2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Tampa Bay Buccaneers releases statement over NFL plans and Hurricane Milton destruction with stadium underwater
THE Tampa Bay Buccaneers revealed an update about the team’s stadium after the landfall of Hurricane Milton.
Videos on social media displayed the NFL stadium during the life-threatening hurricane.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium was left flooded following Hurricane Milton[/caption]
Raymond James Stadium has been the home of the Buccaneers since 1998[/caption]
NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Buccaneers shared a statement concerning the status of Raymond James Stadium following the aftermath of the storm.
The NFL franchise’s statement read, “While site surveys are still being conducted, Raymond James Stadium and the #Bucs practice and training facility seem to have sustained only cosmetic damage,” per Rapoport.
A TikTok clip showed the Bucs’ stadium dealing with heavy rain and wind on Wednesday night.
The video also showed flooding on the field.
Raymond James Stadium has been used as a base for first responders after Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida on Wednesday.
The Buccaneers’ next home game is set for Monday, October 21 against the Baltimore Ravens.
It’s yet to be known if the NFL team will move the date of the matchup due to Raymond James Stadium’s “cosmetic damage.”
The NFL team plays against the division rival New Orleans Saints this weekend and departed earlier than normal due to Hurricane Milton.
The Buccaneers have been practicing at Tulane to prepare for the Week 6 game.
The storm also appeared to cause further damage to Tropicana Field – the home of the Tampa Bay Rays which resides in St. Petersburg.
Videos showed Tropicana Field’s roof ripped off.
The damage has the potential to impact the stadium for the 2025 season.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that “there is no drainage system for the field, so games could not be played without a roof.”
The Rays have plans for a new ballpark in St. Petersburg in the 2028 season but construction on the new venue has yet to take place.
The Buccaneers are on a lease set to expire in 2028 according to The Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud.
Hurricane Milton caused millions of people in Florida to evacuate.
Florida had 150 tornadoes and has experienced, unfortunately, multiple deaths among its residents as a result.
Hurricane Milton came two weeks after Hurricane Helene, which hit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Hurricane Helene has claimed the lives of more than 230 people.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Pete Davidson and Colin Jost officially named their ferry company ‘Titanic 2′ years before former friends’ fallout
IN a darkly comic bit of foreshadowing, Pete Davidson and Colin Jost officially named their troubled ferry company after the most infamous maritime disaster in American history, The U.S. Sun has learned.
The U.S. Sun exclusively obtained Pete, 30, and Colin’s ferry company’s articles of organization, which were filed two years before the longtime Saturday Night Live friends alleged feud and fallout.
Business records exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun show Colin Jost and Pete Davidson’s troubled ferry business venture is named Titanic 2 LLC[/caption]
The duo incorporated the company just five days after winning the auction to buy the ferry in 2022[/caption]
The document, which was filed on January 24, 2022, five days after they won it in an auction, lays out the basics of the business for which the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry was purchased.
Officially incorporated as Titanic 2 LLC, the company is based in New York, and the document lists accounting firm Weygandt, Nesarajah & Company as the LLC’s agent for which any process against Colin and Pete’s company may be served.
The document also clarifies that “one or more members” of Titanic 2 can manage the company.
The comedians really and truly named their business venture after the 1912 Titanic tragedy, which killed around 1500 people when the massive ocean liner crashed into an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic.
Soon after their purchase, the comedians’ investment came under fire when the ferry’s former captain revealed darker and more problematic aspects of the vessel.
Ferry Captain Kevin Hennessy, who retired in 2021, told the New York Daily News that the boat was built around the time that asbestos was used in many building materials.
He explained that the asbestos is mostly harmless – until you grind it or drill into it.
On top of the vessel teeming with toxic building chemicals, the captain also claimed the ship had a major cockroach problem, and that they were specifically attracted to compartments beneath the seats where life jackets are stored.
Beyond the major renovations, and possible exterminations the ship would need, it could be years before the boat is up to code to safely accommodate people.
In an interview with The U.S. Sun, Cortney Worrall, president and CEO of the Waterfront Alliance explained with all the red tape they’ll face, it could easily be five years before the floating venue is fully operational.
