Pamela Anderson starring in new reality show

By DERRIK J. LANG
AP Entertainment Writer

Pamela Anderson is shacking up with Tommy Lee again _ but not like that.

The 41-year-old former "Baywatch" star is living with her ex-husband and their two sons _ Dylan, 10; Brandon, 12 _ in Lee´s Calabasas enclave while her new Malibu mansion is under construction. Anderson says the pair, whose honeymoon video was infamously unleashed on the Internet, aren´t an item again. But she isn´t ruling out the possibility.

"The dream would be that all of us could really be together, but we´re better friends," Anderson told The Associated Press during an interview at manager Peter Asher´s house Wednesday. "We´re great friends. We just live together. And we´re ex-husband and wife. It´s kinda silly. I don´t know where that´s gonna go."

Anderson´s tumultuous love life has long been tabloid fodder. Last March, she officially annulled her shorter-than-short marriage to Rick Salomon, the man best known for making a sex tape with Paris Hilton. In 2006, she was married to "Bawitdaba" rocker Kid Rock for less than four months. And now she has feelings for yet another man: Barack Obama.

"I love him," she told the AP. "I think he´s going to win. I like that he´s opening up conversations all over the world. I think he´s smart and charismatic. I think it´s important to have a president that people actually like. I know my kids want to be like him. I think he has a great message. It´ll be nice when people like America again."

Anderson said her new series "Pam: Girl on the Loose," premiering Aug. 3 on E!, was supposed to document her preparing for a glitzy peep show-style production helmed by Broadway director Jerry Mitchell at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. However, Anderson decided against trading Malibu for The Strip full-time.

Instead, "Girl on the Loose" provides a look at Anderson´s everyday life.

So why do a reality show?

"I´m not worried about cleaning up my image," said Anderson. "You know how you do things, and you don´t really know why you´re doing them until the end? I don´t know why I´m doing this yet. I´m just know I´m an exhibitionist. Some people are afraid to be found. I´m afraid not to be found. It´s one of those weird opportunities. And it was an incredible deal."

The eight-episode series _ produced by World of Wonder Productions _ was shot mostly on film as well as on Anderson´s personal video camera. Anderson insisted her children not be included.

"I do it while they´re at school and at camp," she said. "There´s no cameras in my house. When there´s cameras in my house, they´re not there."

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