Pamela Anderson fans are getting a new look into her life, including her shocking financial woes, with new Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story.
Directed by Ryan White (The Case Against 8), who was interviewed by Yahoo! Entertainment that he had no idea she was in debt for most of her life.
The revelation comes just days after her ex-husband Jon Peters revealed he left her $10 million in his will whether she needs it or not.
Finances: Fans of Pamela Anderson get a new look into her life, including her shocking financial woes, with new Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story
Debt: The film was directed by Ryan White (The Case Against 8), who in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment that he had no idea she was in debt for most of her life
Anderson rose to fame through her Playboy centerfold shoots and starring in Baywatch, although neither really made her as wealthy as many would think.
White said he was “shocked” to learn she had been in debt for most of her life.
“She was the most famous woman in the world on the most famous show in the world and she doesn’t have a nest egg from Baywatch to rely on,” White said.
Baywatch: Anderson rose to fame through her Playboy centerfold shoots and starring in Baywatch, although neither actually made her as wealthy as many would assume
Baywatch: “She was the most famous woman in the world on the most famous show in the world, and she doesn’t have a Baywatch nest egg to rely on,” White said
White added that he “just assumed” that she would be fabulously rich, but realized halfway through filming the documentary when she insisted on paying while they ate out, since he always paid, as is for one Documentary film director was common.
“She said, ‘Ryan, you always pay. Just let me pay once.” When she handed over a credit card, she made it like half a joke [about how her credit card sometimes] doesn’t work,” White said.
“I laughed, but she said, ‘No, really, my credit cards have been declined a lot throughout my career. I’m just not a good financial planner,” White told her.
Wealthy: White added that he “just assumed” she would be fabulously wealthy, but realized halfway through filming the documentary when she insisted on paying while they went out to eat, as he always paid, as was customary for a documentary film director
Credit card: “I laughed, but she said, ‘No, really, throughout my career, my credit cards have been declined many times. I’m just not a good financial planner,” White told her
“It’s shocking how famous she is and how much of a part of American pop culture she’s been over the past 30 years that she’s been in financial trouble so often. It was really enlightening and really humanizing,” added White.
Her son Brandon Lee, who is the documentary’s producer, admits in the documentary that she has been in debt for most of her life.
However, she still has no regrets about monetizing her infamous sex tape with Tommy Lee, which has generated an estimated $77 million in revenue.
Shocking: “It’s shocking how famous she is and how much she’s been a part of American pop culture over the past 30 years that she’s been in financial trouble so often. It was really enlightening and really humanizing,” added White
Monetization: However, she still has no regrets about monetizing her infamous sex tape with Tommy Lee, which generated an estimated $77 million in revenue
Still, Brandon said he wished “she made money” from the now infamous tape, which became one of the first viral videos on the internet.
White added that Pamela and her sons Brandon, 26, and Dylan, 25, are “such an unconventional family in so many ways.”
“You can’t categorize this family. They are crazy in the best sense of the word, are so open and honest with each other and have nothing to hide. It’s like this open door policy to talk about everything,” he added.
Pamela, A Love Story debuts on Netflix Tuesday, and Anderson’s memoir Love, Pamela also goes on sale Tuesday.
Viral: Despite this, Brandon said he wished “she made money” from the now infamous tape, which became one of the first viral videos on the internet
Memoir: Pamela, A Love Story debuts on Netflix Tuesday, with Anderson’s memoir Love, Pamela also going on sale Tuesday