Following critical acclaim and awards for her role, which she herself describes as transformative in The last showgirlPamela Anderson has called Gia Coppola’s vehicle “the best recovery” after Hulu’s 2022 Pam and Tommy limited series.
Having previously discussed his lack of involvement with the show starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan after its premiere (and his own turn on the awards circuit), Anderson reiterated in a recent SiriusXM interview with Andy Cohen who found it “so strange,” “hurtful,” and “so strange.”
“I think it’s ethically illegal,” he said. “But I want to say it’s fair play. “I remember a long time ago people telling me that you are basically public property and you have no right to privacy.”
The newly minted memoir and cookbook author added that Hulu hasn’t reached out to her to ask her to make amends, but that she doesn’t “dwell on it, but it was kind of weird to pick a very horrible time in my life and make entertainment”. .”
Additionally, she noted the irony of other artists receiving praise for playing her, naming Deadline’s Pete Hammond and referencing an interview in which she noted, “All these people have won awards basically playing you, but not you.”
She continued: “It’s not the actor’s fault, I mean, I’m sure she’s a great actress and stuff. I don’t care, it’s just one of those things. It happened, and now I’m here, and this is the best revenge. “They see and recognize me for my work and not for these moments of bad taste.”
Pam and Tommywhich earned nine Emmy nominations and an award for makeup, was adapted after producers acquired the rights to a 2014 film. rolling stone article that detailed the story that ultimately culminated in the illicit release of the sex tape of Anderson and her then-husband Tommy Lee.
