TORI Spelling has launched many businesses through the years that are now defunct, including a children’s clothing line, antique store and more failed projects.
Tori, 49, has been struggling financially, as she has been hit with a number of state and federal tax liens totaling $1,308,442.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively go inside her failed business attempts amid her money troubles.
Tori, who is mother to five children with her husband, Dean McDermott, launched children’s clothing line Little Maven in 2009 to be exclusively sold at JCPenney.
The company that partnered with Tori for the line filed for bankruptcy in 2011, citing $39.4 million in liabilities.
Then in 2011, she opened an antique store in Sherman Oaks, California called InvenTORI.
The store lasted three years before it went out of business in 2014.
In 2012, Tori tried her hand at DIY jewelry by teaming up with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to launch Styled by Tori Spelling.
Tori said at the time: "I love designing jewelry, and I love crafting. With this line, I’ve combined both my passions. I give the styles and tools, and women can use their creativity to design their own jewelry!”
The website currently just has directions on how to make four different necklaces, but none of the supplies are available for purchase.
In 2017, Tori teamed up with her Beverly Hills, 90210 co-star Ian Ziering to launch Beauty Box.
She said on Facebook Live at the time: “I am running this beauty empire that we're growing with a boy. And who would have thought like, 25 years ago when I was doing 90210 with Ian that Donna and Steve would like 25 years later stay friends and then be like ‘Hey, you know what? Like, let's do this beauty business together and like, empower women everywhere to take back their lives and like get rid of the employer term and be you own boss babe.'
“And that's right. If you work with us, you are totally the owner of your own company.”
Beauty Box by Tori hasn’t updated their social media since the year of the launch, as the website redirects to her Beauty By Tori website, where she currently sells makeup and skincare products.
In 2018, Tori announced her oldest daughter Stella started a slime company.
She wrote at the time: “My @missstellamcdermott has officially started her own #slime biz. You can goto @stylishslimebystella. She is starting now to save to open her own bakery after college! So proud of my #tweenprenuer#slimetween Follow her to see the slimes she’ll make #forkidsbykids link in her bio.”
But Tori faced backlash over the company a year after the launch, as customers complained they never received their purchased items.
The Instagram account was soon deactivated and the business is no longer active today.
Tori then launched YouTube channel Tori Tried and True in 2019, where she posted family videos from cooking to skincare routines.
She stopped posting videos on the channel in 2020.
The actress hasn’t had luck on the small screen either.
Her 2012 show Craft Wars, which she hosted and was executive producer of, lasted just one season on TLC.
Her ABC Family show Mystery Girls with Jennie Garth was also canceled after just one season in 2014.
Then in 2019, Tori teamed up with her Beverly Hills, 90210 co-stars for the reboot BH90210 on Fox.
But the show, which Tori was also executive producer of, didn’t make it passed the first season.
Tori currently stars on MTV’s Messyness alongside Jersey Shore’s Nicole Polizzi, former figure skater Adam Rippon and comedian Teddy Ray.
The U.S. Sun previously reported Tori owes $1,308,442 in unpaid taxes.
The U.S. Sun also reported the star has paid off her American Express credit card bill.
The Messyness star was sued by American Express Centurion Bank for unpaid credit card bills in the amount of $87,594.55 in October 2016.
The lien was officially released by Los Angeles Courts in April 2022, meaning the debt has been paid off.
This came after the bank filed a series of writ of executions, requesting the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office enforce she pay the judgment.
The most recent writ of execution was just days before the lien was released.
Also in 2016, American Express Bank sued Tori in a separate lawsuit for $38,318.58.
In the documents filed on October 20, 2021, the Sheriff was “instructed” to “execute garnishment” to withhold her earnings from Entertainment Partners, a payroll company.
But the order was “ineffective,” as Tori “does not work at this place of employment.”
There have been no additional filings in the case.
In another lawsuit, the mom of five was ordered to pay Cavalry SPV I, a debt-buying company on behalf of Citibank, $5,054.32 for an unpaid credit card bill in September 2018.
Cavalry SPV I filed a Writ of Execution of a Money Judgement on February 3, 2021 for the amount of $6,394.30, which includes interest and fees.
The company requested the Los Angeles Sheriff or Marshal’s Office “enforce” the actress to pay the judgment, court papers obtained from Los Angeles Superior Court claimed.
Then in November 2022, the Los Angeles Sheriff issued an Earnings Withholding Order to her employer NBC Universal Digital Solutions.
The remaining amount to satisfy the judgment is now $7,441.22 with interest.
In yet another lawsuit, City National Bank sued Tori and Dean for failing to pay back a $400,000 loan.
They were ordered to pay a judgment of $202,066 in May 2017.
The bank later claimed they never paid and a bench warrant was issued after she failed to appear in court.
The warrant was dissolved in April 2019 and the case has had no further updates.
Tori and Dean, 56, have faced divorce rumors since last year, as she was spotted without her wedding ring and rarely seen with her husband.
The U.S. Sun previously reported last year: “Tori and Dean are totally stuck together right now. Neither of them can afford to go through divorce proceedings.
“They have five kids and a ton of pets. Their home is always a disaster- it's just a total mess.”
The insider added: “Right now divorce isn't on the horizon because they can't swing it financially. They are in a living nightmare.”
But they appeared to have reconciled, as the stars posted together for the first time in months in August 2022.
Since then, they have been active on each other’s social media pages.
They even appeared together in a family Christmas card with their children.
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