Inside Pamela Anderson’s traumatic past from being molested by her female babysitter to being gang raped in high school
PAMELA Anderson is off the market once again, having gotten hitched to Hollywood ‘bad boy’ Jon Peters in a surprise wedding.
This isn’t the first time the blonde bombshell has walked down the aisle — she has been married four times before and if her messy past is any indication, there could be trouble brewing on the horizon.
The 52-year-old former Playboy model has a history of dating men with a violent side, with ex-husband Tommy Lee convicted of beating her leaving her bruised.
And she also accused her professional footballer ex Adil Rami of physical abuse, but Rami strongly denies the allegations.
But the Baywatch star was tormented long before she became famous.
At the Cannes Film Festival in 2014, Pamela revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child.
“I did not have an easy childhood, ” she said. “Despite loving parents, I was molested from age six to 10 by a female babysitter.”
She also described being raped by an acquaintance a few years later.
“I went to a friend’s boyfriend’s house… While she was busy, the boyfriend’s older brother decided to teach me backgammon, which led into a back massage, which led into rape – my first heterosexual experience,” she said.
“He was 25 years old and I was 12.”
Her home life in the rural town of Ladysmith in Canada wasn’t much better — Pamela’s father was an alcoholic and her mother, a waitress, worked two jobs to keep the family afloat.
The sexual abuse continued into her teens, with her high school boyfriend allegedly orchestrating a gang rape.
Pamela said: “He decided it would be funny to gang rape me with six friends.
“I wanted off this earth. This meant I had a hard time trusting humans.”
As Pamela now hopes to put her dark past behind her, we take a look back at all of her former relationships — some of which are riddled with violence, abuse, and drama.
‘Rough’ childhood sweetheart
Pamela met her childhood sweetheart Tyrone Anderson at Robb Road high school in Comox, Canada.
After the revelation about the gang rape, which took place in 1981, Tyrone asked Pamela to tell the police who the culprit was, for fear that people might point the finger at him.
In an interview with MailOnline, Tyrone said that he “got rough” with Pamela but that she “could be with me as well”, and denies that he had anything to do with her rape.
The couple lived together for a year after graduating but split when Pamela moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming a celebrity.
By 1989, she had become a sex symbol, appearing on her first cover of Playboy, and three years later, she hit the Hollywood jackpot, landing the role as Casey Jean (CJ) Parker on Baywatch.
Married to abuser 96 hours after meeting
Pam met Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee at a New Year’s Eve Party.
The pair fell hard and fast, getting married just 96 hours after their first date at a private beach ceremony on 19 February 1995.
A few months later, the couple’s now-infamous sex tape was leaked online and by 1996, following the birth of their first son, Brandon, Pamela filed for divorce.
The split didn’t last long, with the pair welcoming their second son, Dylan, in December 1997, but new problems soon emerged.
In February 1998, Tommy allegedly attacked Pamela, grabbing and kicking her, and was subsequently arrested and sentenced to serve six months in prison.
Their second divorce followed later that year, but the pair have reunited several times since.
Pamela also claims that she got Hepatitis C from sharing tattoo needles with Tommy, but she was cured of the disease in 2015.
Film fury
Shortly after breaking off her engagement to model Marcus Schenkenberg in 2001, one of Pam’s more low-profile relationships came yet another bad boy: Kid Rock.
The singer-songwriter and rapper described his on-again-off-again relationship with the voluptuous model to TV presenter Howard Stern: “I knew the stove was hot, and I wanted to put my hand on it.”
After an initial break-up in 2003, they got back together and married in July 2006 but it only lasted a few months before Pamela called it quits.
Rumour has it the split happened because Pamela made a cameo in Sacha Baron Cohen’s movie Borat, which reportedly upset her hubby.
During their tumultuous relationship, the Baywatch star also said she suffered a miscarriage.
Violent sex and ‘slut’ insults
Husband number three (and four) was American poker player Rick Salomon, mostly known for starring in Paris Hilton’s sex tape.
The couple got married twice, once in 2007 and then again in 2014 — and Rick reportedly still has feelings for Pamela.
The 51-year-old received the stamp of approval from Pamela’s sons, with a source telling The Sun: “Brandon and Dylan have been begging [Pamela] to get back with [Rick] and say that he is still in love with her.”
Reasons for the breakup range from the pair reportedly being ‘sexually incompatible’ to Rick’s addiction problems and the poker player hiding earnings from his wife.
But in legal documents leaked after the divorce, it also transpired that Pamela had filed (and was granted) a restraining order against her ex, who she claims tried to strangle her during sex, according to TMZ, and called her names such as “slut” and “crack whore”.
Dark ‘double life’ accusations
In 2017, after her fourth failed marriage, Pamela hooked up with professional footballer Adil Rami, who is 19 years her junior.
It looked as if she might have finally found the real deal, but two years into their relationship, Pamela took to Instagram to tell her followers that Adil was leading a “double life”.
The last (more than) 2.years of my life have been a big lie. I was scammed, led to believe … we were in « big love »?. I’m devastated to find out in the last few days. That he was living a double life. He used to joke about other players who had girlfriends down the street in apartments close to their wives. He called those men monsters. ? But this is worse. He lied to all. How is it possible to control 2 women’s hearts and minds like this – I’m sure there were others. He is the monster. How could I have helped so many people @ndvhofficial and not be wise enough or able to help myself.She claimed that Adil was cheating on her with his ex-wife, 37-year-old Sidonie Biémont, but the French footballer denied the accusations in an Instagram post of his own.
Nevertheless, Pam called it quits in June 2019.
Sexual harassment hubby
And so, we’re on to Pamela’s current husband: 74-year-old American film producer Jon Peters.
The pair have known each other for 35 years, and son Brandon is apparently thrilled that they have finally become an item.
“I’m incredibly happy for my mum and Jon,” he told Fox News.
“They’ve known each other for over 35 years and I wish them luck in this next chapter of their lives together.
“I will support the happy couple however I can and I’m excited to get to know Jon’s family even better.”
The movie mogul, who produced A Star is Born, proposed to Pamela for the first time in the mid-80s, but she said no because of their age difference.
Although things appear rosy right now, Pamela may want to keep an eye on her hubby.
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Jon has a torrid past of his own, which includes a 12-year-long affair with Barbara Streisand and sexual harassment charges filed by a former assistant, who he was ordered to pay $3.3million.
Could this be the happy ending that Pamela has been waiting for or another disaster romance?
We’ll just have to wait and see.