Ex-Porn Star Sasha Grey Reading To LA Students Causes Stir

- 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 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.

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.”

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Before They Were Famous: Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson

In just days, the highly anticipated first part of the final “The Twilight Saga” journey begins, when “Breaking Dawn – Part 1” opens in theaters on November 18.

While Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are superstars now, there was a time when they were green youngsters in Hollywood and Access Hollywood was there.

Back in 2002, a school-aged Kristen was promoting her first big break – playing Jodie Foster’s daughter in “Panic Room,” and the role only happened because she was willing to take a chance.

“I asked my parents if I could like, try it out and they’re like, ‘You know, there’s a lot of disappointment, you know, there’s a lot of let downs.’ I’m like, ‘I know, but it’s worth a try,’” a baby-faced Kristen told Access at the time. “They said, ‘OK. We were all so surprised when I even got '[The] Safety of Objects,’ and then when ‘Panic Room’ came along, it’s such a huge movie, I’m like, ‘Woah!’”

Robert got his career in Hollywood started a little later than Kristen’s, but his director in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” Mike Newell, pegged him for big things, telling Entertainment Weekly at the time, the young man would likely have a big career ahead of him.

“Hopefully,” Robert smiled, when Access read him the quote.

What the young man was more interested in back then – in 2005 – was the wounds he received while working on the film.

“I’d just be covered in cuts and bruises every single day, and you’d be covered in all this fake blood as well so you didn’t know when you were actually bleeding,” he laughed. “It was quite grueling.”

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Access Hollywood Live: Candice Kumai’s Cold & Flu Fighting Healthy Recipes

Chef Candice Kumai stopped by Access Hollywood Live to share some great immunity-boosting recipes for foods that can help you & your family fight cold & flu season!

Fall Greens Salad Ingredients: 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 bunch kale, chopped 1/2 bunch Swiss chard, chopped (I love Rainbow Chard, but any variety will do) 1 cup butternut squash ribbons (thinly shaved raw slices) 1/4 cup dried cranberries 2 tablespoons crumbled chevre

For the Orange Vinaigrette: 1/2 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon Dijon 1/4 teaspoon sea salt to taste 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon herbs de Provence

Roasted Garlic + Lemon Flatbreads: Serves 8, appetizer portions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1. Cut a whole garlic clove in half. Wrap garlic in foil, with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and roast for approximately an hour and a half.

Ingredients: 1 store-bought pizza dough 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 head of garlic, roasted 1/4 fresh lemon, cut into thin slices 1/4 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced 1/2 cup arugula 1/2 cup fresh goat cheese (Chevre)

Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. Wrap garlic in foil, with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and roast for approximately an hour and a half 3. Toss lemon slices in olive oil, and arrange in a single layer on a sheet pan. Bake until the rinds are soft, and begin to brown 4. Roll out pizza dough, on a floured surface, to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Brush the dough with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 5-7 minutes. Remove the crust from the oven. and use the back of a spoon to spread a thick layer of roasted garlic over the surface 5. Spread the lemon, red onion, arugula, and goat cheese over the crust 6. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the crust is golden, and the greens are slightly wilted.

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Glam Slam: Seven Moves To A ‘Rockin’ Body

Courteney Cox and Robin Wright are fortysomethings with awesome bods, thanks to celeb trainer Grace Lazenby and her “Rockin Models” workout.

Grace, who has also worked with Carrie Underwood and “Twilight’s” Nikki Reed, shares her “Rockin Model” Sexy 7 workout to help you create the shapely body you want in seven signature moves.

1. PLIÉ: Place your heels together and toes slightly apart, and roll up onto the balls of your feet. Wrap your hips in and contract your gluteals. Bend your knees slowly, then lift and repeat. Avoid distributing the weight onto your knees and keep the core tight. You can use a body bar or chair for stability. Repeat 4 sets of 8.

2. THE WALK: A plié with a bit of “fancy” and “sexy,” essentially this is a grande plie with a little attitude!

Place your heels together and toes slightly apart, and roll up onto the balls of your feet. Wrap your hips in and contract your gluteals. Move your hips side to side, placing the weight in the while moving your gluteals down to the floor in a 2 count down, and then move them up in a 2 count up. Avoid distributing the weight onto your knees and keep the core tight. Use the support of a bar or broom if needed. Repeat 4 sets of 8.

