George Clooney was arrested in Washington D.C. this morning while participating in a protest over the Sudan crisis.

The Descendants star was charged with a misdemeanor after crossing a police line. Clooney and a group of protesters were crowded in front of a Sudanese embassy.

The 50-year-old actor's rep issued the following statement:

"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."

Clooney is now at a D.C. police station getting booked.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney participated in a table reading of the play 8 last night -- a work that explores the legal battle to overturn Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage.

Clooney recently addressed rumors he is gay, in an interview with The Advocate, saying: "My private life is private, and I'm very happy in it. Who does it hurt if someone thinks I'm gay? I'll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay. I don't give a s--t. I think it's funny, but the last thing you'll ever see me do is jump up and down, saying, 'These are lies!' That would be unfair and unkind to my good friends in the gay community. I'm not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing."

Pitt has said he and partner Angelina Jolie wouldn't marry until ALL couples have the legal right to wed. Pitt and Clooney were joined by fellow actors martin Sheen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Bacon, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Glee's Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, and Chris Colfer, and George Takei.

Click through to about the 30-minute mark to see a recording of the table reading at the Wilshire Ebell Theater last night ...

George Clooney, who has been preparing for his one-night-only reading of 8, is opening up to The Advocate about working on the play revolving around Prop. 8 ... as well as those gay rumors.

Gorgeous George tells the mag:

"I think it’s funny ... I’m not going to let anyone make it seem like being gay is a bad thing. My private life is private, and I’m very happy in it. Who does it hurt if someone thinks I’m gay? I’ll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay. I don’t give a s**t."

George adds, "Well, c’mon. Every guy who saw that movie was like, “Jesus Christ,” at the exact same time."

Click thru to hear what the actor says about his bromance with Brad Pitt.

Even though George Clooney lost in the Best Actor category, the Descendants star still went on to party at Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood.

Those in attendance included the most stunning couple of the night ... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Looks like the sexy duo finally pulled an all-nighter without their six kids. Good for them!

Mr. Clooney may have lost the Oscar to The Artist's Jean Dujardin, but the 50-year-old silver fox got to take home the gorgeous Stacy Keibler. 'Nuff said.

See which other celebrities attended George's post-Oscar bash in the gallery below.

George Clooney may be nominated in the Best Actor category for his role in The Descendants, but it hasn't stopped the 50-year-old actor from hitting open casting calls.

Well, maybe he's just walking by the sign, but the image is priceless!

Stacy Keibler's older beau, who was out hanging in Studio City with longtime pal Grant Heslov, not only looks sexy in his casual clothes, but has a killer sense of humor, too.

We have a feeling gorgeous George will get a kick outta this one!

George Clooney, who earned an Oscar nod for The Descendants, is opening up about Ocean's Eleven co-star and buddy Brad Pitt ... and putting the brakes on drinking alcohol.

When asked about his friendship with Pitt, Clooney tells the Hollywood Reporter:

“Brad is one of the great guys. We’re good friends, but it’s different from what people think, meaning we don’t spend a lot of time together. He has been to my home in Como; we motorcycle together. But until recently, I hadn’t seen Brad in a year.”

As for his troubles with alcohol, the 50-year-old actor adds:

"I drink at times too much. I do enjoy drinking, and there have been times in my life when it’s crossed the line from being fun to having to drink late at night for absolutely no reason. So what I do is, I stop. I haven’t had a drink since New Year’s Eve.”

Love the honesty, George!

George Clooney and sexy girlfriend Stacy Keibler enjoyed date night at Dan Tana's in West Hollywood Thursday night.

The Descendants actor opened the door for his lovely lady who couldn't help but flash a smile. Oh, Stacy ... you are one lucky girl!

During a recent chat with NPR, Clooney, 50, said the following about getting up there in age:

“Growing old on screen is not for the faint of heart. There’s a certain cruelty to being on a big screen as your eyelids start to sag and your hair falls out and turns gray that you either have to be able to handle or not. What you can’t do is try to force yourself into roles that you could have played or would have played 10 years earlier. You have to constantly be looking forward.”

Something tells us that the silver fox will always be sexy!

Last night George Clooney chatted with New York Times journalist David Carr at a TimesTalks Q&A session at the SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood, and 50-year-old discussed his Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants.

But the highlight of the session, with moderator and Descendants director Alexander Payne, was Payne's lack of knowledge where classic film is concerned. The American Cinematheque put together a highlights reel of some related, classic family dramas to introduce the pair's film, and Payne admitted he saw Kramer vs. Kramer for the first time a year ago and that he'd never seen Ordinary People.

Clooney redeemed the evening, however, displaying his knowledge of these classics and commenting on his love of Dustin Hoffman's french toast-making scene in Kramer. He also said that seeing Timothy Hutton's work in Ordinary People when he was 19 years old, was the first time he seriously considered a career in acting.

George is nominated for a Best Actor award, and the film is also in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Achievement in Film Editing. Think George will beat out pal Brad Pitt for the actor category? We'll find out on February 26!