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Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's wildest moments - and immediate reaction to sex tape leak

A brand new series focusing on Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's infamous sex tape that "broke the internet" back in the 90s has made its TV debut.

Pam and Tommy were married from 1995 to 1998 after falling madly in love at first sight when they were introduced at celeb haunt Hollywood's Sanctuary Club, back in 1994.

The union of Playboy Playmate-turned-actress Pamela and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy sparked huge public interest with the pair regularly making headlines with their raucous antics together.

From red carpet PDAs to very intimate interviews, the smitten couple were not shy about hiding their adoration for one another.

The Mirror takes a look back at how it all started and the craziest things Pamela and Tommy did when they were Hollywood's hottest pair.

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were showbiz' hottest couple in the 90s (Rex Features)

Leaked sex tape that 'broke the internet'

Eight new episodes on Disney+ will exploring the unravelling of one of Hollywood's most chaotic and glamorous couples ever following the leak of their infamous sex tape.

The adult-only footage of the honeymooning couple (who married a week after hey met) was stolen from their home and released to the public. The contents has been described as the "first ever viral video in history.

The sex tape, plus a load of guns and jewellery, were stolen from Tommy's safe at home by an electrician, just before Halloween in 1995.

It wasn't until 1996 that the couple realised the tape was missing from his Malibu mansion.

Their private sex tape was leaked by an electrician (FilmMagic)

"Tommy and I were naked at all times. We videoed lots of different things in our life and we put all of the tapes and video cameras in a safe," Pammy admitted after realising their home movie was missing.

The couple eventually filed a copyright-infringement suit against distribution company Internet Entertainment Group, which they won in 2002.

Mamma Mia's Lily James will portray blonde beauty Pamela in the series, while Avengers actor Sebastian Stan is set to take on the role of Tommy.

Lily James stars as Pam in the new series (Hulu)

The official trailer sets the scene for the leaked tape scandal, showing Seth Rogen's character, Rand Gauthier, as he steals it from their home to be distributed.

The 59-year-old musician reportedly told his pal Guerin Swing he is "proud" to have created history as Disney+ gear up to release the new series on February 1.

According to his pal, Tommy will be tuning in. But Pamela will reportedly never watch the show as she believes the sex tape "ruined" their four-year marriage.

Tommy's pal claims he wants everyone to know that the pair's antics came before Kim Kardashian and Ray-J's sex tape was leaked in 2002.

The couple were married for four years (Getty Images North America)

He told The Sun: "Tommy said to me the other day, 'Let everyone know we did it first. Before the Kardashians, before anyone else. Let the mother-f***ers know, we broke the internet first'."

Guerin added: "Itss essentially them just being kids, goofing with a video camera, a new toy. Tommy never showed me or anyone the video. He never talked bad about Pam. It wasn’t for anyone else to see."

Tommy and Pamela share two sons - Brandon Thomas and Dylan Jagger Lee - together.

Brandon is a reality TV star and actor, while Dylan is a musician, like his dad.

Whirlwind marriage

It's no secret the couple were obsessed with each other from day one.

Speaking about the moment they first met, Pamela told Movieline in 1995: "He came up, grabbed me and licked my face.

"I thought he was a cool, friendly, nice guy. I gave him my number."

Tommy was high on ecstasy and drunk on champagne at the time.

Pam sent a bottle of booze over to his table and Tommy went over, admitting that he grabbed her face and licked the side of it "from chin to temple".

They were madly in love (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The actress and drummer share two kids together (Reuters)

The drummer wrote in Mötley Crüe's autobiography The Dirt: "She f**king laughed and, without missing a beat, turned away and licked the face of the girl next to her.

"Everyone started passing licks around the table."

Pamela was "turned off" by his cockiness at first, but she gave in and they spoke on the phone ahead of her photo shoot in Cancun at the time.

Tommy followed her down there and they had their second meet-up, six weeks after first meeting at the Sanctuary Club.

After 96 hours, the couple were married and even got tattoos of each other's names on their ring fingers.

Furious rows and bitter split

The Disney+ show will look at their romance from start to finish (Hulu)

It's safe to say free spirits Pam and Tommy had a very unique relationship.

The stunning actress previously told New York Post of their antics: "Tommy will have his friends over and I’ll get them to wear my rubber dresses."

She added: "They were kickboxing in my bikinis once. When I bring a present home for Tommy, he’ll open the box and see that it contains high heels, size 10½, men’s [which he’ll put on]… if Tommy is in a bad mood, I go upstairs and come down wearing this 3-foot-high Mad Hatter hat.

"He looks at me and cracks up — because that is all I’ve got on."

Other times, they experienced heartbreak.

Sebastian Stan as drummer Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan/Instagram)

In 1995, Pamela reportedly suffered a miscarriage, with rumours floating around about the couple.

Shortly after, they welcomed sons Brandon Thomas Lee, and Dylan Jagger Lee in 1997, both born at home.

Tommy also went to jail for domestic abuse.

But their relationship became strained, and in 1998 Tommy was charged with felony spousal abuse, and, after pleading no contest, he was sentenced to six months in jail.

Their relationship fell apart when he was in prison and they divorced that year.

For a while it looked like they might get back together as they were seen out together, and Pam spoke about growing old with Tommy.

The series starts on February 1 (Hulu/Disney)

She said she saw them "old, toothless, on a bench somewhere with our tattoos".

But they entered a bitter custody battle in 2000 when Tommy sought joint custody of their children.

In 2008 Pamela moved back into Tommy's Los Angeles home.

Tommy said: "We've only given it a try 800 times – 801, here we go. It's awesome."

But it was not to be, and they split again just a few months later.

Pamela Anderson (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Sebastian Stan and Lily James get kinky as they transform into Tommy Lee and Pamela (Hulu/Instagram)

Pam said: "I have tortured myself over it for years and was devastated and depressed about that relationship.

"I think I've just tried to attach myself to anybody who'd create a family, but the people I attracted weren't really the fairy tale I planned."

Pamela has since been married five more times: to Kid Rock from 2006 to 2007, twice to Rick Salomon from 2007 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2015, Jon Peters for a month until the marriage was annulled, and Dan Hayhurst in 2020, who she is still married to.

Meanwhile, Tommy married Brittany Furlan in 2019.

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