Pamela Anderson doesn’t let “Pam & Tommy” go, and she makes it clear that she has lingering resentment towards Seth Rogen for his involvement in the controversial project. According to a new report, Anderson says she thinks Rogen’s participation on the Hulu show was uncool and thinks he owes her an apology. The actress opened up about her feelings in an interview with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM, where she admitted she felt “gross” sitting near Rogen at Golden Globes. Rogen served as executive producer of “Pam & Tommy,” the series centered on Anderson’s leaked sex tape with ex-husband Tommy Lee. Seth Rogen also appeared in the project, and the subject remains a sore subject for Pamela Anderson years after the series’ release.
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Pamela Anderson says meeting Seth Rogen at the Golden Globes was ‘disgusting’
Anderson told Cohen she was still upset about the show and said she felt like a “chopped liver” while sitting near Rogen at the Golden Globes, where he ultimately won best actor in a television series, musical or comedy, for “The Studio.” Although Anderson didn’t confront him in person, she made it clear that the frustration was still very much present.
“Seth Rogen, he did this [series] without talking to me, you know “Pam & Tommy”, and that was another one… I just felt like “Eh”. You know?” she recalled, according to PEOPLE. “Like how can someone make a TV series about the tough times in your life, and ‘I’m a living, breathing human being here.’ Good morning.'”
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Anderson wants an apology from Seth Rogen
Anderson said she hoped Rogen would one day apologize to her for the series, explaining that no one should be forced to see the worst time of their life recreated on screen without their consent, although she also questioned how much an apology would really change for her.
“I might have thought, ‘I’m not chopped liver here,'” Anderson said. “I felt a little weird about it. And I felt like you know. I’ve been so busy working. I did five movies last year. So I’ve just been busy, but sometimes it hits you and you feel a little down.”
“I don’t know. It was just a little gross. But eventually, I hope he does, maybe he’ll contact me and apologize. It’s no big deal,” she added.
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Still, she admitted the confrontation took place in her mind even though it never happened in real life. Anderson says she didn’t rush to Rogen to tell him what she was thinking, but she imagined that was the case in his head.
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Pamela Anderson says ‘Pam and Tommy’ crossed a line
Cohen suggested that an apology from Rogen might actually “mean something” to her, but the Golden Globe winner said she still has complicated feelings about the situation.
“Well, you’re free game. When you’re a public person, they say you don’t have a right to privacy. But your deepest, darkest secrets or tragedies in your life shouldn’t be fair game for [a] TV series. It kind of pissed me off,” Anderson said.
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Inside the leaked Tommy Lee sex tape that turned Anderson’s life into a spectacle
Anderson’s frustration dates back to one of the most invasive chapters of her life, the leak of her private sex tape with then-husband Tommy Lee. The footage was recorded during their relationship and was never intended for public viewing, but was ultimately stolen and distributed without their permission.
Once released, the tape became a massive media spectacle, turning their personal lives into tabloid fodder. The fallout followed her for years, shaping how the public talked about her, her career and her marriage. This is why she has repeatedly criticized any recreation of this period on screen without her consent.
“Pam & Tommy” brought the leaked tape back into the spotlight
This invasion of privacy and the fallout that followed is why “Pam & Tommy” immediately became a flashpoint, reviving one of Anderson’s most painful chapters as a binge-ready limited series and once again sparking a new wave of backlash.
The limited series, which dramatized the theft and leak of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s private tape, dominated the conversation when it premiered.
