Pamela Anderson has never watched her stolen sex tape because 'it was very hurtful,' and says being a mother 'saved' her

• Pamela Anderson said she hasn't watched her sex tape with Tommy Lee that was stolen in 1995.
• The star explained that the situation "was very hurtful."

One of the biggest scandals of the 1990s was Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's infamous sex tape that was stolen from their home in 1995 and uploaded online for the world to see.

The controversy was recently dramatized in a series for Hulu, with Lily James and Sebastian Stan playing the former couple in "Pam & Tommy."

But Anderson is set to tell her side of the story and how it affected her in a Netflix documentary, "Pamela, A Love Story," alongside a memoir, titled "Love, Pamela."

In a clip from a new interview with "CBS Sunday Morning," which airs this weekend, Anderson opened up about the situation and reflected on how it made her feel.

Anderson said that she wants people to understand that the tape was never meant to be seen by anyone except her and Lee.

The "Baywatch" star said: "That it was stolen property, that it was two crazy naked people in love."

She added: "I mean, we were naked all the time and filming each other and being silly, but those tapes were not meant for anybody else to see."

The star went on to say that she has never watched the footage, adding: "And I've not seen it to this day. It was very hurtful."

Anderson also credits being a mother as the thing that saved her from spiraling as a result of the leak.

She explained: "I was a mother. That saved me. You know, if I wasn't a mom, I don't think I would've survived."

The sex tape has received plenty of attention in the last few years thanks to the "Pam & Tommy" series, but neither Anderson nor Lee was involved in the production of the show.

Showrunner D.V. DeVicentis told Entertainment Weekly that producers tried to reach out to Anderson to let her know it was going to be a "positive" portrayal of her, but they didn't get a response.

"We particularly wanted to let Pamela Anderson know that this portrayal was very much a positive thing and that we cared a great deal about her and wanted her to know that the show loves her," said DeVicentis.

"We didn't get a response, but considering what she's been through and the time that we were reaching out, that was understandable."