Baywatch star and sex icon Pamela Anderson flirted with the Secret Service in an effort to get to Vice President Mike Pence for him to exact a pardon for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, reports Page Six.

Witnesses say they saw Pamela in Manhattan while she was filming a PSA at the JW Marriott Essex House when she realized Mike Pence was there, too. Pamela, who is a good friend of Julian’s, “marched straight up to the Secret Service and asked to see Pence.”

A witness said: “The Secret Service agent practically swooned and fainted when she walked up to him and started pressing her finger on his badge. Pam said, ‘I’d like to meet the vice president.’” But, the source added, “The agent did get it together enough to politely refuse, saying the vice president was busy.”

Pamela confirmed with Page Six:

“I wanted to thank [Pence] for supporting protection of sources for journalists. He is heralded for co-sponsoring proposals for a ‘federal shield law,’ which I deeply admire. This action would have allowed journalists to keep confidential sources secret — even if the government requested them.” She added, “I really wanted to mention this — it is a topic close to my heart. Julian Assange deserves a pardon, and I thought I might be able to help. Julian is a hero to most of the world’s youth and free-minded thinking people. America needs to be on the right side of history.”