Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee: A Timeline of Their Whirlwind Relationship and Tumultuous Marriage

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Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee commenced an unforgettable relationship, triggering a tsunami of tabloid coverage and yes, that infamous sex tape.They were at the pinnacle of their careers prior to meeting on New Year's Eve in 1994 — Lee, as America's bad boy drummer for the rock band Mötley Crüe and Anderson, as the sultry lifeguard on the hit series .Their unparalleled magnetism reached new heights when they tied the knot in 1995 after dating for less than a week.

Interest in the couple reached a fevered pitch when their sex tape — which was stored inside a safe containing Anderson's jewelry and other family heirlooms — was stolen in late 1995.

Months later, Anderson and Lee's tabloid fodder would veer away from their budding relationship to their tape filmed while on their Lake Mead vacation — eight minutes of home footage showing them in their most intimate setting that was never intended for the public to see.It's been some 27 years since the outset of the relationship and the spectacle that followed, but now their story's been told to a new generation with Hulu's miniseries, .

As it turned out, that was only the starting point to the twists and turns the saga navigated in the years since. And on the eve of the series finale, ET takes a look back at how they got here.According to the, Anderson and Lee's worlds were headed on a collision course in the mid-'90s, given their heightened statuses in Hollywood.