Tatum O'Neal: Drugs Lead to Jail and Death

Tatum O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct
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Actress Tatum O'Neal -- who was arrested in June of this year for trying to buy cocaine -- speaks out to "The Insider" about her father and half-brother's recent arrest for drug possession.

"Addiction, if untreated, can lead to jail, institutions and death. I love them both and I am sorry to hear about this," Tatum said.

"The Insider" confirmed yesterday that actor Ryan O'Neal and his son Redmond were arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession after Redmond's probation search at the actor's Malibu home.

Deputies found Redmond O'Neal, 23, in possession of methamphetamine, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore, adding that the drug was also found in Ryan's room.

The father and son were released on bail yesterday.

Published 9/18/08 by the Insider

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  • This is a very sad family story. The kids were saddled with a loser for a father and inherited his addiction to drugs. I feel very sorry for all of them. Tatum has so much talent and such low self-esteem...I would love to see her and her brothers get their lives in order. It's too late for their father who is no father of the year.
    Anonymous 6/25/09 Reply
  • Whats wrong with the Ryan O"Neal family? did they not find anything better to suck on ?!! The whole godamn family! this is sick!! With Farrah battling for her life, is it not enough for a crisis to bring the lot to their senses?!!... so much for the "Love Story " hero!.
    audreyindia 5/7/09 Reply
  • I missed The Insider TV interview of Jill Biden. Is there anywhere I can go to see the text or view it?
    thanks
    J.Cronan Boston, MA
    Anonymous 9/19/08 Reply
  • drugs are bad
    ZhenF 9/18/08 Reply
  • Wow, what a shocker!
    EricaAsahan 9/18/08 Reply
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    Anonymous 9/18/08 Reply