Pamela Anderson says she once watched Jack Nicholson have a threesome at the Playboy mansion

• Pamela Anderson told Variety she once walked in on Jack Nicholson having a threesome.
• She described Hollywood at the height of her popularity as "complete freedom."

In a new excerpt of her upcoming memoir published by Variety, Pamela Anderson recalled watching Jack Nicholson have a threesome one night at the Playboy Manson.

She said she had wandered into a bathroom to apply lip gloss and soon realized she'd intruded on "The Shining" actor being intimate with two "beautiful women."

"They were all giggling and kissing up against the wall, sliding all over each other. I walked by to use the mirror, bending over the sink to fix my lip gloss," Anderson wrote. "Trying not to look, but I couldn't help myself and caught his eye in the reflection. I guess that got him to the finish line, because he made a funny noise, smiled and said, 'Thanks, dear.'"

Reflecting on the moment with Variety reporter Tatiana Siegel, she described that era in Hollywood as a time of "complete freedom."

"It was full of artists, philanthropists, intellectuals, chivalry, beautiful women. It was really an experience," she added.

Anderson has been critical of "third-wave feminism" in recent years. In a 2018 "60 Minutes Australia" interview, she said that while she considered herself a feminist, modern-day feminism "paralyzes men." She also called the #MeToo movement "a bit too much."

But being critical of modern-day feminist beliefs doesn't mean Anderson hasn't felt exploited in the past, both by her sex tape scandal with her then-husband Tommy Lee and also by the 2022 Hulu series "Pam & Tommy," which brought the scandal back into the spotlight again by telling the story of the distribution of the tape.

Anderson has been outspoken in the press about refusing to watch the series. But she told Variety of the actor who played her in the series, "I've got nothing against Lily James."

"I think that she's a beautiful girl, and she was just doing the job. But the idea of the whole thing happening was just really crushing for me," she added.

She also noted that it must have been "hard" for James to play her because she didn't "have the whole picture."

Anderson added that she asked Netflix to invite James to the premiere of her documentary, "Pamela, A Love Story," which, like her memoir, will be released on January 31.