Pamela Anderson says Stallone offered her a home and a Porsche

Pamela Anderson reveals Sylvester Stallone's offer: an apartment and a Porsche in exchange for being his 'number one girl'

Pamela Anderson has brought back one of the anecdotes that has generated the most buzz in recent months. As she recounted in her Netflix documentary 'Pamela, a love story' and repeated on the show 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen', actor Sylvester Stallone proposed a none-too-subtle deal back in the 1990s: an apartment and a Porsche in exchange for becoming his 'number one girl'.

An offer with strings attached: business or romance?

Anderson's response, according to her own account, was immediate: "Does that miccionan there's a number two?". Stallone, apparently, replied: "Two Pamela". The anecdote, which she says she turned down, hints at a model of relationship that has long been commonplace in Hollywood: unwritten contracts where the line between the emotional and the financial blurs.

Stallone's offer, adjusted to the market value of the time, was nothing to sneeze at. A 1990s Porsche and an apartment in Los Angeles could have topped 200,000 dollars back then. But the question hanging in the air is: was it just an emotional bribe or a professional investment?

Widespread skepticism: timing and credibility

Not everyone buys the story. The timing of the revelation – right in the middle of promoting her documentary – has raised suspicions. Some point out that Anderson, now nearly 60, is looking to capitalize on the media momentum of #MeToo, although her account doesn't quite match those of other accusers. The comparison to the novel 'American Psycho', where similarly specific details appear, hasn't helped her credibility.

Moreover, the fact that Stallone married another model, Jennifer Flavin, shortly afterwards leads some to believe Anderson simply wasn't the chosen one. "She could have gotten far more out of him," some analyses quip, seeing the offer as a ceiling that she, by rejecting it, gave up.

The economic value of being 'the number one'

From an economic standpoint, Stallone's offer can be read as an exclusivity contract. Being the 'number one girl' presumably meant availability, mutual promotion and a status that, for a rising actress like Anderson, came at a price. She, already a sens icon thanks to 'Baywatch', may have figured that her independent career paid better than any Porsche.

Still, the skepticism persists: "I believe Sly made her that offer. What I don't believe is that she turned it down," goes one line of thinking. The question of whether she really said no, or simply didn't accept the terms, remains open.

What would you do with an offer like that?