Tori Spelling’s Husband Deleted Divorce Announcement – The Couple Went on Vacation with Their Kids amid Financial Woes

Candian actor Dean McDermott recently caused confusion on social media after announcing that he and his wife, Tori Spelling, are getting a divorce following seventeen years of marriage.

He made the announcement on June 17, 2023, on Instagram, with a lengthy statement about the couple’s supposed split. However, the “Due South” alum deleted the said post several hours later.

He also noted he and the actress would move forward as doting co-parents “and guide and love our children through this difficult time.”

The post was accompanied by two photos: a throwback of the couple on the red carpet and another from a recent red-carpet event, showing them posing with four of their children.

Spelling Owes over $1.3M in Tax Debt: Inside the Ups & Downs of the Couple’s Marriage

McDermott and Spelling have been making headlines since they became an item. The pair met in 2005 on the set of Lifetime’s “Mind Over Murder” movie.

It was a year after she married her first husband, Charlie Shanian, while McDermott had been married to Mary Jo Eustace for over ten years.

“It was love at first sight. I fell so hard … Then I noticed he had a wedding ring. [..] It was fun to flirt, but I knew nothing would happen … But: Dean and I went to a bar after dinner. And we spent the night at the Cartier Place. The following day when I woke up next to Dean, I had no regrets.”

The reality star admitted that was when it dawned on her that her marriage was on the rocks because she had no remorse about cheating on her now-former spouse.

Spelling and McDermott had a whirlwind romance as they eloped in Fiji less than a year after crossing paths. They soon started a family after that.

The lovebirds had their eldest child, son Liam in March 2007. Their eldest daughter, Stella, arrived in June 2008, followed by their third child, Hattie, in October 2011. The duo welcomed their second son, Finn, in December 2013 and their youngest child and son, Beau, in March 2017.

Spelling and McDermott’s marriage has had its fair share of ups and downs. An affair from McDermott’s side has rocked the union, but the couple got through it; they have also faced health scares and financial woes, which continue to be a major issue in their lives.

In a February 2019 interview, Spelling, dished on her relationship with her husband, revealing they had no issues between them:

“We communicate now, I have a voice. He probably hears too much of it but he [is so] good at listening.”

Despite this statement, two years later, in June 2021, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star revealed she and the father of her kids were sleeping in different bedrooms. At the time, an insider disclosed the two had been having problems for more than a year, suspecting they could soon end their marriage.

Still, by 2023, McDermott and his wife seemed to be back on good terms. They posted pictures from several family outings on social media. The father of five even paid tribute to the family matriarch on her 50th birthday, sharing a throwback photo of Spelling online.

However, money problems persist in their lives. In January 2023, reports revealed Spelling owes over $1.3 million in tax liens, which is the outstanding balance of the number of state and federal tax liens over the years.

She and McDermott were slapped with a federal tax lien of over $75,000 in 2018 for the year 2016, per documents filed with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.

Spelling was ordered to pay over $31,000 state tax lien for 2016 that same year. Another federal tax lien was filed against the couple, amounting to $184,390. 67.

The mother of five was slapped with another state lien in 2017 for over $50 000 for the year 2015. In 2016, she and McDermott had to fork out $707,487.30 in federal tax lien for 2014. They received their final state tax lien filing in 2016 for the year 2014 for $259,108.23.

Amid their ongoing financial woes, McDermott and Spelling continue with life as per usual. Spelling even posted a family photo from their visit to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on June 15, 2023.

Spelling Discusses “Co-parenting” in Their Blended Family of 5 Kids

In a September 2022 interview, Spelling spoke candidly about being a mother of five children and parenting her brood with McDermott.

After finding ways to manage her stress levels while juggling being a working parent, she revealed how she and the reality television personality balance each other out.

While McDermott is said to be “great at timing and planning,” she lacks in that department. The Los Angeles native added, “You need both of those to make it work. […] You need both worlds.”

“My kids, they’ll probably say, ‘Oh, Moms asks too much about our feelings.’ That’s okay. I am constantly checking in and saying, ‘Okay, what’s up? What are your worries? Let’s talk about it.'”

The doting mother said she gets more answers from her children when she asks them questions in a relaxed environment.