Exclusive: Dean McDermott "Proud" to Become an American Citizen!
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The United States can now call Dean McDermott one of its own!
Born in Toronto, Canada, the actor and reality star was officially sworn in as an American citizen along with 3000 others in downtown Los Angeles on Friday.
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McDermott, 43, tells UsMagazine.com that the moment was "amazing....I was so proud and overwhelmed all at the same time. To take my oath and pledge allegiance beneath a giant American flag is something I will never forget. It was a very special and important day. To quote [singer] Lee Greenwood, 'I'm proud to be an American.'"
Adds his wife Tori Spelling, also on hand for the big day: "I'm so proud that I was able to be by Dean's side...He's wanted this for so long," she tells Us. "We stopped for lunch after at Taco Bell and he said 'This is my 1st taco as an American Citizen!' So cute!"
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Home Sweet Hollywood stars McDermott and Spelling, 37, have been married for four years and have two kids: son Liam, 3, and daughter Stella, 2.
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98Wow, a pasty-faced, untalented loser who abandoned his kids and only took out dual citizenship to get at his ugly yankee wife's father's money. Whatever.....run along now, Deano....continue making those ugly bastards you have with Tori and watch your career sink down even further. LOL Imagine taking out citizenship as an American only to GET something. You dumb Yanks DESERVE this loser. LOL
I think Canadians should be grateful to have us on their border rather than Mexico. Or Germany. Especially since the French Canadians are descended from 'cheese eating surrender monkeys'. Did you even go to school, inbred? It wasn't Canada that was neutral in both World Wars, stupid, until countries with BRAVE citizens finally got through to you lazy-minded inbreds. Grow a brain, stupid. :)
Stick to the topic of the article people, which is Dean "D" bag McDermott is now an embarrassment to America and Canada! Doesn't he know there are more horses for him to ride in Canada?1
French Canadian Chick.Your comments border on being absurd. You complain about others having too much time on their hands then post a verbose self denial. History sets the stage for the present. It is important because it explains where people come from, why they think the way that they do and how we got to the present hopefully learning lessons to prevent a reoccurrence of past problems. You bash an entire region of this country without attempting to understand it and that is incredibly ignorant. You are hardly an intellectual or an educator merely an indoctrinator of presently accepted political perceptions in the classroom. Further, we are not attempting to have an adult conversation with you it would be pointless. But you go ahead complain some more it merely makes our point more valid. Google "Fool" and you will find yourself listed.
lol! too much fun. people like that have nothing to do except rant. she;s probably planning a new 'novel' to describe evrything she's already said- which isn't much worth mentioning! i'm all for a healthy discussion, but canadian or no, she's ridiculous.
ahahaha french canadian chick, bet your comment made you feel superior to anyone who happens to not agree with you about your semi intellectual tirades for a moment. it is hilarious how many times you have commented and still have nothing important to share.
I'm sorry but French chick you are just making this too much fun. (anony are you laughing as hard as I am?) I'm just a stupid American. Let's try this again. If the story about the LA plantation wasn't about US racism...tell me again exactly what the point of it was. BTW Justin LeBlanc is on his way to the US as we type.
that was for how i c it- i like lc and bill o'reilly's comments:)
by the way, anyone who would get as mad as you over a stranger's truthful comment is wreaking of insecurity and must be validated by cyber bullying. YOU are the moron with a capital M. you do no favors to yourself or anyone else to even speak, let alone think, so go back to your cave, wacko.
WOW how i c it is truly pathetic, wasting time here when you should be B**ching to your husband and kids, who are the only humans who can stomach such a crazy woman as YOU since they HAVE NO CHOICE. get off the pc since you've only proven what a fool you are and do some good with your life.
L.C. always the voice of reason. It was a slow news day and the weather was bad so I decided to go trolling. French Canadian Chick ticked me off with the usual "I love the US but..." And then cited an incident she considered to be racism. It set me off. We're not as bad as other countries. I picked a screen name I knew people would hate and it worked. We do both have the best if not perfect countries in the world. I do thank goodness every day we have Canada on our northern border. I just wish the Canadians appreciated us as much as we appreciate them.
I do not need a history lesson nor am I responsible for events that happened hundreds of years ago. When I talked about the incident that happened at a plantation in Louisiana, never once did I imply that all plantation owners were racists. I just happened to mention where the incident occurred. I do think, on the other hand, that there is more racism in the southern USA and to deny it would be like burying one's head in the sand. I was also quick to point that Canada is not exempt from problems and that both our countries are great places to live. I will also add that racism doesn't only happen with whites toward blacks but the opposing way and also with other races and cultures against others. Some of the arguments that I have read are astonishing and I think that some of you guys simply have too much time on your hands and have been desperately searching them on Google, in order to make yourselves sound good (or intelligent). Now, what shocks me the most is the comment about antisemitism in Canada and all this, because our Country's link to the British Empire. This is insane! The Holocaust is one of history's most tragic and heartbreaking event and to imply that Canadian citizens support the Nazies is completed insane. I guess that's what happens when one tries to reason with radical extremists. No point trying to have an an adult discussion! Might as well bang my head on a brick wall or even better, try to communicate with aliens! In the mean time, go ahead and Google another argument!
After reading all the posts there is very few comments to be proud of here no matter which country you come from. These pathetic comparisons and imbecile insults make me sick.Neither country is perfect and we can do this nit picky crap all day long. We are ALL so fortunate to reside in either country and millions believe there home is the best place on earth. Why does it make so many feel threatened. Some of you posting here should really ask yourself that question.
Wow and you think I'm mean. Under Quebec's Frenchlanguage charter, only the children of people educated in English in Canada can attend publicly funded English schools. Because Justin LeBlanc's mom is an American the Canadian government is refusing to teach him in English. Yup. Canada is so much better than the US.
F*** Off BILL!
Winston Churchill said, "If you're not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you're not consevative at 40, you have no brains." But then he was half American.
Let's talk history for awhile. Canada is where all the American colonists who were content to be treated as 2nd class British citizens ran to. They proudly remained a part of the British Empire. An Empire known throughout the world for its racism and especially antisemitism. And then there's the French who so willingly complied with the Germans' Final Solution. The fact that Canada today may have fewer racial incidents than the USA is most likely due to the lack of opportunity. BTW what do think of the French deporting all the Roma they can lay their hands on? America is not looking so bad today.
good for tori and dean!
To French Canadian Chick: I'm quite sure you believe everything you wrote. Good for you. But you my dear (in my humble opinion) are deluded.
August 22, 2010 - 12:05pm French Canadian Chick Former liberal and reality bit. Actually you did not take responsibility for your back biting comments about people who live here. If you want to understand this country read about the history. Am European and Native American. Try reading the book I recommended about Anna Kingsley as a start. Google articles about African Americans who had plantations. Problem with perceptions is that they are based upon current interpretations of what is politically correct not what really happened here. TV and such does not help promote an accurate portrayal of events or people. Have a lot of friends who came from Canada and enjoy them.