Pamela Anderson could inherit $10m from 12-day marriage

Pamela Anderson could inherit $10 million from producer Jon Peters after their 2020 marriage, despite the former couple giving conflicting accounts of whether they were ever legally married.

Anderson and Peters were romantically involved after first meeting at the Playboy Mansion in the 1980s. Peters told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017 that he immediately believed Anderson would become a major star.

The pair later rekindled their relationship after Anderson’s marriage to Rick Salomon ended. They reportedly married in 2020, but their relationship ended after just 12 days.

Peters later said he still had strong feelings for Anderson. In a 2023 interview with Variety, he said, “I will always love Pamela, always in my heart,” before adding, “As a matter of fact, I left her $10 million in my will.”

However, Anderson has disputed the account that the pair were legally married. During an appearance on Awards Chatter, she said, “I never was married to Jon Peters.”

Anderson explained that Peters had contacted her son and offered him $20 million if he could convince her to marry him. She said she subsequently met Peters for lunch, where he had arranged flowers and gathered family members.

“But I never married Jon. It was never a marriage, but we were just laughing about that,” Anderson said.

A source also previously claimed that Anderson and Peters never legally filed the marriage.

Peters has given a different account of their brief relationship. Speaking to Page Six in 2020, he claimed Anderson had asked him to marry her and said, “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 conflicting accounts leave the legal status of the reported marriage unclear. Peters’ reported $10 million bequest nevertheless remains connected to their short-lived relationship.