Pamela Anderson says she doesn’t blame Lily James for Pam and Tommy

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Pamela Anderson says she doesn’t blame Lily James for portraying her on the Pam and Tommy series.

Last year, James and Sebastian Stan starred in the Hulus miniseries about Anderson and her husband, Mtley Cre musician Tommy Lees, escaping a sex tape.

The show was made without collaboration with Anderson, which led to public criticism of the series.

Although she never publicly commented on the show, Courtney Love took aim at the project, calling it a disgusting show that she said caused complex trauma to her friend Anderson.

In a new interview ahead of the release of her Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story, Anderson gave her thoughts on James’ performance.

I heard she was nominated for an Emmy, but maybe that was a joke, Anderson told the Guardian.

Retracing her steps, she reasoned: it’s not her fault; it’s a work. But whoever created it well, it’s like something else has been stolen.

Anderson added that she felt violated by the show, asking: How are they allowed to do that?

James as Anderson in Pam and Tommy

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The Independent has reached out to representatives for Jamess and Hulu for comment.

When Pam and Tommy were released, James revealed that she personally reached out to Anderson hoping to speak to him before filming began.

I was really hoping she would be involved, she said. I wish it were different. My only intention was to deal with the story and to play Pamela in an authentic way.

Anderson is now telling her story in a Netflix documentary

(Netflix)

Contacting Anderson, she added, “I was hopeful that we would be in contact until filming began.

In Anderson’s new Netflix documentary, the Baywatch star will explore her past, as well as Pam and Tommy’s outing and her recent appearance in Chicago on Broadway.

The trailer, released earlier this month, opens with Anderson seemingly referencing the show reigniting public interest in the sex tape.

I didn’t sleep at all last night, she said. I blocked that stolen tape out of my life to survive. And now that it’s all starting again, I feel sick.

Pamela, A Love Story arrives on Netflix on January 31.

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