Pamela Anderson was requested throughout an interview on the “Comfortable Unhappy Confused” podcast if she’s ever been mistaken for an additional celeb, and her reply ended up being fairly stunning. It seems a person as soon as tried to assault Anderson on an airplane as a result of he thought she was a member of The Chicks, the legendary nation music trio beforehand generally known as the Dixie Chicks.

“This one time, I used to be on a flight and this man got here as much as me and stated, ‘Are you aware what this nation’s carried out for you?’” Anderson stated. “And I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God. What have I carried out?’ I used to be like oh god. I seemed again and he was [angry]. Then this stewardess needed to handcuff him to the chair as a result of he was attempting to assault me.”

“Yeah. Ended up he thought I used to be a Dixie Chick. Do not forget that complete Dixie Chick factor?” Anderson continued. “I nearly received killed on a aircraft. I used to be scared to fly after that, just a little bit.”

Anderson chuckled whereas recounting the story, but it surely was no laughing matter on the time. The Golden Globe nominee didn’t disclose when the incident came about, but it surely was probably someday in 2003 amid the nationwide firestorm towards The Chicks after lead singer Natalie Maines stated throughout a March 10, 2003 live performance in London that her band was ashamed President George W. Bush was from Texas amid the invasion of Iraq. The band’s popularity imploded and their music gross sales plummeted as a result of controversial comment. The backlash is chronicled in The Chicks’ 2006 documentary “Shut Up and Sing.”

Whereas Maines apologized for the comment, she informed Time Journal throughout the press tour for the documentary that she truly had no regrets over making the remark, including: “I apologized for disrespecting the workplace of the president. However I don’t really feel that manner anymore. I don’t really feel he’s owed any respect by any means.”

The Chicks formally modified their identify from the Dixie Chicks in 2020 because the phrase “Dixie” has historic ties to the Confederacy and america’ historical past of racism.

Watch Anderson’s full interview on the “Comfortable Unhappy Confused” podcast within the video under.