Tatum O'Neal arrested in NYC drug bust
NEW YORK (AP) -June 2, 2008 Police say the 44-year-old actress was seen making the illicit
purchase at about 7:30 last night. She is charged with criminal
possession of a controlled substance.
O'Neal is the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal and appears
regularly on the cable television series "Rescue Me." She was the
youngest person to win an Oscar -- for her role in 1973's "Paper
Moon."
She chronicled her struggles with addiction in her memoir, "A
Paper Life."
Police could not say whether she had an attorney. Messages left
for a publicist were not returned early today.
