Tatum O'Neal's Crack Bust

Plagued with problems with drug use since her troubled childhood, the Paper Moon actress was busted in a drug sweep on the lower East Side around 7:30 p.m. The former Dancing with the Stars contestant solicited drugs from a homeless man and when she was searched by police, they found cocaine, crack and a crack pipe on her person.

Initially, O'Neal claimed she was "doing research for a part." However, after the search revealed the drug paraphernalia, Tatum broke down and started crying. O'Neal told officers, "Today was the first time I was relapsing, but you guys saved me! Can you let me go?"

The former child star was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Her 2004 memoir A Paper Life chronicled her struggle with heroin addiction, childhood abuse and a turbulent relationship with tennis star John McEnroe.

On the bright side, at least she wasn't driving. Right?

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