Pamela Anderson Halts Filming With Live Chimp  5/10/05

Animal rights campaigner Pamela Anderson was horrified when she was asked to shoot a television scene with a live chimpanzee - and abruptly refused. The pneumatic blonde, famed for her work with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), has been filming US television show Stacked with actor Christopher Lloyd, who plays a retired scientist traumatized by memories of sending primates into outer space for NASA. 

Anderson was keen to raise awareness of the terrifying tests animals are subjected to, but she refused to go any further with the show until an alternative to a live chimp was found. A source tells gossip site The Scoop, "Pam was fine about portraying the tests as frightening, but she drew the line at using a real chimp on the show.

"Pam said, 'I asked them to lose the chimp. We've replaced him with a robot! The scenes are much funnier with the robot anyway - it's a very sci-fi vibe.'"