Seriously? OMG! WTF?

TMZ has learned that Candy Spelling, Aaron’s widow, has quietly put the Spellings’ legendary mansion on the market for $150 million.

Sources in the real estate industry say Westside Estate Agency (WEA)  has a pocket listing on the 56,000 square foot estate, meaning it is is quietly being shopped among realtors and select buyers.  The mansion, located in the exclusive Holmby Hills area of L.A., was completed in 1991 for around $47 million, which includes $10 million for the land.

One real estate source says Candy Spelling has let a lot of people on the staff go and that the buzz is that she is going to shut the house down so it can be shown by realtors.  Aaron Spelling died on June 23. 

TMZ 

Man is it just me or does it seem like Candy could not wait for him to die so she could get the inheritance? 

"This is not Dynasty."

So said Aaron Spelling scion Randy, dismissing speculation that the TV titan’s family was torn by Carrington-sized grievances even as it grieved.

Patriarch Aaron Spelling, the prodigious producer of hits such as Charlie’s Angels, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, and the backbiting family soap opera that was Dynasty, died Friday at the age of 83.

A private family service was held Sunday.

"This is a real family [that] loves each other," Randy Spelling said through longtime Aaron Spelling publicist Kevin Sasaki, per the Los Angeles Times.

Among those present and accounted for at the service: Tori Spelling and her new husband, actor Dean McDermott.

Early reports, based on information from Spelling’s longtime publicist, said wife Candy and son Randy, but not daughter Tori, were at Spelling’s bedside when the show-biz legend died. The news seemed to confirm reports of a family feud. But, as it turned out, Randy Spelling was not at his father’s side, either. (The son was en route, Spelling’s publicist later clarified.)

In the end, Tori Spelling herself all but confirmed the family-feud angle, albeit with a heartfelt spin. In a statement over the weekend, Tori Spelling said she and her famed father and former 90210 employer had recently reconciled.

"I am honored to be Aaron Spelling’s daughter," the actress said. "He had a heart that was as big as his talent."

Among the non-Spellings paying tribute to the producer was Alyssa Milano, of Spelling’s just-ended Charmed. Like Spelling’s more charitable critics, Milano praised the producer for "always ha[ving] his finger on the pulse of pop culture."

"He was one of the most loyal men in this business," Milano said in a statement, "and believed in me at a time in my career when no one else would."

Original Charlie’s Angels star Jaclyn Smith called her onetime boss a "dear friend and a truly genuine human being."

Stephen Collins, of Spelling’s still-running 7th Heaven, remembered the legend as a man. In a statement, Collins said Spelling was "was quiet, soft-spoken, gentlemanly, shy, and loved actors, having started as one himself."

A memorial service for Spelling’s Hollywood colleagues will be held in the coming weeks, the family said.

Also on the horizon, as reportedly promised by the ex-wife of Dean McDermott, a new book to be titled, My Husband Left Me for Tori Spelling.

Maybe things are just a little bit like Dynasty…

E! Online 

Actors DAVID SOUL, JACLYN SMITH and TONY CURTIS have paid tribute to late TV legend AARON SPELLING, who died on Friday (23JUN06).
The Hollywood producer, who was responsible for a host of shows including CHARLIE’S ANGELS, DYNASTY, STARSKY & HUTCH and BEVERLY HILLS, 90210, passed away in his Los Angeles home following a stroke.
Former Angel Smith laments, "Aaron’s contributions in television are unequalled. To me, he was a dear friend and a truly genuine human being." Starsky & Hutch star Soul says, "Spelling was one of those characters who doesn’t exist too much in Hollywood anymore. He created a family of actors. He was television. He was an ideas man." While Curtis, who starred in Spelling’s 1970s TV series VEGA$, recalls, "Aaron loved Las Vegas. I got the impression he wanted to live here."

PR-Inside 

Even in his passing, the schism between Tori and Candy & Randy Spelling is evident by the separate statements they have both isued about the death of their father.

"I am grateful that I recently had the opportunity to reconcile with my father, and most grateful we had the chance to tell each other we loved one another before he passed away. It is a true blessing to have had a parent that loved me unconditionally and was always there for me. I am honored to be Aaron Spelling’s daughter. He had a heart that was as big as his talent and today along with many others I mourn his loss. He was a great man and even better father."  — Tori Spelling

"Our extreme sadness and grief is comforted by the overwhelming number of heartfelt calls we have received. We are truly grateful for the outpouring of love and sympathy expressed by so many friends and colleagues who knew Aaron. Our family is truly appreciative of everyone’s love and support." — Candy Spelling and Randy Spelling

I’ve been told that a planned memorial for Aaron is in the works by Candy & Randy, to be held at the TV Academy.

Army Archerd 

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