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On 3/6/25 5:01 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14469491/pamela-bach-david-hasselhoff-ex-wife-suicide.html
> 
> David Hasselhoff's ex wife Pamela Bach dead at 62 after shock suicide at
> Hollywood mansion
> 
> 10:56 EST 06 Mar 2025, updated 14:41 EST 06 Mar 2025
> By MARJORIE HERNANDEZ and GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER
> 
> David Hasselhoff's ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff has reportedly died by
> suicide at the age of 62.

OMG. This is awful.

She's all over the early syndicated seasons of "Baywatch" that I've been 
watching on Tubi recently.

> Bach-Hasselhoff, who worked as an actress, was found dead at her $2million
> Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday night.
> 
> Authorities said there was no suicide note left at her home, which is a
> stone's throw from Universal Studios.
> 
> An autopsy will be conducted later on Thursday, according to the medical
> examiner's office.
> 
> Bach-Hasselhoff was married to the Baywatch star, 72, between 1989 and
> 2006, when he filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

I guess I didn't realize (or didn't remember) that they divorced 20 
years ago.

> The pair had a contentious divorce; she accused him of domestic abuse and
> they had public arguments about spousal support continuing until 2017.

Yeah, I definitely don't remember that part.

> They shared two daughters, 32-year-old Hayley and 34-year-old Taylor.
> Bach-Hasselhoff is also survived by a granddaughter named London.

This is terrible for her daughters...

> A representative for Hasselhoff told DailyMail.com, 'Our family is deeply
> saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff.
> 
> Officials reportedly found Bach Hasselhoff's remains after her family
> became concerned when they did not hear from her for days.
> 
> Paramedics were called to her house on reports of an unconscious woman
> shortly after 10pm Wednesday.
> 
> She had left a comment on Hayley's Instagram just hours before her body was
> found.

Which said?...

> Bach-Hasselhoff's debut movie role was Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish
> in 1983.
> 
> She met Hasselhoff on the set of Knight Rider.
> 
> In 1989, she also snared a role in Baywatch, playing café owner Kaye
> Morgan.
> 
> Some of her other TV roles included jobs on The Young and the Restless, The
> Fall Guy and Sirens.
> 
> She did not return to acting in recent years; In 2011, she appeared on
> Celebrity Big Brother.
> 
> Bach-Hasselhoff was regularly active on Instagram, where she shared images
> with her family, until December.
> 
> Her last post was on December 31 and said: 'Happy New Year, everyone! As we
> step into 2025, my heart is full of gratitude, especially for my precious
> grandbaby, London.

Yikes.

> 'Watching her grow and seeing her smile light up my world is truly the
> greatest blessing. My wish for all of you this year is health, happiness,
> and an abundance of love. May 2025 be filled with beautiful moments,
> laughter, and all the blessings your hearts can hold. Here’s to a year of
> making cherished memories, spreading joy, and embracing every precious
> moment!'
> 
> After their 2006 divorce, Hasselhoff complained several times about the
> alimony he continue to pay to his ex-wife until at least 2017.

That's an a**h*** move.

> In 2017, it was reported the couple agreed that Hasselhoff would pay her
> $5,000 every month.
> 
> Hasselhoff had the alimony reduced from as much as $21,000 a month after he
> argued his income has been reduced.
> 
> The actor said at that point he had paid Bach-Hasselhoff over $2.5 mil
> since their divorce in 2006.
> 
> A video of Hasselhoff drunkenly eating a burger led to him temporarily
> losing visitation privileges with his daughters, but they were restored
> after two weeks. The actor acknowledged the video, shot by one of his
> daughters, showed him during an alcohol relapse but he denied abuse
> allegations at the time.
> 
> In 2018, David Hasselhoff married model Hayley Roberts.

I'm sensing a pattern...