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Nuray Bulbul

When is the Pam & Tommy release date on Disney+ and what is the series about?

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were a 1990s tabloid dream - one was a Playboy pin-up whereas the other was the tattooed bad boy.

Their fame turned bad when a sex tape filmed on their honeymoon was stolen from their Miami home and leaked.

It was the first celebrity sex tape to go viral and the Baywatch star became a victim of what is now known as revenge porn.

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Less than 30 years later Disney+'s new series starring Downton Abbey actress Lily James and Sebastian Stan tells this story.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is the Pam & Tommy release date on Disney Plus?

The eight-part series is released on Wednesday, January 31 on Disney+.

What is Pam & Tommy about?

Pam & Tommy tells the story of how Anderson and husband Lee’s sex tape became the first viral video in the 1990s.

The real Anderson is not linked to the series and has made no comment on it.

The pair tied the knot after knowing each other for four days - they got married in 1995 but their marriage ended in 1998.

The thief that stole the sex tape was known to the couple as the scorned electrician Rand Gauthier, who was fired from a job at their home.

The video circulated quickly and despite Anderson and Lee’s efforts to bring the videos down by filing a $10m lawsuit, the suit was eventually dismissed.

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