Love Pamela, the forthcoming HarperCollins memoir by Pamela Anderson, which finally gives the former Baywatch babe the opportunity to tell her own story, promises to be full of juicy bombshells that many of the subjects in her book would probably prefer to stay secret. And the first casualty is Anderson’s former boss Tim Allen, whom she claims flashed her on the set of the ABC sitcom Home Improvement.
Recommended VideosBut after some initial backlash, the 55-year-old model has doubled down on her claims. And suffice it to say, it seems as though fans have her back.
“On the first day of filming, I walked out of my dressing room, and Tim was in the hallway in his robe,” Anderson writes in her memoir, in a snippet published by Variety on Monday. “He opened his robe and flashed me quickly — completely naked underneath. He said it was only fair, because he had seen me naked. Now we’re even. I laughed uncomfortably.”
However, after Allen vehemently denied the allegations, Anderson doubled down in an exclusive statement to Vanity Fair:
“This true story is just one of many surreal and uncomfortable situations I learned to navigate,” Anderson writes. “My book goes into how it made me feel over the course of my life and, in this case, my career. I have no ill will toward Tim. But like the rest, it should never have happened.”
By Tuesday, the court of public opinion had likewise turned to Anderson’s favor, as many wondered what the motivation would be to lie. After all, it’s not like her memoir will be lacking in sales either way.
In response to trolls who suggested that Anderson’s sex tape with Tommy Lee (which, for what it’s worth, was not leaked until a few years after the alleged Home Improvement incident occurred) somehow made it OK for her boss to flash her, allies jumped in with explainers on the concept of consent.
People who think it's simply ok Tim Allen flashed his dick at Pam Anderson because she was in a sex tape ( released without her consent BTW ) are the same people who think mistreatment of sex workers is ok in general simply because they disagree with their choice of profession.
— 💀DeathMetalViking💀 (@DeathMetalV) January 24, 2023Wow, many people are saying that Pamela Anderson shouldn't be bothered by Tim Allen flashing his dick at her on Home Improvement…because she made a sex tape with Tommy Lee.
Do ya'll not know what the word "consent" is?
— Shire is learning how to play electric guitar (@DJSHIRE) January 23, 2023Tommy Lee was Pamela’s husband. Tim Allen was her boss. What about that is not computing for you? https://t.co/7bPjMFtJdZ
— Holiday…Celebration…Come Together in Every Nation! (@cquiller1) January 23, 2023Others, on the other hand, reminded us all that Tim Allen is also not the most reliable narrator we’re talking about here.
Look if you're trying to convince me that convicted drug trafficker and federal snitch Tim Allen is the kind of guy to be given his own TV show and think it's a license to expose himself to young powerless actresses then all I can I say is yeah that makes perfect sense actually.
— Matt Wallace (@MattFnWallace) January 23, 2023I believe Pamela Anderson when she says Tim Allen exposed himself during a taping of "Home Improvement".
Tim Allen only had to do a 2 year stretch for possession of 1.5 pounds of coke. He thought he could get away with anything.
— Destry (@DestryBrod) January 23, 2023All these people acting like Pamela Anderson has something to gain from accusing Tim Allen's believably creepy ass of being inappropriate, like she's not PAMELA FUCKING ANDERSON…just say you hate women and go.
— dammitjoe 🍕 (@jPad) January 24, 2023There was likewise no love lost for the biggest losers here, which are the inexplicable Tim Allen stans.
extremely funny that Tim Allen has his own weird defense squad https://t.co/8ytmHo9wOG pic.twitter.com/NqjnnemaQH
— 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕨 (@phosphor_glow) January 23, 2023Bro said Tim Allen was relevant so confidently. https://t.co/y5gwxl4UID pic.twitter.com/LermxU0WvT
— 🫧 Amy Lou Who 🫧 (@superwhomom) January 23, 2023Love, Pamela: Her New Memoir, Taking Control of Her Own Narrative for the First Time hits shelves on Jan. 31, 2023. May no ’90s celeb stay safe.
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