They are in partnership with comedy club owner Paul Italia and architect Ron Castellano, with the boat being reimagined as an entertainment venue, and possibly as a floating hotel.
Now, with the pals’ decade-long friendship said to be over, was naming their business venture after the Titanic a prophecy of things to come?
THE FALL OUT
One source had previously told The U.S. Sun last month that Pete and Colin have not only stopped speaking but that things have gotten so bad between pals turned business partners that the Weekend Update host now refuses to even be at 30 Rock, where Saturday Night Live is taped if the younger comedian is there.
Pete Davidson's Rehab Stints
Pete first checked into rehab in 2017 as he was diagnosed with BPD and PTSD.
In 2019, he went to the Sierra Tucson Treatment Center in Arizona.
The comedian underwent treatment at another mental health facility in June 2023.
Most recently, he checked back into rehab at the end of July 2024.
A source revealed that Pete had left the facility after only a few weeks.
The insider said that Colin, 42, “can’t be in the same building, let alone be in the same room, as Pete,” after “something big” allegedly happened.
The insider said that “Colin doesn’t want to be associated with Pete.”
The situation has also caught the attention of execs at Saturday Night Live, according to the insider, who claimed Pete won’t be invited back on the show anytime soon.
A rep for the show denied this claim to The U.S. Sun.
Pete was on the show from 2014 to 2022 and was invited back as a host in 2023.
The two met a decade ago when Pete joined the SNL cast and the pair formed a bond over their Staten Island roots.
Things, however, have taken a turn with the insider claiming that “Colin doesn’t want to be associated with Pete.”
While it’s unclear exactly how the rift might be impacting the business, the vessel finally saw its first official use when Tommy Hilfiger hosted their New York Fashion Week show aboard it.
While Pete was not in attendance for the ship’s maiden fete, it was Colin however who appeared at the NYFW show on September 8.
Despite the feud, a source close to the ferry deal said that everything has remained afloat and that the vision for the ship has not sunk, despite an alleged rift.
“They’re both very busy, and don’t talk as much as they used to,” they said, adding that people simply move on.
Despite the claims of a comedian clash, the business insider said that the idea for a proposed restructuring from a decommissioned ferry to an entertainment venue remains afloat.
“Where it ends up all depends on what kind of deal they can get with the City of New York,” adding that since the partners are all from the city, they hope to keep the business there.
Meanwhile, the insider close to the business added that they are in the process of raising money for projects, but would not elaborate further.
Colin Jost attended the ferry’s first party during New York Fashion Week (pictured) while Pete was conspicuously absent[/caption]
Pete and Colin had been friends for over a decade when they had their alleged falling out (pictured together in 2015)[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Amazon closes down three popular Go locations in major city – company admits it ‘couldn’t make the economics work’
AMAZON has closed three of its Go stores in a major city as the company admits it “couldn’t make the economics work”.
The Go locations in New York City shut on September 27, a company spokesperson confirmed.
Amazon has closed three of its Go stores in a major city[/caption]
The tech giant said the leases for these locations were coming up for renewal and therefore decided the costs were too high.
The closed Go locations that featured the company’s Just Walk Out checkout technology were 11 West 42nd Street St., One Liberty and 30 Rockefeller Center.
Amazon is working to find new roles for affected employees within the company.
An Amazon spokesperson said: “When a lease comes up for renewal, it is standard business practice for retailers to evaluate their store portfolio and decide if it is best to renew or to close the location.
“In this case, while these three stores were performing well, we couldn’t make the economics work with the lease cost, so we’ve decided not to renew and have closed these locations.”
The stores at 200 Vesey St. and 150 E. 53rd St. in the Big Apple are still open.
Amazon Go currently has 17 stores in operation in the US, according to their website.
Amazon‘s cashierless checkout system, Just Walk Out, aimed to revolutionize brick-and-mortar stores but has not achieved its expected impact, among other grocery ventures.
Jake Dollarhide, an analyst and co-founder of Longbow Asset Management, spoke about Amazon’s bold decision to enter grocery.
