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Culture January 10, 2023

Pamela Anderson releases 1st trailer for new Netflix documentary 'Pamela, a love story'

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After years of tabloids, movie shoutouts and even an Emmy-nominated television series based on her life, Pamela Anderson said she's ready to share her story, in her own words, in the new Netflix documentary "Pamela, a love story," debuting Jan. 31.

"I want to take control of the narrative for the first time," Anderson said in the newly released trailer.

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The documentary addresses Anderson's whirlwind romance with her ex-husband, Motley Crue drummer and controversial figure Tommy Lee, and how the couple's infamous sex tape, which was leaked in the 1990s, affected Anderson's career, relationships and own self-confidence.

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"I had to make a career of the pieces left," Anderson, now 55, said in the trailer. "But I'm not the damsel in distress."

PHOTO: FILE - Actress Pamela Anderson attends "Baywatch" 100th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 22, 1994 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, California.
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Actress Pamela Anderson attends "Baywatch" 100th Anniversary Celebration, Oct. 22, 1994 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Marina del Rey, California.

Anderson rose to fame in the 1990s when she starred in the hit show "Baywatch."

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The documentary is directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Ryan White, who also directed the hit Netflix true-crime documentary "The Keepers."