And the broken-relationship saga between Tori and Candy Spelling continues: Tonight at 10 p.m., the Hollywood matriarch speaks to Elizabeth Vargas on ABC’s 20/20 about her rocky relationship with her Beverly Hills, 90210-star daughter. In the interview, Candy apparently says that she still doesn’t know why things are so amiss with her daughter. Really, ladies, are we still doing this?
A preview story on ABC.com reveals that, supposedly, Candy has yet to meet her 9-month-old granddaughter Stella. Yet, it was very well reported that when Tori’s first child, son Liam, was born in March 2007, grandmother Candy, intent on reconciling, was present in the delivery room. What happened since then? I’m sure the answer is nothing. But you can be sure some tale will be spun describing it all tonight.
The pair have very publicly feuded over the years, watermarked by thereport that when daddy and hubby, Hollywood power TV producer AaronSpelling, died in June 2006, Tori was set to inherit just $800,000 ofhis estimated $500 million fortune. Candy, natch, was the executor ofhis estate, but her other child, son Randy, also reportedly onlyreceived $800,000.
But let’s break it down now: Candy is promoting her new book, Stories from Candy-land, a tome about how she was a Hollywood trophy wife, or "an arm piece," as she tells 20/20. It comes out Tuesday. This interview airs just four days before. Which makes the whole renewed fracas between the pair seem like a cheap publicity stunt to sell more books (or, on the 20/20 front, to get people to tune in tonight). My EW colleague Kate Ward’s assassination about the general ridiculousness of Stories from Candy-land is a must read (not the book, mind you) on the topic — apparently, Candy has no problem with dinging Tori at every turn.
But, PopWatchers, what do you think? Is the renewed drama between the Spelling women a bunch of baloney? Do you even have the energy to muster a drop of care about this anymore? Will you even pick up Candy’s book — or watch her on 20/20?
More on the Spellings from EW:
Candy Spelling’s ‘Stories from Candy-land’: I read it, so you don’t have to!
Tori Spelling returns to Beverly Hills
EW Pop Culture Personality Test: Tori Spelling
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The mother isn’t talking about the facts Tori wrote about, her mother cheating on her dying father with an ex-con and going out every night instead of being with him.
To me-
this is nothing more than white-trash with money syndrome….
pathetic!
My IQ lowers everytime I read something about these two. I feel particularly dumber anytime I read about the mom in particular.
My IQ lowers everytime I read something about these two. I feel particularly dumber anytime I read about the mom in particular.
Candy Spelling is so classless and crass. It’s like she’s afraid to show any kind of maturity whatsoever, in case someone mistakes her for an adult.
I’m so sorry that these two cannot reconcile their differences. There are grandbabies involved now. Everyone is missing out on silly issues of pride and money. Make sure to include those babies in your will Candy and don’t take your inability to parent well out on those kids.
Class never airs dirty laundry in public.
With all their real money and real fame, why would they feel the need to argue in public for the publicity ? They don’t need publicity. They’re already very famous and very rich. Why write a book ? 500 mil is more than enough for them. I don’t get it. Someone please explain.
And we should care about these two women why? Puhleese.
No sympathy whatsoever. If she had any intention of reconciling with her daughter she wouldn’t be airing the family’s problem in the public. Poor little rich trophy wife. Please!
I’m not a Tori fan, but you can’t help feeling sorry for her for having a mom like Candy.
i know someone who has worked for candy spelling. actually, he begged not to be assigned to her, as many of the others in his service-oriented business did. he told me she was extremely abusive and nasty and that he finally refused to be assigned to her. he also said she was horribly mean to aaron and that he had the impression “she” was in charge, as he got older and less physically/mentally capable of dealing with things. really a tragic story….he said mr. spelling’s principal source off affection seemed to be his dog, precious. what a TV icon and what a sad way to fade away. hopefully he’s in a much, much better place. my friend also said that he seemed much kinder and more human than his wife.