'Ex-porn star reading to LA students causes stir'

Ex-porn star reading to LA students causes stir
Some parents upset, wonder whether it was appropriate to have her at school

updated 11/12/2011 5:05:17 PM ET


Sasha Grey says she has a past that some people may not agree with, but it doesn't define who she is.


COMPTON, Calif. — Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school.

Sasha Grey, a 23-year-old ex-porn actress who has appeared in mainstream shows like HBO's "Entourage," was a guest earlier this month at Compton's Emerson Elementary School for Read Across America Day.

Grey tweeted Nov. 2 that she spent the day reading to "the sweetest" students in the first and third grades.

KTLA-TV quoted parents questioning whether it was appropriate to have Grey at the school. Parent Dudley Wheaton wondered why the school couldn't find a fireman or a police officer to read to students.

In a statement, Grey said she was proud to have participated in the event, TMZ reported.

"I believe education is a universal right. I committed to this program with the understanding that people would have their own opinions about what I have done, who I am and what I represent," the statement said, according to TMZ.

"I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am."

Grey has not appeared in porn films in over two years. She has been a regular on "Entourage" and appeared in the 2009 film "The Girlfriend Experience."

tmontyb wrote:I really don't see what the big deal is over this. The woman was reading to the children, not f****** in front in them. They have no clue as to what she used to do.