Jon Peters says he paid Pamela Anderson’s debts before marriage went bust
Hollywood producer Jon Peters told Page Six on Monday that his 12-day marriage to Pamela Anderson went bust after he paid off some of the “broke’’ actress’s debts — adding, “There’s no fool like an old fool.”
The former hairstylist-to-the-stars, 74, took umbrage at a source telling Page Six last week that he asked her to marry him on a whim — but that within a day and a half, she realized she had “made a terrible mistake’’ and that Peters was “too controlling.’’
Peters, who produced the hit flick “A Star is Born,” retorted to Page Six in an e-mail, “Everything they told you was a lie’’ — including even that he asked Anderson to marry him.
He said Anderson, 52, proposed to him in a text.
“Needless to say that when she texted me that she wanted to get married, it was kind of a dream come true even though I was engaged to someone else and the lady was moving in,’’ Peters wrote.
“I dropped everything for Pam. She had almost $200,000 in bills and no way to pay it so I paid it and this is the thanks I get. There’s no fool like an old fool.’’
The pair had secretly tied the knot in a Malibu ceremony Jan. 20, only to announce Feb. 1 that they were splitting.
Peters implied to Page Six that he told the former “Baywatch” star they were over in a text. A source previously said Anderson felt she had foolishly jumped into the marriage because her heart was “too open’’ from a recent “spiritual cleanse’’ in India.
Peters told Page Six, “There’s a lot more to the story but I think the text … is self explanatory’’ — attaching a copy of what he wrote “dear pammy’’ to tell her they were through.
“these past 9 days have been a beautiful amazing love fest,’’ he texted the actress. But “this whole marriage thing with lawyers, debt, and jazmin [sic] has scared me.”
Jazmin refers to what the Miami Herald called a “new, racy lifestyle website’’ during its launch in December. Videos posted to it Monday covered a variety of topics from skin care to diet to exercising.
Peters alleged to Page Six that it bordered on porn.
“Since I have worked my whole life to try to make something for myself, that was very concerning to me,’’ he wrote.
In his text to Anderson, he added, “i thought building an empire together would be fun but i was wrong.
“i am a simple guy who loves my kids. i don’t want to fly back and forth to canada. as beautiful as that place is i don’t like traveling. i’m sorry,” he told Anderson, who is from Canada.
“i still want you to be in my movie. … this will be an amazing breakthrough for you,” Peters texted, referring to his upcoming movie, “Private Dancer.” “I can love you by giving you a new career. we need a couple weeks to detune then we can talk. i love you. jp
“ps-i have built a financial empire over the last 50 years that i’ve left all to my kids. it’s something that is very private and personal to me,” he added.
“the thought of lawyers going through my business makes me want to throw up.
“i need a break. some time to think. i do love you. but i don’t know how people get together when there’s so much energy around the couple.’’
As for the source who said Anderson considered Peters “controlling,’’ the producer told Page Six, “I welcomed her into my life with open arms and love since I have looked after her for many years.
“If she meant controlling- I’ve paid … [her] bills since she was broke. I bought her a completely new wardrobe.
“I didn’t want to say anything just wanted it to be that we were going our own separate ways but when I read your article I felt the need to tell the true story.”
A representative for Anderson fired back to The Post, “These claims are not only entirely fabricated, they are ludicrous.
“Despite Mr. Peters’ efforts to elicit a response from Ms. Anderson, she has no comment to provide and wishes him well.”
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