Candy Spelling Slams Daughter Tori in Open Letter

Candy Spelling, the widow of famed television Producer Aaron Spelling and mother of the original “90210” star Tori, is clearly not the type that would keep quiet if there’s something that bothers her. Never the family to wash their dirty laundry inside the house, the Spellings (Candy and Tori) are feuding again, with Candy slamming her daughter in an open letter to TMZ on how she should not put her personal life on display on prime-time television.

Talk about whether Tori really invited her mother to attend her granddaughter’s first birthday and meet her for the first time and Candy bluntly said no has been making the rounds for months. Until now, though, it was only the former actress that spoke on the issue, saying that Candy basically had a heart of stone for refusing to meet her granddaughter because she did not fulfill some stupid conditions she had. However, things were far from that, Candy reveals in the open letter.

“Life has consequences. What you say is on the record. Other people have feelings. I have a vested interest in this subject. My daughter, Tori’s, two-part season finale revolves around my granddaughter’s first birthday party and how she has made what seems like an agonizing decision to invite me. Cue music. Cue sideways glances. Clue Lights. I did get an invitation just in time for the RSVP deadline. […] A big party wasn’t how I envisioned meeting my granddaughter for the first time; but, hey, this is Hollywood, and my grandchildren have become reality show props, too. At the time I emailed ‘yes,’ I didn’t realize I was being set up for a two-parter, even though it was clear I was being invited to be part of a segment for my daughter’s reality show.” Candy writes.

After the reality of the fact sunk in on her, Candy says, she emailed Tori back saying she would not be part of the reality show and that she’d only go if she agreed to a no-camera policy. In other words, what Candy asked for was a normal birthday party, which Tori refused her, turning the entire invite-refusal exchange of emails into a genuine drama. The saddest part about it, though, Candy adds, is that, in doing so, Tori is turning her family into a prop for her reality show and doesn’t even realize how many people she’s hurting with this attitude.

“Enough complaining about what may or may not have happened during first grade or YMCA camp, or what vegetable you were forced to endure, especially when you are privileged enough to be on TV and get paid for it. For all the reality show personalities, please remember that real life doesn’t get edited to make things better or worse or get better ratings. You’re responsible for what you do. Life isn’t just a show. And your families can’t just be props. Make your own season finale without creating conflicts you will regret later.” Candy Spelling concludes by saying.