“Some people would call their foray into groceries a mistake, and that would be fair, to an extent,” Dollarhide said, Seattle Times reported.
“They’ve had more closures, resets, and renovations than they’ve actually introduced concepts at this point.”
Dollarhide has also called Amazon’s grocery business an “expensive hobby,” he told CNBC in February.
“Nothing has changed since Day 1 for Amazon groceries,” Dollarhide recently continued, per Seattle Times.
“Everything remains in flux.”
GROCERY STRUGGLES
Amazon recently decided to remove Just Walk Out from Fresh grocery stores, closed dozens of stores, paused new store expansions, and reformatted others.
Other recent changes to Amazon’s grocery business include laying off workers, shelving drive-up pickup sites, and experimenting with new subscription models for online shoppers.
Amazon launched Fresh in 2020 and rapidly expanded to 44 stores within two years.
The company has since closed three locations in the US, including one in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, per Seattle Times.
It also planned to halt further expansion of Fresh stores last year.
Despite changes, Amazon remains committed to its grocery efforts, including Amazon.com, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, and Whole Foods Market.
However, analysts are skeptical about its success in the competitive grocery market, per the Seattle Times.
“We continue to be optimistic about what we’re doing in grocery,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on an April investors call.
“We have lots of ways that we can continue to help customers satisfy their grocery needs.”
Amazon’s entry into the grocery business began nearly two decades ago with online nonperishable goods and expanded with Amazon Go, Fresh stores, and the Whole Foods acquisition in 2017.
Amazon’s grocery market share remains small compared to competitors like Walmart, Kroger, and Costco.
Walmart currently leads in both total grocery spending and e-commerce grocery sales.
Analysts such as Sucharita Kodali from Forrester believe Amazon is not a significant player in fresh foods and that traditional grocery chains like Kroger should not see Amazon as a major threat, per the Seattle Times.
Amazon’s online grocery sales, though growing, still lag behind Walmart’s.
The introduction of Just Walk Out technology in 2016 was a notable innovation but has not led to the widespread transformation Amazon had envisioned.
Industry observers and analysts remain skeptical about Amazon’s long-term success in the low-margin grocery industry.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Kanye West ‘hired private eye to tail wife Bianca Censori without her knowledge on visit to Australia,’ lawsuit claims
KANYE West allegedly hired a private investigator to spy on his wife Bianca Censori after she headed to Australia on her own to see family, an explosive lawsuit has claimed.
Kanye West has been in China and Tokyo for weeks and has no legal representation[/caption]
Bianca Censori attends the Marni fashion show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025[/caption]
Bianca Censori held on to her husband’s arm as the pair made their way through the shopping area on Tuesday[/caption]
Sources close to the pair claimed to the Daily Mail they faked the divorce for attention, but an insider told The U.S. Sun Kanye does not always trust his spouse.
Now, a John Doe is suing the star claiming he worked for him as his former director of intelligence and was tasked with investigating Bianca and his former in-laws, the Kardashians.
In new court documents seen by The U.S. Sun, the man alleges Kanye never paid him for the work carried out over several months and it has caused him emotional distress.
He is said to have worked with the star, known as Ye, around December 2022, and was initially brought on board to be his campaign manager for his presidential run.
Papers alleged, “A particularly notable task by YE was to have DOE hire private investigators to follow and ‘tail’ his wife, Bianca Censori, when she was traveling alone to visit family in Australia, without Ms. Censori’s knowledge.
“JOHN DOE was also tasked by YE with investigating the Kardashian family and supposed various criminal links YE believed they had with criminal enterprises, including alleged sex trafficking.”
There has never been any suggestion the Kardashian family has been involved in any criminal enterprise.
Doe claims he initially had a lengthy discussion with Kanye at The Edition Hotel in Los Angeles, where the star occupied the top floor.
YE himself called DOE to yell, curse, and threaten DOE with great bodily injury, including death.”
Lawsuit against Kanye West
“When YE entered the waiting area where DOE was, the first thing YE said was he had plans to build cars in South America and ‘save the world!’,” the lawsuit claims.
