Tori Spelling Says She Has ‘Thick Skin’ Amid Dean McDermott Divorce Speculation: Trolls Like to ‘Tear People Down’
usmagazine.comPutting up defenses. Tori Spelling opened up about dealing with criticism online amid rumors that her marriage to Dean McDermott is on the rocks.“I’m human.
So, you know, sometimes I fall down that rabbit hole, but it’s just about letting it go,” the 48-year-old actress told Fox News on Thursday, February 3, noting that it can be “hard to deal with” scrutiny on social media. “[I’m] like, ‘You know, it’s not about me.’ Ultimately, it’s about them and how they feel.
They need it to tear people down.”Spelling tries her best “not to read” negative comments, but she’s grown used to the attention from her decades in the spotlight. “I’ve been getting that since I was 16 since my career started, so, you know, I have pretty thick skin at this point,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum continued.The most “mind-boggling” part of it all, however, is seeing the hate that “mostly come[s] from women, and sometimes moms.” Spelling shares five children — Liam, 14, Stella, 13, Hattie, 10, Finn, 9, and Beau, 4 — with McDermott, 55, and is no stranger to the parenting police.“We talk so much about, you know, women support women, women build each other up, we got to be there for each other,” the California native said. “And when you see another female doing it to you, and especially a lot of them, they’re moms, and they’ll be shaming your kid.”In February 2019, the Scary Movie 2 star got candid about how trolls treat her kids online, telling Us Weekly exclusively that “it’s not easy” to manage that type of negativity.“I have dealt with it forever, but when they say things about your kids, you’re just like … ‘What?'” Spelling said at the time. “Everyone is so anti-bullying these days, but it feels like lately with celebrities, that doesn’t apply.
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