Unfortunately for actor George Clooney, he was arrested today while protesting in front of the Sudan embassy in Washington. But the good news is the ABC 7 cameras captured a very enthusiastic Christina Wilkie as she walked with Clooney before the arrest.

The HuffPost reporter described the scene to FBDC in an email:

It was a zoo, with about 50 reporters all angling (and elbowing) for the same shot. We spoke to Clooney on the way over to the protest, though, so we already had a good interview in pocket when we got there.

HuffPost videographer Sara Kenigsberg was in the middle of the action, while I sneaked onto the wall of the embassy of Mali so I could catch the dialogue between Clooney and the cops, which was friendly but nothing newsworthy.

Wilkie told us that she didn’t see her cameo on ABC 7 today.