A man involved in the release of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s infamous sex tape has spoken out publicly to 'clear his conscience'.
Cort St. George, a former consultant at Internet Entertainment Group (IEG), has lifted the lid nearly thirty years after the tape was stolen and distributed.
In 1997, he sold the couple’s private video to IEG founder Seth Warshavsky, after he was introduced to the tape by a friend who had obtained a copy from another studio executive.
The original recording was made in 1995 during Pamela and Tommy’s honeymoon at Lake Mead, and the footage was kept in a safe at their home.
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However, the safe ended up getting stolen by disgruntled workers Tommy had fired.
The couple only discovered the theft in early 1996, by which duplicates had already circulated.
Appearing in A&E’s documentary Secrets of Celebrity Sex Tapes, St. George reflected expressed remorse over his actions.
"I was flabbergasted by what we saw. I just started working as a consultant at IEG in Seattle and I said this guy will probably want this video," he said.
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St. George claimed he called the founder of the adult film company and asked him if he would be interested in buying the tape.
"He said yes. I go, let me see if he'll give us $10,000. I couldn't really believe that Seth was willing to pay for it," St. George went on.
"Now I know why he was willing to pay for it actually, he just wanted my signature on the dotted line in case the s**t hit the fan he had somebody to blame."
Seth's legal team provided Pamela and Tommy with 'limited contract', something the model regretted signing.
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A court ordered IEG to pay the pair $740,000 each, but they reportedly never received the fee.
"I know firsthand that Pamela and Tommy made not one dime off that video," St. George insisted. "They didn't demand any money, I know they turned down money.
"They fought so hard against it and it did so much damage in their life and that's again why I've done this interview and some other interviews just to make sure the story's straight."
Pamela got hitched to the Mötley Crüe drummer back February 1995, just four days after they first met - going on to divorce in 1998.
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"There was Tommy and then there was nobody else," Anderson told People in 2015. "We had a wild and crazy beginning that was too much for both of us.
"I had beautiful children with him. My kids are grateful to be born out of true love. Everything else I was trying to piece together."
They share two children together Brandon, 29, and Dylan, 27.
"Brandon and Dylan are true miracles, considering their gene pool," she wrote in her memoir Love, Pamela. "They have been through so much, yet they are not full of holes.
"They saved me. I don't want to put that on my kids, but having children changed everything. I've loved every moment."
Topics: Documentaries, Pamela Anderson, Sex and Relationships, Celebrity, US News, Adult Industry
Anish Vij