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Pamela Anderson slams #MeToo movement for ‘paralysing men’

Pamela Anderson visited Julian Assange on Wednesday (Picture: Getty Images)

Pamela Anderson has blasted the #MeToo movement, claiming it is a “bit much” and that people need to take responsibility for keeping themselves safe.

The Baywatch actress admitted that she will “probably get killed” for her opinion, but hit out at the campaign which aims to give a platform to victims of sexual misconduct in Hollywood and other industries.

Speaking on Australian TV channel 9Now’s 60 Minutes, the 51-year-old said: “I think that this MeToo movement is a bit too much for me.

"I'm sorry, I'll probably get killed for saying that but my mother taught me don't go to a hotel with a stranger.”

Hit out: Anderson blasted the movement (Photographer Group / SplashNews.com)

She added: “I think this feminism can go too far. I’m a feminist, but I think that this third wave feminism is a bore. I think it paralyses men.”

Earlier this year, Lindsay Lohan also slammed the campaign, claiming it made women look “weak.”

The Mean Girls actress faced a backlash after criticising women who have come forward in the wake of the Hollywood sex scandal.

'Weak': Lohan also blasted the campaign over how it made women look (Getty Images)

Speaking to The Times she said: “I don’t really have anything to say. I can’t speak on something I didn’t live, right? Look, I am very supportive of women. Everyone goes through their own experiences in their own ways.

Jeremy Corbyn checks out Pamela Anderson

“If it happens at that moment, you discuss it at that moment. You make it a real thing by making it a police report.

“I’m going to really hate myself for saying this, but I think by women speaking against all these things, it makes them look weak when they are very strong women.”

She later apologised for “any hurt and distress” caused by her comments.

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