Tatum O’Neal Arrested Buying Crack Cocaine

Ryan O’Neal and Tatum as a child starTatum O’Neal

Tatum O’Neal was arresting in New York on Sunday evening in a drug sting. She was buying crack cocaine from a drug dealer on the Lower East Side of Manhattan at 7:30 p.m. on June 1, 2008 when she was nabbed by police. She was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

O’Neal is the daughter of actor Ryan O’Neal and was married to tennis star John McEnroe. The couple have three children. Actress Farrah Fawcett, currently battling cancer, has been in a committed relationship with Ryan O’Neal since 1982. Tatum lived with the couple while growing up.

O’Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 10 for her role in the movie Paper Moon. She wrote a tell-all memoir in 2004 about being abused and neglected as a child and her lifelong struggles with sobriety.

Check out more photos below.

From the movie Little Darlings - Tatum O’Neil and Kristy McNichelTatum and John McEnroe photoTatum O’Neal did a stint on Dancing with the StarsTatum O’Neal in her Academy Award Winning Paper Moon performanceRyan O’Neal, Tatum as a child and at a book signing

Related Articles:

Create a Meebo Chat Room

3 Responses to “Tatum O’Neal Arrested Buying Crack Cocaine”

  1. This is sad. She was supposed to be clean already considering she got help years ago. Now she’s still into it. Just sad.

  2. I think she is an awesome actress and such a beautiful woman. She is also just a plain idiot! Geez Tatum, when your 44 and still do drugs, you don’t get high, you just DIE!!!! wake up dumbass!!!

  3. […] Tatum O’Neal Gets Arrested For Buying Crack Cocaine! ~ Bitten and Bound […]

Leave a Reply