Pamela Anderson reveals why she never read a letter from 'Pam & Tommy' star Lily James

Hulu's 'Pam & Tommy' miniseries earned Lily James an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination, but the real Pamela Anderson has no interest in watching the actor's performance. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Anderson said that not only did she have no involvement with the show, but she also refused to read a letter sent by James explaining why she wanted to play the "Baywatch" star. ".

According to Anderson, James sent her a handwritten letter letting her know she wanted to honor him in "Pam & Tommy." But the 55-year-old chose not to read it. "It was hurtful enough the first time around," Anderson said of the theft and sale of her private home video. "It's like one of those things where you go, 'Really?' Are people still taking advantage of this stuff?"

Knowing that Hollywood was going to tell her story with or without her seems to have encouraged Anderson to reclaim the narrative. Along with releasing a new memoir, “Love, Pamela,” on January 31, the activist and former model also starred in a Netflix documentary about her life, “Pamela, A Love Story,” which will premiere the same day. book came out. In the trailer for the documentary, Anderson shares his candid response to finding "Pam & Tommy."

"I blocked out this stolen tape of my life to survive, and now that it's all coming back, I feel sick. I want to take control of the narrative for the first time," she says in the trailer. "Why can't we be the heroes of our own story?"

While Anderson can't bring himself to watch the miniseries, James maintained that his goal in taking on the role of Anderson was to reframe the story from his perspective. "It's such a confusing big conversation," James said.