“By the summer of 2023, JOHN DOE was also brainstorming ideas to keep Ye in the news, including a discussion of getting involved with both national and international headlines, handling investigations and NDAs, eventually transitioning to full-time work for Yeezy.
“DOE would spend time fixing certain problems of YE himself, such as items that were stolen or lost, prompting further investigations.
“It was common for YE to lose expensive cars or fail to pay people for services rendered at YE’s direction.”
The lawsuit claims on or about May 14, 2024, Kaney began to let most of the Yeezy leadership team go, which has been confirmed by sources to The U.S. Sun.
Doe claims the star’s behavior became erratic during that time.
“Soon thereafter, JOHN DOE received a call from an employee of Donda Academy (a school run by Defendants at that time), informing DOE that abuse of children had occurred at Donda and that supposedly nothing was done to correct or report the problem,” the suit reads.
“DOE immediately informed the remaining YEEZY leadership of the report about the Donda student(s).
“Almost immediately thereafter on the same day, YE himself called DOE to yell, curse, and threaten DOE with great bodily injury, including death, if DOE repeated what DOE learned from the Donda employee.”
According to the suit, Kanye shouted at Doe, “You’re f***ing dead to me” and also played bizarre recordings of voices that were threatening harm.
Bianca Censori and Kanye West's relationship
Bianca Censori was born on January 5, 1995, in Melbourne, Australia
Before her current full-time job, the 29-year-old started a jewelry company called Nylons after leaving high school.
After working as a student architect for three years, she completed a master’s degree between 2019 and 2020 ahead of moving to Los Angeles.
In a radio interview, a childhood friend of Bianca’s claimed that Kanye slid into her DMs on Instagram.
The rapper reportedly said, “Come and work for me.”
At which point she says the designer moved to LA to join his company Yeezy as the “head of architecture” – and has been since November 2020.
The lawsuit further claims that in the weeks that followed, Doe received more threats from Kanye’s associates, who were known as “enforcers”.
“Plaintiff DOE is a military veteran diagnosed with PTSD, and these threats exacerbated the PTSD. A diagnosis YE had knowledge of through text messages exchanges with DOE.
“The stress and trauma caused by the threats, hostile work environment, and Plaintiff’s exposure to illegal and unethical activities severely impacted his mental and emotional well-being.
“Plaintiff experienced panic attacks, anxiety, and severe emotional distress, which caused him to seek medical treatment and was placed in a facility to address his declining mental health.”
Kanye has no current legal representation, is yet to respond to the lawsuit, and did not return requests for comment from The U.S. Sun on Thursday.
The new lawsuit is one of several the embattled artist is facing from former staff, alleging everything from wrongful termination to sexual harassment.
He has responded to very few suits and fallen out with multiple lawyers, his most recent being Brian Brumfield, who dropped out of multiple cases.
Brumfield alleged in court docs that Kanye terminated their working relationship on June 21.
“Defendant also will not speak to counsel and defendant refuses to pay counsel as well,” Brumfield alleged.
He has not received to calls for comment since on how much the star still owes him.
Kanye West has been criticized for the way he styles wife Bianca Censori[/caption]
Kanye West secretly tied the knot with Bianca back in December 2023[/caption]
Kanye West and Bianca have ruffled feathers with their bold fashion looks[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Alessandra Ambrosio, 43, stuns in mint-green one-piece as she strikes yoga pose in LA
SUPERMODEL Alessandra Ambrosio nets a few more fans as she limbers up for a game of beach volleyball.
The 43-year-old Brazilian, in a mint-green one-piece, struck a yoga pose ahead of playing with pals in Los Angeles.
Alessandra Ambrosio struck a yoga pose in Los Angeles[/caption]
The Brazilian stunned in this mint-green one-piece as she also played a gale of beach volleyball with pals[/caption]
She was a big hit — and that’s not stretching a point.
Earlier this year, she posed in a bikini to celebrate turning 43.
She marked her birthday with a cake and spent the weekend dancing with pals at the Coachella music festival in California.
She also celebrated by watching 1990s band No Doubt’s reunion performance.
Alessandra shares two children Anja, 14, and Noah, 10, with ex-fiance Jamie Mazur.
