Lee was charged with spousal abuse after assaulting Pamela while she held their infant son, Dylan, leading to a six-month county jail sentence. That incident was the breaking point. Pamela filed for divorce soon after, later admitting that while she loved Tommy, the cycle of violence was unbearable, especially with two young children.

Yet, their story didn’t truly end. Over the years, Pamela and Tommy drifted in and out of each other’s lives – rekindling romance, clashing publicly. In her memoir Love, Pamela, she called him “the true love of my life,” but confessed, “We just weren’t good at protecting each other from ourselves.”

Pamela’s personal life remained a media magnet, with high-profile relationships like Kid Rock and Rick Salomon. But none had the chaotic magic of Tommy.

Through it all, Pamela reinvented herself – Playboy icon, Baywatch legend, activist, author, and advocate for animal rights and human dignity. She’s no longer defined by scandal, but by resilience, reinvention, and survival.