Did Tori Spelling Inherit Any Money From Her Dad?

She may be a reality TV star with a high-profile husband, but Tori Spelling is no Kardashian. Rather than build up an empire worth a billion dollars, Tori has fallen on hard times over the years.

Fans were left baffled after Tori's troubles became publicized, especially because her father, renowned producer Aaron Spelling, was worth so much when he passed away.

Fans thought that Aaron would have left his daughter more money to live off of or invest, preventing her from having to make her own way while raising her family (which includes five kids!).

But as it turns out, Aaron Spelling's money didn't go to his kids, and neither Tori nor her brother have much of their dad's fortune left in their pockets.

What Is Tori Spelling's Net Worth?

Combined with her husband, Dean McDermott, Tori Spelling isn't doing too badly finance-wise these days. Still, she used to have a far higher net worth, and there have been a few ups and downs along her career path.

So does Tori have a high net worth? That depends on the perspective. For someone who used to have multiple millions, Tori's current net worth of less than half a million isn't very impressive.

To average folks, it's still a heck of a lot of money. But given Spelling's background, and her one-time inheritance, $500K is practically a pittance.

But how did she end up with so little funds, and where did her dad's money wind up after he passed away?

Tori Spelling Didn't Get Much Of Her Dad's Estate

It's already been confirmed that while Tori Spelling came into some money when her famous dad Aaron passed away, she didn't keep it for long.

But although Tori and her brother received about $800,000 each, that only makes up a small percentage of Aaron Spelling's total net worth at the time he passed away.

So where did the rest of it go?

Aaron Spelling Was Worth $600 Million When He Died

Aaron Spelling was worth a staggering amount of cash when he died back in 2006. Considering inflation, the $600M Aaron was worth would equal almost $800M now -- if it had all been preserved, that is.

Fans already know that Tori Spelling offloaded most of her inheritance in short order. But who stood to gain the rest of the late Spelling's estate? Turns out it was his wife -- and Tori's mom -- Candy was his primary beneficiary.

Who Is Aaron Spelling's Wife, Candy?

Candy Spelling, nee Marer, married Aaron back in 1968. While both Aaron and Candy had been married before, they welcomed Tori and Randy together and remained married for more than three decades.

Interestingly, there's not much information out there about Candy Spelling's past. In fact, all of her Wikipedia entries cover her career and life following her husband's passing.

Candy wrote an autobiography and a memoir, produced and starred in two reality shows on HGTV, began producing Broadway theater (with Daniel Radcliffe in one lead role), and more.

And though she put the Spelling mansion up for sale a few years after Aaron passed away, Candy doesn't really seem to have moved money around. Yet she received nearly all of her late husband's state upon his death, leading fans to wonder where it is now.

What Happened To Aaron Spelling's Money?

Who got Aaron Spelling's fortune? Candy received most of the cash, with many sources calling her share the "bulk" of the estate. Since Tori and Randy's share was less than 3 percent of the total amount, does that mean Candy pocketed the other 97 percent -- or roughly $580 million?

Apparently not so. Sources suggest that Aaron Spelling left money to various other people, including those outside the family. Though his wife received most of Aaron's cash, other people got a cut of the money, too.

Who Else Did Aaron Spelling Leave Money To?

Sources suggest that non-family members were written into Aaron Spelling's will, including staff from the Spelling Mansion. An interior decorator reportedly received $50K while an esthetician took home $25K.

Sources also claim that Aaron included a no-contest clause in his will, which meant that had Tori, Randy, or anyone else contested the will, they stood to lose their relatively meager inheritance.

At the same time, many people disagreed with Aaron's decision to leave the bulk of the estate to Candy; she and Tori were feuding for a long time, which meant that Tori was mostly cut off after her $800K ran out.

And yet, Candy may have pushed Tori into learning how to manage her finances on purpose. Mrs. Spelling has been quoted as saying that her daughter's spending habits were out of control, so maybe she's exercising her ability to teach her grown-up daughter a lesson she should have learned a long time ago.

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