(CNN)Few parents are delighted to learn that their daughter is a porn star, even a highly successful one. But for 21-year-old Mia Khalifa of Florida, a family dispute has taken on international dimensions. Khalifa is PornHub's highest-ranked adult star. But she is also Lebanese-born -- and her chosen line of work has not only disappointed her parents but generated huge controversy in her native country. The debate has gained such a head of steam that some Arab news outlets  published a family statement this week condemning Khalifa's actions and expressing the family's regret about her fame as a porn star.
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Mia Khalifa moved with her family from Lebanon to the United States as a child
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"We are probably paying the price of living away from our homeland," her family says
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"Hence, we emphasize that we disassociate ourselves from her actions which do not reflect her family beliefs, her upbringing or  her true @placeholder roots.
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She married an American guy in February 2011 and is currently living with him in @placeholder.
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"The moral indignation about Mia Khalifa, presumably the first @placeholder pornstar, is wrong for two reasons.
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There is this odd perception that being @placeholder is a vocation and a duty first and that your personal life comes second."
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She is a 21-year old in @placeholder who has made a decision for herself, with absolutely no wider implications."