Tori Spelling: Unflattering Tell-All Book?

By: Shannon Gossage

Mary Jo Eustace, McDermott’s ex wife, reportedly has a tell-all book in the works and is going allegedly holding nothing back. The book details her 12 year marriage to D-list actor McDermott leading up until he met Spelling and three weeks later and dumped Eustace. The book, tentatively titled My Husband Left Me for Tori Spelling reportedly starts with McDermott leaving for location to shoot the Lifetime drama Mind Over Matter with the former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress. It allegedly continues with McDermott returning from location and informing Eustace that he had slept with Spelling only and said, "We’re soul mates. She loves me unconditionally…I don’t love you anymore. And I don’t respect you. I haven’t for a very long time."

Eustace, 45, relocated from her home in Canada to California so McDermott, 38, could pursue his acting career. McDermott left Eustace just a few months after the two adopted their second child, Lola. They also have a seven-year old son named Jack. In one passage from her book, Eustace writes: "Wasn’t it just two months ago that he’d said he’d never been more in love with me or proud of me?" Eustace also claims that it was a slap in the face when McDermott got "Truly, Madly, Deeply, Tori" tattooed on his wrist, but couldn’t come up with the money to pay her electric bills. Maybe if her daddy’s last name was Spelling she’d still have her man…it’s just a thought!

Deborah Levine Herman, a book agent with the Jeff Herman Agency, reportedly said, "Her story is every woman’s worst nightmare. He basically just traded her in." Eustace claims that she found Spelling "quite likable" when she met her and said she "ended up feeling sorry for her" for what she has to look forward to with McDermott. She did call Spelling a "has been" or a "never was." In a joint statement, Spelling and McDermott said: "This is the first we’ve heard of [the book proposal]. It’s opportunistic and undignified that she would want to exploit her former marriage for monetary gain. We only wish her the very best." Ummm…neither McDermott nor Spelling seemed to value or respect the marriage in the first place so what does it really matter? Spelling filed for divorce from first hubby Charlie Shanian reportedly within weeks of meeting McDermott and we are expected to believe that Tori and Dean are truly, madly, and deeply in love? Please!