"Lee himself had some fun with the auction item, signing the black safe with the words, "This is the unsafe that ruined my life! Tommy Lee." However, that extra detail didn't help the bidding fetch its $4,000-$6,000 estimate, as the winning bidder got the piece of rock history for the aforementioned reasonable price of $2,560 (not including the small fortune it will cost to have it shipped home)."
"the then-couple discovered the safe missing in January 1996, and it was later determined that a disgruntled electrician by the name of Rand Gauthier stole it out of revenge for the way he was treated by Lee during his work on the Mötley Crüe drummer's mansion. Inside the safe was the sex tape, and from there, through a series of multiple developments, the explicit video became a worldwide phenomenon, and the rest is history."
Tommy Lee's stolen safe containing a sex tape with Pamela Anderson sold at Julien's Auctions for $2,560, with proceeds benefiting MusiCares. The safe was included in the "Played, Worn & Torn" event that featured items from Lee, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, and U2's Adam Clayton. Lee signed the black safe, writing "This is the unsafe that ruined my life! Tommy Lee," but the autograph did not meet the $4,000–$6,000 estimate. The safe was stolen in January 1996 by electrician Rand Gauthier in revenge over treatment during work on Lee's mansion. Inside was the sex tape, which later became a worldwide phenomenon. Other auction highlights included a Keith Richards 1960 Gibson Les Paul that sold for $192,000 and multiple Kirk Hammett guitars and Adam Clayton basses that fetched tens of thousands each. Various nonprofits benefited, including MusiCares, Teenage Cancer America, Gibson Gives, and St. Jude's.
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