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Tori 'cut out of Aaron Spelling's will'

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Tori Spelling has allegedly been cut out of inheriting millions of dollars from her TV producer father Aaron.

According to reports in the US, the former Beverly Hills 90210 star is to inherit just $260,000 in cash from the Dynsaty creator's $656m estate.

The star — who has an on-going feud with her mother Candy — will get an additional $788,000 in private investment funds.

But the sum is small compared to the $260m some believed she would gain — especially as sources quoted in the new edition of Us Weekly magazine claim Spelling left a staggering $50,000 to his home decorator and $25,000 to Candy's personal manicurist.

According to the publication, Spelling's will was changed just two months before his death.

Candy Spelling, 60, is understood to be the executor of her husband's estate.

Spelling had not seen her parents for months before making a last-minute reconciliation with her father two weeks before he died after suffering a stroke.

The 83-year-old — who was behind TV hits including Charlie's Angels and Dynasty — died on June 23.

His death certificate listed Alzheimer's disease as a contributory factor in his demise — and this could leave Tori room to challenge to will, Us Weekly claims.

"Aaron's estate is estimated to be around $500 million," Ken Baker, Us Weekly's west-coast executive editor said.

"That means that Tori will only receive 0.16 percent of the Spelling fortune.

"Alzheimer's was listed as a contributing factor in his death so he may not have been of sound mind when he revised the will two months before he died.

"Tori, I'm told will contest the will. However, the will has a no contest clause, so it could be a really messy fight."

The star's rift with her mother continued to worsen in the days after his death - with Tori claiming to magazines that she only learned of her father's death from a friend who had watched the news on TV.

Candy later issued a bitter statement criticizing her daughter's comments.

Tori reportedly angered her mother by divorcing first husband after meeting married father-of-two Dean McDermott on the set of a TV movie.

The pair eloped to Fiji to marry without any friends or family as soon as their divorces came through.

Candy was also understood to have been appalled by the way she was portrayed in Spelling new semi-biographical show So NoTorious.

In turn Tori was understood to have fallen out with her mother over her the amount of time she was spending with family friend Mark Nathanson while her father was bedridden.

Tori told Us Weekly's July 17th edition: "The feud with mom has nothing to do with my show (So NoTorious) or my marriage."

Asked about her views of Candy's friendship with Mark Nathanson, she would only say: "My mom's behaviour simply made me uncomfortable to be around my family."

Spelling's estate includes California's largest home — his Bel Air mansion nicknamed The Manor.

The luxury 56,000 square foot estate in LA's Holmby Hills pad features 123 rooms, a bowling alley, skating ring, gymnasium, tennis court, swimming pool and, built on rollers, it easily survived the 1994 LA earthquake.

Spelling, whose other hit shows included Love Boat, Beverly Hills 90210, Starsky And Hutch and TJ Hooker, bought the former Bing Crosby estate for $13 million in 1983.

The house, along with two other homes on the land, was then demolished to make way for the home.

Kevin Sasaki, spokesman for Candy Spelling, was last night unavailable for comment.

 
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