3. CRAWL: A basic plié with dash of “booty intensity.”

Place your feet in 2nd position and lower and lift for 4 sets of 8. Hold your plie halfway down and begin moving the hips side to side. Proceed on by moving your body up and down the pole, while sticking your hips back and keeping your weight into your gluteals. Move up and down the pole, while keeping the weight in the gluteals quads and inner thighs. Repeat 4 sets of 8.

4. THE FLOAT: This is a movement that floats from side angle through warrior 2. This yoga flow movement works your obliques and opens and stretches the upper body while tightening the legs and hips. Repeat 8 times each side.

The “Rockin Models” motto for the float is “Keep your foundation strong and heart open!”

5. THE BALLERINA OBLIQUE LIFT: Want a waist as small as a ballerina…well this is the move for you!

Sit on the floor with weight on one hip. Extend the opposite leg out with a bent knee and the knee in alignment with your hip. The right hand is overhead with ballerina arms. Pull the right arm down while contracting the lats and obliques. The movement should be very small and concentrated. The movement is great for isolating those hard to get places around the waist. Repeat 4 sets of 8.

6. KICKS AND HAMSTRING LIFTERS: Lay on your back with your hips off the floor. Place the ball of the right foot on your left knee. As you lift your left gluteal up simultaneously kick the right leg into the air. Touch down with the right leg while the left is tapping the right knee. Repeat on the other side. Repeat 4 sets of 8 singles and then hold 8 counts on the right and 8 counts on the left. Repeat again.

This move will not only lift the booty but also lengthen for those long lean lines in the back of the hamstring!

7. SIDE-LYING PUMPS: Want a booty that is lifted for those high heels? This is a great move to lift and detail the gluteals without building them.

Lay on your side and place both legs bent in a 90 degree angle. Lift your top leg to tabletop position. Angle the knee down towards the bottom knee and then pump through the gluteals and lift towards the ceiling 2-3 inches above the bottom leg.

For added intensity, move the leg forward 2-3 inches in front of the bottom leg. Repeat 4 sets of 8 to feel the burn!

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The Duggars Expecting 20th Child

The Duggars have their 20th child on the way!

“19 Kids and Counting” stars Michelle and Jim Bob will welcome their next child in the spring, People reported.

“We are so excited,” the Duggar mother, 45, who is three-and-a-half months along, told the mag. “I feel good. I am past the sickness stage now.”

The couple’s most recent child, Josie, born on Dec. 10, 2009, is doing well after being born premature at just 25 weeks.

“It is a miracle. Josie is the most energetic, busy little almost-2-year-old,” Michelle told the mag. “She is short, and yet she can keep up with the big girls and she thinks she is just as big as they are. We are amazed at what she can do.”

According to dad Jim Bob, his wife is doing better than ever.

“Michelle is probably in better health now than she was 10 years ago,” the 46-year-old said. “She has been getting on an elliptical for about an hour a day and is very careful of what she eats.”

During her last pregnancy, the Duggar mother was diagnosed with preeclampsia and is now under the care of a high-risk pregnancy doctor. She is eating very healthy with plenty of protein, vegetables and skipping the caffeine – along with getting plenty of rest.

“We are just going to do the best we can,” she explained. “I am taking a nap every day, and we are just taking good care.”

Jim Bob added, “If we had lived by fear after Michelle had preeclampsia after her second delivery, we would have missed out on all our wonderful blessings. So many of her pregnancies have gone extremely well.”

One aspect of their latest pregnancy that will be different is Michelle’s first scheduled C-section.

“I’ve never had a planned C-section,” Michelle told the mag. “So this one will be different.”

In addition to their youngest daughter Josie, the couple is also parents to Joshua, 23 (who has two children, Mackynzie, 2 and Michael, 4 months, with wife Anna, 23), twins Jana and John-David, 21; Jill, 20; Jessa, 19; Jinger, 17; Joseph, 16; Josiah, 15; Joy-Anna, 14; twins Jedidiah and Jeremiah, 12; Jason, 11; James, 10; Justin, 8; Jackson, 7; Johanna, 6; Jennifer, 4; and Jordyn, 3.

The season finale of “19 Kids and Counting” airs tonight at 9 PM on TLC.

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