Dean McDermott’s ex-wife Mary Jo Eustace opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about Tori Spellingstepping up to pay McDermott’s alimony payments.
“My son had gone to university, and Dean was supposed to pay his rent, and he wasn’t,” Eustace 55, explained of the situation involving their 19-year-old son Jack. “So it was just a nightmare in the fall because we had set up this whole thing, and it looked like I was going to have back to court. Then my son’s rent checks were bouncing, so it was not a good situation.”
“So, I was on that path to go back to court again in November,” the Canadian TV personality continued. “That’s when Tori reached out to me and basically said that she would be covering the alimony because Dean didn’t have any money, and she would be doing it.”
Eustace was married to the Chopped Canada host from 1993 to 2006. They split after McDermott, 51, met Spelling, 44, on the set of a TV movie and the two had an affair. Eustace previously took McDermott to court in March 2017 over their spousal support payments, and the former couple settled out of court.
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UNITED STATES – JANUARY 22: THE LOVE BOAT – Season Six – 1/22/83, Tori Spelling (Sarah) in the ‘Doc’s Big Case’ episode of ABC’s ‘The Love Boat.’, (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
Candy Spelling and Tori Spelling at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hilton, California (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
HOTEL – ‘Barriers’ – Airdate: March 11, 1987. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
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Tori Spelling, 1988. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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SAVED BY THE BELL — Pictured: (l-r) Tori Spelling as Violet Anne Bickerstaff, Dustin Diamond as Screech Powers (Photo by Alice S. Hall/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – 1990: Actress Tori Spelling poses for a portrait in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Jason Priestley, Tori Spelling, Aaron Spelling, Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry at the Universal Studios in Universal City, California (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
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Tori Spelling & Brian Austin Green (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — Episode 647 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Tori Spelling during an interview with host Jay Leno on March 7, 1995 — (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Tori Spelling at the Mann’s Village Theater in Westwood, California (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Tori Spelling during Planet Hollywood Beverly Hills Grand Opening at Planet Hollywood in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Jim Smeal/WireImage)
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Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Carteris, Joe E. Tata, Vincent Young, Ian Ziering, Jennie Garth, Luke Perry & Tori Spelling (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
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Tori Spelling during Women With Heart Auction At Christies at Christie’s in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Iris/WireImage)
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Tori Spelling during ‘Sol Goode’ DVD Release Party at Club 1650 in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage)
Jamie Kennedy & Tori Spelling during Jamie Kennedy Book Release Party at Shelter in West Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Barry King/WireImage)
Tori Spelling and Jason Priestley during ‘Silver Spoon Dog and Baby Buffet Benefitting Much Love Animal Rescue – Day One at Private Residence in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Jean-Paul Aussenard/WireImage for Silver Spoon (formerly The Cabana))
Tori Spelling, engaged to Charlie Shanian, shows her new ring at the Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, California (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)
Tori Spelling during CA Boom Opening Night Extravaganza at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, United States. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
Tori Spelling (r) and husband Charles Shanian during 16th Carousel of Hope Presented by Mercedes-Benz to Benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes – Arrivals at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 05: Actress Tori Spelling attends the Ann Bowen Fall 2005 show during Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park February 5, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images)
Tori Spelling during American Eagle Outfitters ‘Live Your Life’ Awards Celebration at American Eagle Outfitters Flagship Store in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage)
Tori Spelling during VH1 Big in ’05 – Red Carpet at Sony Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK – MARCH 31: Tori Spelling (L) and Dean McDermott (R) attend Tori Spelling promoting her new VH1 scripted comedy ‘So Notorious’ at XL Lounge March 31, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Tori Spelling at Principessa during 2007 Silver Spoon Golden Globes Suite – Day 2 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/WireImage for Silver Spoon (formerly The Cabana))
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 09: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott arrive at the 2007 Out 100 Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Novemeber 9, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 09: Tori Spelling and daughter Stella at the launch of TotSpot.com sponsored by Little Tikes and benefiting Generation Rescue at the Treehouse Social Club. (Photo by Chris Polk/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 19: Actress Tori Spelling poses backstage at Christian Siriano Fall 2009 during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Salon in Bryant Park on February 19, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Steve Mack/FilmMagic)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 27: Actress Tori Spelling arrives at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscar viewing party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JULY 16: Actress Tori Spelling attends the 29th annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s premiere of ‘Hoarders: Untold sTORI’ at John Anson Ford Amphitheatre on July 16, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 21: Tori Spelling attends the 17th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books – Day 1 at USC on April 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jonathan Leibson/FilmMagic)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MAY 10: Actress Tori Spelling and children Finn Davey McDermott (L) and Hattie Margaret McDermott attend The Helping Hand of Los Angeles’ Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 10, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 24: Tori Spelling attends the ‘Mystery Girls’ Screening hosted by The Moms at Park Avenue Screening Room on June 24, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/WireImage)
CULVER CITY, CA – AUGUST 22: Tori Spelling attends the LG ‘Fam To Table’ series at The Washbow on August 22, 2015 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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“[Tori] stepped up, and I accepted that. So that, sort of, our relationship took a turn there as well because she was owning up to it and taking responsibility for it, which was good,” Eustace added. “She did a couple of payments for it because she said she had gotten a job, so she could cover that. And then I guess about three weeks ago … yeah, about three weeks ago it was due again, and it didn’t come through.”
“Usually I just text her and she’s like, ‘I got it covered, no problem,’ and all amicable. And then I didn’t hear from her, I didn’t hear any response. And I reached out to Dean and he didn’t respond to me, and I reached out to both of them, and I didn’t hear anything,” Eustace told Us. “On Sunday, or Monday, she reached out to me, and she said, ‘You’re not gonna believe this, but I just saw this.’”
As previously reported, the Los Angeles Police Department PIO told Us that officers responded to a 911 call about a verbal dispute at Spelling’s house on Thursday, March 1. While the LAPD did not confirm that the argument was between Spelling and McDermott, they said it was a “domestic incident.”
The former What’s For Dinner? star said that Spelling told her she had been suffering from migraines. “She said, ‘I’ve been consistent, and I can’t go through it again, and I just haven’t been well, and I just want to take care of this right away.’ And I said, ‘OK.”’
Mary Jo Eustace and Dean McDermott together. (Credit: Getty)
Eustace added that the two women have only communicated by text message, and the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum admitted to her she was going through a stressful time.
“Only a text. I mean, ‘Everything has been a really, really stressful time,”’ the author said. “I felt her pain, let’s put it that way, because I know she is doing her best to honor it.”
A source explained in the new issue of Us Weekly that Spelling’s family and friends are “very, very worried” about her.
“I mean, I would assume that it’s a very stressful chaotic situation over there,” Eustace said of Spelling and McDermott’s home, which includes their five children: Liam, 10, Stella, 9, Hattie, 6, Finn, 5, and Beau, 1. “And so, I don’t know how that manifested so specifically, but I think it’s just chaotic from what I understand, and from what I’ve seen when I’ve been around it. It’s just chaos all the time.”
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