The mum of two is now romantically involved with model Richard Lee.
The couple have been dating since 2021.
Alessandra celebrated turning 43 earlier this year[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on World’s most handsome men according to ‘golden ratio’ revealed – is your favourite celebrity in the top 10?
ACTOR Aaron Taylor-Johnson — tipped to be the next James Bond — is the world’s most handsome man, according to a study based on ancient Greek beauty metrics.
The British hunk’s features were found to be 93.04 per cent accurate to the golden ratio, phi.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is the world’s most handsome man according to the ‘golden ratio’[/caption]
The second-most handsome man has been revealed as Emily In Paris hunk Lucien Laviscount[/caption]
WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND – JULY 13: Paul Mescal attends Women’s Finals Day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 13, 2024 in Wimbledon, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for AELTC)[/caption]
Combined measurements for his eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, chin, jaw and facial shape came closest to the classical Greeks’ idea of perfection.
Expert Dr Julian De Silva said: “What makes Aaron so exceptional is the overall shape of his face, which with a score of 99.2 per cent is only 0.8 per cent off being perfect.
“The width and length of his nose is almost perfect, too, at 98.8 per cent.
“He also has a beautifully sculpted chin which scored well at 95 per cent.
“All his scores were strong except for his eye spacing at 89 per cent, the gap between his nose and lip (89.6 per cent) and his lips (86 per cent).”
Were he to get the role, Kiss-Ass and Marvel’s Avengers star Aaron, 34, would be the most handsome 007 — with Sean Connery scoring 89.2 per cent and Roger Moore on 88.8 per cent.
Outgoing Bond Daniel Craig scored lowest on 84.2 per cent.
The second-most handsome man in this year’s study was Emily In Paris hunk Lucien Laviscount, 32, with 92.41 per cent, then Gladiator II star Paul Mescal, 28, on 92.38 per cent.
Harley Street facial cosmetic surgeon Dr De Silva added: “Computer mapping techniques allow us to solve some of the mysteries of what it is that makes someone physically beautiful.”
Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy, 28, was the most beautiful woman in his female stars list released in the summer with a score of 94.65 per cent.
Robert Pattison arrived in fourth place with 92.15%[/caption]
And in fifth position is Jack Lowden with a strong 90.33%[/caption]
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on My new car broke down a block from dealership right after I bought it – they took it back but refuse to refund my $2k
A DRIVER was left unable to get around when his vehicle broke down just after he bought it, but when he took it back, he was left $2,000 out of pocket.
Ken Bartnik says he had gone just a block and a half from the dealership when his SUV came to a sputtering halt.
A driver has opened up about their car dealership nightmare[/caption]
The driver from Flower Mound northwest of Dallas, Texas, said he went no faster than 15 mph before the car broke down.
That was almost two months ago, but Ken still has no working car.
On top of that, the dealership refused to refund the $2,000 cash down payment he made when buying the vehicle.
Ken told The Dallas Morning News he first saw an ad for the 2012 Chevy Malibu on Craigslist, for sale from a Dallas dealership, 101 Financial LLC.
He said the ad told him he could buy it with “No credit, bad credit, no problem!!!”
But the first warning sign was when he arrived at the dealership and the car he wanted wasn’t there.
He saw a 2009 Mercedes GL 450 for sale that also appealed to him, but was told he couldn’t drive it because the suspension was under repair.
The salesman asked him how much he wanted to spend, to which Ken replied $2,000.
The salesman asked Ken to show him the money, and he handed it over, never to be seen again.
Ken asked how much the Mercedes cost and was told he would learn the price once the paperwork had been drawn up.
He signed and was given the keys, despite never even going for a test drive.
On its very first drive home from the dealership, the Mercedes broke down.
He had been told the suspension had been fixed, but now the accelerator didn’t work.
Ken had the car towed to his house, fearing he might lose the money and the vehicle.
He demanded a refund from the dealership and was told the money would take four to six weeks and come from New York.
But when he called the owner, Ken told The Watchdog, “He picked up the phone one time and said he was real busy and couldn’t deal with me right now.”
Ken didn’t give up.
