Tori Spelling refuses '90210' role over salary issues

By April MacIntyre Aug 11, 2008, 18:59 GMT

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Tori Spelling will not be returning to Beverly Hills, 90210 as Donna Martin.

Spelling, whose late father Aaron created and produced the original series, gave birth to daughter Stella last month.

The actress, husband Dean McDermott and son Liam, 1, star on Oxygen's "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" reality show.

"At this time, there are no plans for Tori to appear in the 90210 spinoff," a publicist told tabloid magazines regarding her decision, after the news was broken by reporter Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood that salary issues were to blame.

The CW network also reiterated in a statement that they had no deal with Tori Spelling to appear on "90210" as of this date.

Finke's column reported Monday that Spelling, 35, pulled out upon discovery that Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were earning $35,000-$50,000 per episode compared to Spelling's $10,000-$20,000 per episode salary.

"She thought she deserved parity, and she's got a point," an insider told Nikki Finke of DHD.

In May, The CW announced Spelling's involvement with the new show as a guest-star.

According to the statement, Martin is now "the owner of one of the coolest stores in Beverly Hills, a shopping hot spot that is frequented" by the new characters.

"I am excited about it," Spelling told Us in April when asked about the new version.

"In some way, every show that followed 90210 was a remake of 90210," she added. "For the fans' sake, I am really happy for them."

Tori recently signed up to write a sequel to her best-selling memoir.