In an article she wrote for Capitol File magazine, ET's Cheryl Woodcock dishes about all the stars she encountered at a recent benefit gala -- where she connected again with former President Bill Clinton!

Cheryl and Entertainment Tonight Executive Producer Linda Bell Blue chatted with Clinton at a gala thrown at the home of Jena and Michael King (co-founder of King World), who hosted along with Sting and wife Trudie Styler. The star-studded affair benefited Oceana, the International Ocean Conservation Group.

Cheryl also interviewed celebs like Spike Lee and Josh Lucas at Niche Media (chaired by CEO Jason Binn) and the Creative Coalition's Capitol File inaugural dinner at Donovan House, a hotel co-owned by pioneering hotelier Jason Pomeranc. Cheryl wore dresses and gowns by her favorite designer, David Meister, to her many inaugural events and balls. Click here to watch!

SANJAYA MALAKAR went from the nation's biggest TV show to the nation's capital. The 17-year-old singer, who was voted off "American Idol" last week, attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner over the weekend as a guest of People magazine.

According to the magazine's Web site, Sanjaya attended Saturday's event at the Washington Hilton, along with People's other guests -- actress VALERIE BERTINELLI, TIM GUNN from "Project Runway," ZAC EFRON of "High School Musical," comedian EDDIE IZZARD and ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.

Capitol File magazine, whose West Coast editor is our own CHERYL WOODCOCK, sponsored an after party, where Sanjaya met supermodel PETRA NEMCOVA. The mag counts such heavyweights as LARRY KING and SAM DONALDSON as guest contributors.

During his tenure on "American Idol," Sanjaya, whose performances were often criticized by the judges, nonetheless made a name for himself by way of a myriad of funky hairstyles, most notably, the now-famous "pony-hawk" that he sported a few weeks back.

And we definitely haven't heard the last from Sanjaya -- he will be joining his fellow top 10 finalists for the upcoming "American Idol" tour and he'll be voicing the Top Ten List on tonight's "Late Show with DAVID LETTERMAN."