I’ve lost so much sleep. I want a refund.
Ken Bartnik
He was so persistent that the dealership blocked his phone number.
One staffer said that if he showed up on their property, they would call the cops and have him arrested for trespassing.
Dealership Tips
Here are some expert tips when purchasing a car from a dealership lot:
1. Set your price: Ensure you’ve calculated your monthly budget before going to the lot. You should include the car’s loan payment, insurance costs, fuel, and regular maintenance.
2. Research: Make sure you know which cars you’re interested in test driving before you reach the dealership.
3. Pre-approval: Secure financing before you go to the dealership. Dealerships may give you a better interest rate if they are competing with an outside bank.
4. Test away: Get behind the wheel before making any payments. A car purchase will be worth thousands of dollars – drivers should ensure they like the drivetrain, steering feel, and comfort of the car before taking it off the lot
5. Haggle: Drivers should always try to negotiate the price. There are so many good cars on the American market – buyers have a strong hand when negotiating price.
The dealership towed the vehicle from his house but hasn’t repaired it.
And despite filing complaints with the DMV, the FTC, the Texas Attorney General, the Dallas Police Department, and the North Texas Auto Theft Task Force, he still doesn’t have a vehicle or his $2,000 back.
“I’ve lost so much sleep,” he said. “I want a refund.”
The dealership, 101 Financial, has been in trouble with the authorities before.
In March, it was fined $500 for failure to keep dealer auction records and misuse of temporary tags, according to Texas DMV records.
The U.S. Sun has approached 101 Financial LLC for comment.
2 weeks agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Pamela Anderson reveals her life was a ‘big blur’ for 25 years after Baywatch & why she couldn’t stand hearing her name
SHE was the sexy blonde whose image was pinned on teenage boys’ bedroom walls all over the world – but Pamela Anderson says that behind that dream image, she was depressed for two decades.
The model-turned-actress has revealed that her life was a “big blur” from 1997 when she left Baywatch to 2022 when she appeared in a Broadway revival of hit musical Chicago.
Pamela Anderson says that behind that dream image, she was depressed for two decades[/caption]
During that time, the 57-year-old mum-of-two did not want to hear her name and felt like a “failure.”
Now that has all changed, thanks to her shunning the Hollywood life- style, ditching make-up and turning her back on the blonde bombshell look that made her famous.
She told Glamour magazine: “It’s so freeing.
“It’s so crazy trying to live up to this crazy expectation of what people want you to look like.”
And this year could be the biggest turning point of Pamela’s late career.
Earlier this month she picked up an “outstanding performance” award at the Zurich Film Festival for her role in much-lauded new movie The Last Showgirl.
She told Variety magazine: “I never thought I would be on stage, receiving an award like that.”
Described as “the performance of the year” by the festival’s artistic director, her part as a fading showgirl puts Pamela in with a shot of an Oscar.
Next year the actress — who attended the Glamour Women of the Year awards in New York on Wednesday — will star in a remake of the tongue-in-cheek Naked Gun comedy with Liam Neeson and is currently making an arthouse film titled Rosebush Pruning with Jamie Bell and Elle Fanning.
On top of that, Pamela has launched a cookbook and a new range of skincare.
She said: “I just want to keep working. I am excited to do more. I look at it now and it feels like I went from Baywatch to Broadway.
“I don’t know what happened in between — it’s all a big blur.
“I am just happy to be here, in this moment, because I think I have had depression for a couple of decades.”
In the 1990s, Pamela was one of the world’s most sought-after stars.
She appeared on the cover of Playboy before playing lifeguard CJ Parker in hit US TV show Baywatch and bagged the title role in superhero flick Barb Wire.
But the leak of a sex tape featuring Pamela and her first husband, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, badly damaged the image she was trying to build as a serious actress.
Matters got worse when Barb Wire was critically panned in 1996.
Turmoil in her private life, including a divorce from Lee in 1998 after he pleaded guilty to assaulting her, overshadowed any hopes of reigniting her acting dreams.
For the next couple of decades, Pamela’s career largely consisted of appearances on reality shows such as Dancing On Ice and Big Brother in the UK or roles in minor films.
