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Actress and activist Daryl Hannah, former girlfriend of the late John F. Kennedy Jr., was arrested outside the White House on Tuesday.

The high-profile environmental protestor was involved in a sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline extension that would go through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.

Prior to her arrest, Hannah said she hoped that President Barack Obama would not bow to oil lobbyists. Then she sat down with other protestors on the sidewalk near the White House and refused repeated orders to move.

She was handcuffed and led away by U.S. Park Police. See video below:


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