Pamela Anderson criticizes the Australian Prime Minister for his comment "naughty"

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Actress Pamela Anderson blamed the Australian prime minister for making "nasty" remarks, after previously inviting him to help WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Mrs. Anderson had urged Scott Morrison to bring Mr. Assange to Australia.

Mr. Morrison rejected his request, but stated that he had "many friends who asked me if they could be my special envoy to solve the problem with Pamela".

A minister said his comment was "light".

Mr. Morrison did not respond to Ms. Anderson's criticisms.

Mr Assange, an Australian citizen, asked for asylum at the London Embassy in Ecuador in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden following allegations of sexual assault – case which has since been closed.

He remained at the embassy for fear of extradition to the United States. Last week, US media reported that officials were laying charges against him.

Criticism of the language

Earlier this month, Anderson, a former Baywatch star and long-time Assange lawyer, called on the Australian government to help her.

"Pick up his passport for Julian and bring him back to his home in Australia, be proud of him and parade him back," she told the Australian 60-minute program.

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Mr. Morrison's comment was made shortly thereafter on a radio show. He also reiterated Australia's position that it would not intervene in the case of Mr. Assange.

On Sunday, Mrs. Anderson wrote in an open letter: "You have trivialized yourself and laughed at the suffering of an Australian and his family.

"You followed with superb and useless comments about a woman expressing her political opinion."

Several Australian politicians supported his criticism of Mr. Morrison's language, though some disputed his views on Mr. Assange's case.

Labor Senator Kristina Keneally tweeted: "It is high time that men, including @ScottMorrisonMP, stop using the sexuality and appearance of a woman to denigrate her political arguments."

Independent Senator Derryn Hinch added that Mr. Morrison "really should not have said it".

A government minister, Steve Ciobo, told the Australian press: "I guess it's a statement that has been said with a light soul."