George Clooney arrested in Washington, D.C.

George Clooney Arrested

Actor George Clooney has been arrested after he protested outside the Sudan embassy in Washington, D.C., TMZ reports.

"The Descendants" actor was leading a protest over the Sudan crisis when he was taken away in handcuffs by secret service agents.

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

According to Britain's The Telegraph, Clooney's father, Nick, Virginia Rep. Jim Moran, civil rights leader Ben Jealous, among others were also arrested after being warned three times not to cross a police line outside the embassy. The group held a sign that read: "Sudan: Stop Weapons of Mass Starvation."

Clooney had said Friday that he is hoping to draw more attention to the issue and that if action is not taken in the next three to four months "we're going to have a real humanitarian disaster."