PAMELA Anderson and Tommy Lee's steamy romance captivated fans in the '90s.

But their wild rock n' roll lifestyle led to a sex tape scandal that would haunt them for decades.

What was the Pamela Anderson sex tape scandal?

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were two young Hollywood stars in love, first locking eyes in 1995 at a club.

Tommy had recently split from his second wife, actress Heather Locklear and had taken over the music scene with his popular heavy metal band Motley Crue.

While Pamela was one of the leading ladies on Baywatch, and had made strides in the modeling industry with a cover shot in Playboy magazine.

Their romance moved quickly as the lovebirds tied the knot on a beach in Cancun, Mexico only days after meeting.

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He later told Rolling Stone magazine about the proposal: "She said yes, hugged me and stuck her tongue down my throat.”

However, Tommy and Pam's wild escapades followed them after a sex tape they made was famously leaked in 1996.

The newlywed couple video taped their private bedroom antics on their honeymoon.

Soon it ended up online and within a year had earned more than $81M in paid-for views, with punters across the world desperate to see the 34DD blonde fully naked.

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How did the Pamela Anderson sex tape get leaked?

Tommy believes that one of the contractors who were working on the renovation of his house, removed the safe which had the sex tape in it.

The finger of blame pointed at disgruntled electrician Rand Gauthier, who was working at their home at the time of the theft.

Later they received a call from a porn industry insider saying they would release the compromising recording.

According to Pamela it was just a collection of their intimate moments, and there was only one scene of full blown intercourse on the whole thing.

Tommy and Pamela say they agreed to allow it to be broadcast on the internet one time only.

And then, without their permission, it was turned into a tape available for purchase at regular outlets.

They sued Internet Entertainment Group in 1998 for $95M, but were later granted $740,000 a piece after IEG's reps failed to appear in court to defend the company.

Matters were made worse when Internet Entertainment Group also put out a sex tape involving Pamela and Poison frontman Bret Michaels from their time together in 1993. 

What has Pamela Anderson said about the sex tape?

Pamela has opened up about the trauma she suffered as a child, her six marriages, and the infamous sex tape.

In an a interview with CBS Sunday Morning in January 2023, she said: "That it was stolen property, that it was two crazy naked people in love.

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"I mean, we were naked all the time and filming each other and being silly, but those tapes were not meant for anybody else to see.

"And I've not seen it to this day … It was very hurtful." 

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