She also became a committed animal rights activist, regularly speaking on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Pamela turned her back on the blonde bombshell look that made her famous[/caption]
Pamela had a tumultuous marriage to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee[/caption]
The public realised how troubled Pamela’s life had been when, in 2014, she revealed she had been molested by a female babysitter, raped by a 25-year-old man at 12 and gang-raped aged 14 by her then-boyfriend and his friends.
She has also had health issues, contracting hepatitis after sharing a tattoo needle with Tommy Lee — and in 2010 it was revealed she owed nearly £400,000 to the taxman.
Pamela said: “What saved my life — and you never want to put this on your kids — were my boys.
“Because without my boys, I wouldn’t have been able to be as strong as I was.”
The Disney+ biographical drama Pam & Tommy, with Lily James playing Pamela, also changed the public’s perception of her.
It showed the US beauty as a strong woman whose complaints about the leak of the sex tape were cruelly dismissed by sexist men.
But the actress, who has never watched the series, raged against it in a recent interview with Glamour magazine, saying: “It really felt like another kick in the stomach that people might find that entertaining.
“I think I lost my husband, my sanity, my career.”
‘I FELT LIKE A FAILURE’
The hit 2022 show was a catalyst for her role as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago in New York that same year.
Producers wanted to prove there was another side to the former model, who famously enhanced her breasts with plastic surgery.
That was followed last year by the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story and best-selling autobiography Love, Pamela.
The comeback is in full flow now following the first screenings of The Last Showgirl, with the Hollywood Reporter describing Pamela’s acting as “transformative” and Entertainment Weekly predicting an Oscar “just might happen.”
She plays a sequined stage performer in search for new work after her long-running show is abruptly cancelled.
The film, which also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, is directed by Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola.
The acclaim has clearly put a spring in her step.
In an interview with Glamour mag, Pamela said: “I’m definitely much happier now.
“Ten years ago, I felt like a failure. I think it was probably the last 20 years.”
Pamela is generating Oscar buzz for new film The Last Showgirl[/caption]
Pamela said: ‘I’ve been getting ready for this role in my life’[/caption]
And her own hardships, which include five marriages that never lasted for more than three years, bled into the character.
She said: “I’ve been getting ready for this role in my life.
“I don’t think I could have played this character in The Last Showgirl if I wouldn’t have the life that I had, so it was worth it.”
Last month she finished filming Naked Gun in Atlanta, Georgia, which is a remake of the 1982 hit.
Irishman Neeson takes over from the late Leslie Nielsen as the deadpan cop Frank Drebin.
Pamela commented: “Liam is hysterical in it.”
Rosebush Pruning is sure to be an even more surprising turn, because director Karim Ainouz has a more arthouse approach to film-making.
The upturn in Pamela’s career has coincided with her shunning the expectations placed on stars.
When her long-time make-up artist and friend Alexis Vogel died from breast cancer in 2019, the actress stopped putting on as much face paint.
She peeled back her make-up for much of The Last Showgirl and insisted on doing away with the usual team of stylists for her recent Glamour cover shoot.
‘MY LIPS ARE WEIRD’
She said: “I’d rather be raw. One eye is smaller than the other, my nose is crooked, my lips are weird.”
Marking another change, in 2019 she returned to her native Canada to live with her parents on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Three years ago Pamela sold her £9million modernist pad in Malibu, California.
The vegan has now released a cookbook inspired by the vegetables she grows in her rural retreat.
Despite all that, she is still trying to shake off the image of herself as a glamorous model.
She said: “When I hear my name, I don’t like it. I have a negative connotation.
“I have a stereotype of myself almost. It’s been hard work to try to get rid of that.”
If she does land an Oscar nomination, it will certainly be a remarkable retort to all the critics who have not been able to get beyond her Playboy past.
And to be fair, the plaudits showered on the actress for The Last Showgirl surprised even her.
She concluded: “I underestimated myself too.
“And it just came at the right time. Everything just came at the right time.”
Pamela has now released a cookbook inspired by the vegetables she grows in her rural retreat[/caption]