Pamela Anderson is well acquainted with the spotlight, but after the Hulu mini-series “Pam and Tommy” she is ready to share her side of the scandal.
After refusing to have fun retelling the scandal with a sex tape, the 54-year-old star of “Lifeguards” passed her story to the rival of the streaming giant: Netflix.
“Pamela Anderson is ready to tell her story in a new documentary” Netflix’s official Twitter account was announced on Wednesday. “The film, which has been in the making for several years, will feature the record-breaking pop culture icon as she looks back on her career and personal journey.”
“My life,” reads the note from the message. “A thousand imperfections, a million misperceptions… I can only surprise you – not a victim, but a survivor and alive to tell the true story.”
Pamela Anderson is ready to tell her story in a new documentary.
The film, which has been in the making for several years, will feature the record-breaking pop culture icon as she looks back on her professional and personal journey. pic.twitter.com/vSNvsQPE48
– Netflix (@netflix) March 2, 2022
Fans supported Anderson in response to Twitter, her sons Brandon and Dylan Lee republished the note, captioning “the real story”
“If you really sympathize with her, you will understand the value of being able to take control of her own story.” jokes a fanwho bit dissatisfied consumer hits Anderson for not supporting the Hulu series.
Anderson and her ex-husband Lee were in the spotlight after a scandalous video of their most intimate moments was stolen and sold. Stephen D. Starr
Others said they would dump Pam and Tommy to watch the Netflix documentary, which they claim is “made with her consent“Unlike the show starring Lily James, portraying Anderson.
“Watching this instead of the show, which was done literally against her will,” Another fan scolded.
Andern Brandon’s son is credited with producing the film with Ryan White as the director. While the title of the documentary is yet to be determined, Anderson has already published three books: “Pandemonium” in 1997, “Star Struck” in 2005 and “Raw” in 2015.
The whirlwind romance and the marriage of the star of “Lifeguards” with the drummer of Mötley Crüe began with the release of the alliance tape.picture
Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” – which also stars Sebastian Stan as drummer for Mötley Crüe and Anderson’s ex-husband Tommy Lee – follows the emotional crisis of the newlyweds after an electrician stole their obscene home video after they were fired. work.
The show, which premiered on February 2, was inspired by an 2014 Rolling Stone article by Amanda Chicago Lewis, which tells the incredible story of how the sex tape disappeared and reappeared as a viral sensation.
While Anderson fans criticized the mini-series for making her survive the scandal, James and Stan said they wanted to be her champions.
In an interview with Variety, Stan said he “can’t imagine” what it would be like to steal such a private video and how difficult it must have been to eventually contact Lee before filming.
But James was not so lucky. She tried to contact Anderson, who “wanted not to participate,” according to director Robert D. Siegel. He added that “the show loves Pam” and that she is the “hero”.
“At every step of the way, we tried to do the right thing with her,” he said.
The Hulu series relives the story of the couple’s sex tape, which goes viral, but Anderson’s documentary vows to “tell the true story.” Ron Galela
A source close to Anderson told Entertainment Weekly: “She will never, ever watch this. Not even years later. Not even the trailer. ”
Courtney Love, a friend of Anderson’s, condemned the show in an already deleted post, saying she was “retelling old wounds” and again causing “complex trauma” to her dear friend.
But now Anderson decided to speak – but on her terms.
The documentary about her “evil, wild and lost” life will be broadcast on Netflix on a date to be announced, giving Anderson the opportunity to “set the record while looking back on his career and personal journey”.