7:16pm UK, Wednesday July 09, 2003

A former stripper is suing Pamela Anderson over the actress's animated Stripperella TV series.

Janet Clover, 37, of Palm Coast, Florida, has filed a lawsuit against the ex-Baywatch star who provides the voice for Stripperella.

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Pammy in hot water

She says she is the "true creator" of the series, which is about a stripper who moonlights as a superhero.

Clover is also suing comic book legend Stan Lee, who created Stripperella, and Viacom TV Networks who are screening the series.

"This office challenges Lee to produce proof of his creative work, as true authorship belongs to Tanga's Jazz," she said.

Tanga's Jazz is an adult club in Tampa where Clover claims she asked Lee about the concept of Stripperella a year ago during a private dance session.

"I'm just trying to get this off TV because it's not his idea," she said.

Anderson's agent declined to comment while Viacom were unavailable.

Stripperella first aired last week on TNN, which is being renamed Spike TV. Viacom is the cable network's parent company.