In 2002, “Borat” actor Pamela Anderson revealed during an interview on “Larry King Live” that she was living with hepatitis C — a viral infection that can cause liver damage, liver failure, and even death, according to the Mayo Clinic. “Well, when I first was diagnosed, I thought, obviously, I was dying,” she told the host. “And then I started reading about it and realized that there’s no cure … and it just scared me. I thought — you start facing your own mortality, you start realizing that you might die.” When asked how she contracted it, Anderson revealed her ex-husband, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, was infected and didn’t inform her. She added, “Then the only thing I can think of is when we shared a needle getting a tattoo.”
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In August 2015, Anderson began treatment to cure the disease after living with it for 16 years, per People. As noted by Health later that year, in a since-deleted Instagram post, the actor announced her treatment had successfully cured her of hepatitis C. While she didn’t dive into the details, the outlet suggested Anderson had taken Sovaldi, which can cost a hefty $80,000 per pill. In celebrating her cure, she told People, “I’m going to go crazy, especially with activism.”
