'Pam & Tommy': Pamela Anderson's friends fear show on sex tape leak is 're-traumatizing' her
Reportedly, Pamela Anderson's inner-circle is horrified at the thought of her being re-traumatized by the Hulu series 'Pam and Tommy'. In 1995, Anderson and then-husband Tommy Lee's sex tape was leaked to the world.
A source told PEOPLE, "After the tape was made public, it was a very traumatizing situation and it's unfair that she is being re-subjected to this trauma, like re-opening a wound."
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This eight-episode series premiered on streaming platform Hulu on February 2, Wednesday at midnight. These iconic roles in this series are played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan. When this leak took place in the 90s, Anderson, now 54, and Lee, now 59 were devastated. X-rated moments from their honeymoon were available for public viewing. This clip was locked in a safe. Unfortunately, it was snatched by a former employee whose role was played by Seth Rogen. After the tape was in his hands, it was made available for everyone's eyes.
PEOPLE's source says that just like anyone else, Pamela deserves a level of respect and that this series is trying to re-exploit her. They continued, "She's a human being and a mom. There's a sense of hypocrisy about it. It's her life and she should have the decision [as to] whether it's turned into a commodity for public consumption." The source added, "Then when [the leaked sex tape] happened, there were paparazzi following her and always outside of her home. She was not seeking any more attention — she had enough." They added, "If you go back to her Playboy [cover], she always had the perspective that that was her conscious choice." Explaining further, they said, "But somebody taking her personal home movie, that was not her choice. When someone steals your home movie, that is criminal and that's a violation. That was her privacy."
In conclusion, they said, "She's a really good person and I think all she's really ever wanted was to be married and have a partner and have a nice life."
In 2015, Anderson said, "I've never seen it. I made not one dollar. It was stolen property... We made a deal to stop all the shenanigans. I was seven months pregnant with Dylan and thinking it was affecting the pregnancy with the stress, I'm not going to court anymore. I'm not being deposed anymore by these horny, weird lawyer men. I don't want to talk about my vagina anymore or my public sex — anything."