07:10 PM EDT 09/25/2008
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Griffin O'Neal Speaks Out About Family's Troubles
Originally posted 09/24/2008 08:10AM
The drug arrests of Ryan O'Neal and his 23-year-old son Redmond at their Malibu home are just the latest chapter in a tragic saga, the actor's other son Griffin O'Neal tells PEOPLE.
"It's a very screwed-up family," says Griffin, 43. "If you want to be emotionally healthy and strong, you've got to get out .... It's a truly sad situation."
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Lawyer: Ryan O'Neal 'Does Not Use Drugs'
Originally posted 09/18/2008 08:30PM
Drugs found by police in Ryan O'Neal's home didn't belong to him and the actor "will be fully vindicated," his lawyer tells PEOPLE.
"Those were not Ryan's drugs, he doesn't use drugs, and has nothing to do with them," attorney Mark Werksman said Thursday. "It's a dangerous assumption for deputies to have arrested Ryan just because he was in proximity to the drugs."
Werksman declined to specify how a vial of methamphetamines found by sheriff's deputies Wednesday ended up in Ryan's bedroom, or whose drugs they were. O'Neal and his son were both arrested for alleged drug possession.
"This situation is very upsetting to Ryan because he's just trying to lead his life quietly," Werksman added. "I have full confidence that Ryan will be vindicated."
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Tatum O'Neal Speaks Out about Ryan and Redmond's Drug Arrests
Originally posted 09/18/2008 12:55PM
Tatum O'Neal is worried about her father and half-brother after they were arrested for drug possession, the Oscar winner tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"I'm really worried about Redmond," the actress, 44, said Thursday. "I want them both to get better and get the help they need – especially my brother."
Tatum was herself arrested in New York on June 1 for trying to buy cocaine (she eventually pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct).
"[Addiction] runs in families. It's a disease," she adds. "I'm praying for both of them. I'm praying for my whole family. I hope Red will get treatment. That's what he needs. There is hope for Redmond. He deserves to have the life a [young man] – going to school, hanging out with friends, getting a job. I wish the best for him.”
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Ryan O'Neal and Son Arrested for Alleged Drug Possession
Originally posted 09/17/2008 02:45PM
Ryan O'Neal and his son, Redmond, were arrested Wednesday at the actor's Malibu, Calif., home for alleged drug possession, a sheriff's spokesman confirms.
"This morning, deputies were doing a routine sweep to make sure Redmond was adhering to his probation," sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. "Upon searching the premises, the younger O'Neal was found in possession of narcotics. Later, a vial of drugs were found in the elder O'Neal's bedroom. We believe the drugs found were methamphetamines."
Both Ryan, 67, and Redmond, 23, were held at a local sheriff's station before both posted $10,000 bail each and were released from custody around noon.
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Ryan O'Neal Not Charged for Fight With Son
Originally posted 05/25/2007 01:00PM
Ryan O'Neal won't face charges in the fight with his son Griffin, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.
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Lawyer Rejects Ryan O'Neal's 'Self-Defense' Claim
Originally posted 02/07/2007 03:45PM
Ryan O'Neal was not acting in self-defense during a scuffle with his son Griffin O'Neal, whose pregnant girlfriend suffered "blunt head trauma" during the altercation, a lawyer for the couple said on Wednesday.
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Tapes: Griffin O'Neal's Pregnant Girlfriend Called 911
Originally posted 02/06/2007 10:15AM
Griffin O'Neal's pregnant girlfriend frantically told a 911 operator she had been hit and was in pain the night Ryan O'Neal was arrested on assault and firearms charges, newly released tapes reveal.
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Ryan O'Neal Arrested After Fight With Son
Originally posted 02/04/2007 11:25AM
Actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested in his Malibu home on assault and firearms charges after a fight with his 42-year-old son Griffin, police said Sunday.
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O'Neal Battles Leukemia
Originally posted 03/31/1998 12:00AM
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