feels good about the arrest because it puts the spotlight on the crisis.

We're told a dozen people got arrested including congressmen, leaders of the human rights community, Sudanese citizens, Martin Luther King III and George's father ... Nick Clooney.

Watch him and his father being handcuffed: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

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He recently shot a documentary about what is going on over in Sudan. Check out a clip:

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