Tori Spelling was forced to evacuate a property she is currently renting in Los Angeles on Wednesday, as a hostage situation unfolded involving her neighbor who had barricaded himself in their home armed with an AR-15 rifle.
A frantic Spelling, 50, was seen ‘in full sprint’ as she ‘raced to find her kids’ amid the realization of the situation at hand when the SWAT team showed up, onlookers said.
The Beverly Hills, 90210 star ‘looked visibly distraught’ as she was seen running toward the home she is renting, which comes on the heels of stints she and her family have spent at inexpensive hotels and RV parks in recent months amid reported financial difficulties for the star.
Spelling, 50, is mother to five children with estranged husband Dean McDermott, 56 – Liam, 16, Stella, 15, Hattie, 12, Finn, 11, and Beau, six. McDermott is also father to son, Jack, 24, whom he shares with ex, Mary Jo Eustace, 61.
Spelling – whose estranged husband McDermott was seen engaging in PDA with new girlfriend Lily Calo, 32, in Los Angeles earlier this week – was eventually evacuated with her children out of the home, onlookers said.
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 2 The latest: Tori Spelling, 50, was involved in a dangerous situation on Wednesday in Los Angeles , as a hostage situation was going on at a house neighboring her rental home, leading a SWAT team to set up shop in the area amid the tense standoff. She was seen 'in full sprint' as she 'raced to find her kids' amid the realization of the situation at hand when the SWAT team showed up, onlookers said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733043-12647193-image-a-159_1697674675447.jpg)
The latest: Tori Spelling, 50, was involved in a dangerous situation on Wednesday in Los Angeles , as a hostage situation was going on at a house neighboring her rental home, leading a SWAT team to set up shop in the area amid the tense standoff. She was seen ‘in full sprint’ as she ‘raced to find her kids’ amid the realization of the situation at hand when the SWAT team showed up, onlookers said
According to onlookers, a man armed with an AR-15 had been barricaded in a neighboring home ‘threatening to shoot’ the hostage and law enforcement officials.
Spelling was pictured behind yellow tape amid a a two-hour standoff that ended with the suspect in custody and no one injured, onlookers said.
Officers were pictured leading a handcuffed man who was wearing a white T-shirt and blue athletic shorts as the tense standoff drew to a conclusion.
Spelling was pictured wearing a light yellow T-shirt with a graphic, with denim blue jeans with suspenders, a black knit cap and oversize brown sunglasses. She was seen chatting with neighbors and on phone calls amid the standoff.
Spelling had not addressed the turbulent chain of events on her Instagram as of early Wednesday evening to her 1.7 million Instagram followers.
Her most recent post this morning documented an outing she took with her children to Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights. She said, ‘Thank you @unistudios for our family yearly tradition of attending @horrornights … we had best time!’
Wednesday’s tense events marked the latest in what’s been a trying year for Spelling, who has dealt with insecure living conditions, physical illness, money problems and love life issues, after her separation from McDermott after 17 years.
Spelling, who has separated from McDermott, was seen in August staying in an RV park in Ventura County, California with her five kids. Prior to that, the family was seen staying at a Ventura County $100-a-night motel.
Spelling in May left a rental home she and her children had been staying in amid what she said was a continuing issue with mold that impacted the family’s health.
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Spelling was pictured wearing a light yellow T-shirt with a graphic, with denim blue jeans with suspenders, a black knit cap and oversize brown sunglasses amid the tense incident
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 6 Spelling had not addressed the turbulent chain of events on her Instagram as of early Wednesday evening to her 1.7 million Instagram followers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733139-12647193-image-a-170_1697674938999.jpg)
Spelling had not addressed the turbulent chain of events on her Instagram as of early Wednesday evening to her 1.7 million Instagram followers
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Spelling was pictured behind yellow tape amid a a two-hour standoff that ended with the suspect in custody and no one injured, onlookers said
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 10 The actress had her arm folded as the tense proceedings played out on the autumn day](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733133-12647193-image-a-190_1697675302015.jpg)
The actress had her arm folded as the tense proceedings played out on the autumn day
The litany of tough breaks mark a reversal of fortune for Spelling, who grew up immersed in Hollywood luxury, as her late father Aaron Spelling produced hit shows such as Dynasty, Charlie’s Angels and The Love Boat, as well as Melrose Place, Charmed and Beverly Hills, 90210.
Aaron left behind a $500 million empire, with Tori’s inheritance coming in at $800,000.
She has had a complicated relationship with her mother Candy over the years: Aaron Spelling passed away in June of 2006, which was less than a year after Tori made headlines in 2005 for her extramarital affair with McDermott while both were married; her to Charlie Shahnaian, and McDermott to Eustace.
She and McDermott eloped in Fiji in May of 2006, just a month before Aaron’s death.
In her 2008 book sTORI Telling, Tori said that her family was disappointed in her eloping with McDermott, and both the mother and daughter have publicly spoken about their complicated relationship in the years since.
While things appear to be on decent terms – with Tori wishing her mother a happy birthday last month – it was not immediately clear if Candy has offered to help her daughter
Tori appeared to be recovering after she spent multiple days in a hospital with an unknown illness over the summer, as she entered a medical facility on August 17.
On August 20, she posted an image of her hospital wristband on social media, while praising her children. She said at the time, ‘Grateful and so proud of my strong, brave, resilient and kind to the core children who remain positive no matter what comes our way.’
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The actress was seen chatting with neighbors and on phone calls amid the standoff
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Wednesday’s tense events marked the latest in what’s been a trying year for Spelling
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The Beverly Hills, 90210 star has dealt with insecure living conditions, physical illness, money problems and love life issues, after her separation from McDermott after 17 years
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 18 A group of SWAT officers and police officers were seen approaching the tense standoff](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733137-12647193-image-a-171_1697674960505.jpg)
A group of SWAT officers and police officers were seen approaching the tense standoff
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 20 SWAT and police vehicles populated the street of the neighborhood as residents were evactuated](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733129-12647193-image-a-172_1697674970458.jpg)
SWAT and police vehicles populated the street of the neighborhood as residents were evactuated
![Neighbor Armed with AR-15 Rifle Prompts Tori Spelling's Rental Home Evacuation, Amidst Financial Struggles, RV and Motel Stay; Dean McDermott Flaunts New Partner 22 Officers were pictured leading a handcuffed man who was wearing a white T-shirt and blue athletic shorts as the tense standoff drew to a conclusion](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/10/19/01/76733031-12647193-image-a-173_1697674980484.jpg)
Officers were pictured leading a handcuffed man who was wearing a white T-shirt and blue athletic shorts as the tense standoff drew to a conclusion
Before her hospital stint, Spelling was seen working on a project in Los Angeles.
A source told DailyMail.com earlier this month that Spelling was ‘having some money issues,’ and looking toward returning to the reality TV genre as a result.
‘Tori is caught between a rock and a hard place right now as she is trying to figure out what her next job is going to be,’ the source said. ‘With the strike in full effect, she is looking into doing some more in the reality competition show world.’