Pamela Anderson Breaks Silence on Liam Neeson Romance Rumors — Calls PR Stunt Claims 'A Death Sentence'
Pamela Anderson is setting the record straight about those swirling romance rumors with Liam Neeson, blasting claims that their relationship is just a publicity stunt.
Pamela Anderson is not here for the rumor mill. After a fresh round of chatter that her thing with Liam Neeson was a PR play, she got up on a French film festival stage and basically said: absolutely not.
The setup
Anderson was in France last week at the 51st Deauville American Film Festival, where she received a Deauville Talent Award. She also happens to co-star with Neeson in the fourth Naked Gun movie, which, yes, is out in the world and doing well.
Her message, straight from the stage
"I do not and will never feed into PR stunts. That would be a death sentence. I’m authentically driven. I’m superstitious when it comes to love. And I’m not comfortable sharing any shred of my romantic life."
That was one of several pointed moments in her speech. The overall vibe: she falls in love on screen because that’s the job, not because she’s gaming the headlines. She asked people to think positive, insisted there are no silly games being played, and that she’s sincere about all of it.
Why this is coming up now
Late last month, stories started making the rounds claiming Anderson and Neeson faked a relationship to drum up attention. She pushed back hard on that too, saying not to confuse kindness with weakness or boldness with bitterness, and that she’s in this to work hard and build a legacy her family can be proud of — not for money or fame. It’s a little inside baseball that these rumors surfaced right as the movie was rolling, but Anderson clearly wanted to shut it down on her terms.
Context at a glance
- Event: 51st Deauville American Film Festival in France
- Honor: Deauville Talent Award
- The movie: The new Naked Gun (the fourth installment), where Anderson co-stars with Liam Neeson
- Performance: Over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes and more than $90 million at the box office
- Extra credit: Anderson also has a new film called 'Place to Be'
One more note from the room
The speech landed. As one fan put it afterward: "@pamelaanderson Your speech was the most inspiring and you were glowing!!"
Bottom line: Anderson says the romance rumors are nonsense. She’ll keep doing the love story thing where it belongs — on screen — and leave her actual personal life out of the PR machine.