Rashida Jones Talks Fake Sex With Rob Lowe, Political Passion as a Child (VIDEO)

Rashida Jones wound up working in government on 'Parks & Recreation' because of her character's passion for the issues. It's a passion the actress shared to a serious degree when she was younger. She talked on 'Chelsea Lately' (Weeknights, 11PM ET on E!) about sending letters to government officials all the time.

"Why do you think things have changed?" she joked. "Because of me."

Chelsea Handler noted the comparison between Jones and her character, except for one glaring difference. "I mean obviously you weren't f****** Rob Lowe when you were growing up," she quipped.

"Nor am I now, but I'm pretending to, which is just as good," she said.

According to Jones, she's so good at it that Lowe doesn't even know they're not really having sex. So for him it definitely is "just as good."