Mary Jo Eustace On Her Divorce From Dean McDermott & Her Confrontation With Tori Spelling

Access Hollywood - October 21, 2009 5:37 PM PDT
Story photo: Mary Jo Eustace On Her Divorce From Dean McDermott & Her Confrontation With Tori SpellingMary Jo Eustace sits down with Access Hollywood Access HollywoodAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- When Mary Jo Eustace came face to face with Tori Spelling - the woman her ex-husband, Dean McDermott, left her for - she told Access Hollywood she was ready for a fight.

"It was bizarre, she wrote in her book that she brought a knife when she met me, and you know, it was odd," Mary Jo said. "It was one of those moments where you look around, and I was like, 'A purse that big, what kind of knife was it?'"

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The confrontation, in the midst of her divorce from Dean, had reached the tabloids - scaring her son, Jack.

"The thing that was bad about that, is my son saw that in some tabloid and he was petrified that something was going to happen to me, and I had to explain to him that this was just nonsense," Mary Jo said.

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That aside, the meeting with Tori was understandably difficult.

I was kind of on my best behavior," she said. "But I did... I just I had to say, 'I just don't think you've behaved very well. This is not good, this is not good.' And she said, 'Well, I'm a good person,' and I said, 'No, you're not. You know, this really is affecting people,' but then I stopped and thought, I'm not here for that."

In Mary Jo's book "Divorce Sucks," she explained that the man in the middle, Dean, encouraged the discussion.

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"And then of course he was calling the whole time to see how the meeting was going and you know I say in the book, she said 'We were soulmates,' and I got up and left the room on that one," Mary Jo said.

And it was 12 weeks into Mary Jo's divorce nightmare that the horror hit a high note.

"I just turned on the TV for some mind-numbing relief to watch the VH1 Awards," she said, "And the first people down the red carpet were my ex-husband and Tori Spelling making out. And I was like, I looked around the room like, 'Is this really happening to me?'"

Dean and Mary Jo were married for 13 years, and they were in the process of adopting a daughter when Dean left her, quickly referring to Tori as his "soulmate." But to Mary Jo, that wasn't his best quote.

"No, I think the best quote was when they got married, he said 'This is the best wife I've ever married,'" she said.

But Mary Jo, confident, beautiful and the opposite of a bitter divorcee, has moved on in a very positive way - and refuses to put her son in the spotlight on Tori and Dean's reality series, "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood."

"I've kept him off the reality show," she said. "I talk about that in the book, the producers asked me to be on their reality show. Document my pain and misery and stuff. Of course I said no, but I went in specifically to say I don't want my son on this show. He will never be on that show."

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  • Claudia
    So sorry to hear this its awful and Mary Jo had just had her Baby when Dean fell in love with Tori-Homewrecker...No wonder Tori's mom doesn't care for both of them-
    report abuseposted November 9, 2009 4:33 PM PST
  • Kirsten
    She should move on with her life. This behavior looks petty, and sad!!! Get a new life...Tori has your now!!!
    report abuseposted October 29, 2009 1:16 PM PDT
  • Nikki
    I don't have an opinion about them either way, maybe they really did fall in love. He should have divorce his wife when he felt those feelings, but hey...who am I to judge? But come on people, your hubby (of 13 yrs) leaves you for someone else (while in the midst of bringing another life into the relationship) would be hard on anyone! Take it easy on Mary Jo.
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 10:12 AM PDT
  • Jody P
    Her son was on the show - the episode where they had a house warming when they bought a house. He was there to suprise Dean.
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 9:44 AM PDT
  • lovemykids
    Maybe there sorry selves belong together- Loosers always do:) Tori and Dean both Suck and so does there STUPID show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 9:00 AM PDT
  • Jessica
    I think she is smart for not putting her son on TV and as for the divorce she shouldnt be so mad at Tori. Yes some blame goes on Tori but most should be on Dean because even if Tori rejected him if he was unhappy and wanted to leave he would hae found someone else so she should just lick her wounds and move on.
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 8:43 AM PDT
  • Wes
    Although it DOES 'take two to tangle' (Tori and Dean), they both knew what was going on. He left his wife for some little 'trollop' home-wrecker (Tori) who did not care in the least. I think at the time, Dean's career was in the (or near the) tanks and needed to 'branch out.' So, he went over to Tori and found her, money, notoriety, more mon
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 8:29 AM PDT
  • Deana
    Here's what I dont get....it's not Tori's fault, it's that loser husband of hers....he was looking for a meal ticket and man did he find one!
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 8:09 AM PDT
  • your wet dream..
    Tori spelling looks like a frog in that UGLY ass dress she is wearing i hope this ex wife kicks her ass...
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 7:16 AM PDT
  • WILLIAM
    Ipray for all of them. Someing is very wrong. I feel sorry for the kids. Money does't buy every thing.
    report abuseposted October 23, 2009 7:01 AM PDT
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