Tori Spellingis divorcingDean McDermottafter 18 years of marriage.
With their official date of separation listed as June 17, 2023, the filing states that Spelling, 50, has requested the court to award her spousal support and terminate McDermott’s ability to receive the same support.
She asked for sole physical custody of their five minor children —Liam Aaron McDermott, 17,Stella Doreen, 15,Hattie Margaret, 12,Finn Davey, 11 andBeau Dean, 7 — and joint legal custody with McDermott’s visitation rights to be determined at a later date.
The filing did not indicate whether or not the former couple had a prenuptial agreement in place and Spelling stated that the nature and extent of their respective properties have yet to be determined.
PEOPLE has reached out to reps for Spelling and McDermott.
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.Amy Sussman/Getty
On the same day Spelling listed as their date of their separation, McDermott, 57,announcedthat the couple had decided to go their separate ways in a statement that was later deleted off his Instagram.
“It’s with great sadness and a very very heavy heart that after 18 years together and 5 amazing children, that @torispelling and I have decided to go our separate ways, and start a new journey of our own,” he wrote at the time.
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Andrew J Cunningham/Getty Images
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic; Andrew J Cunningham/Getty Images
While the pair renewed their vows on May 8, 2010, they hit a rough patch when McDermottpublicly admitted to an affairin 2014, which he later expressed“shame”over. The scandal played out on their reality showTrue Toriwhich ran that same year.
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Spelling opened up to PEOPLE in 2016 about saving their marriage. “We’re not just still here, but we’re bonded and solidified as a couple,” she said, adding, “We had to start over. We had to completely rebuild.”
“I was like, he’s going to cheat on me, he’s going to cheat on me, he’s going to cheat on me," she explained. “So when it happened, I was like, ‘See, I always thought from day one he was going to cheat on me,’ and it wasn’t about him, that was about me. I was like, ‘Okay, I know I’m not good enough,’ that’s how I felt about myself and one day he’s going to realize that and he’s gonna find someone else.”
Spelling and McDermott’s relationship showed further signs of strain in November 2021 when Spelling shareda holiday cardon Instagram with a family photo with McDermott notably absent.
A source told PEOPLE at the time that Spelling still had “major trust issues” and their relationship was never “fully repaired” after McDermott strayed. McDermott’songoing struggles with sobrietyalso appeared to be a major issue for the pair over the years.
Still, the couple’s separation announcement in June still surprised close friends, who had witnessed Spelling and McDermott’s ups and downs over the years. “If this had happened a year ago, it would’ve been expected because things were terrible between them," an insider told PEOPLE at the time.
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
In recent months, the two have both moved on. McDermott is seeing new girlfriendLily Calowhile Spelling wasspotted kissing Ryan Cramer, the CEO of Santa Monica-based agency Neuron Syndicate Inc., in November.
Despite their new love interests, McDermott toldPage Sixin March that Spelling isstill his “biggest fan”and continues to support him from afar on maintaining his sobriety journey. He described her as “caring,” “empathetic” and someone who “wants the best for everybody” sometimes “at the expense of her happiness.”
“You know, she just wants me to be happy. Bottom line. And she’s such an incredible woman that way,” McDermott told the outlet. “She’s one of the most generous people I’ve ever met in my life.”
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He added that Spelling and Calo “get along fabulously” and he considers himself “blessed” that his ex and new girlfriend can “get along and come together for the greater good of the kids.”
“I’m so blessed. It’s a beautiful thing,” he said. “If I do the right things and I live an estimable and respectable life, you know, I get these wonderful gifts in my life.”
source: people.com
