Tatum O’Neal promises to never take f ——- drugs after an overdose
Tatum O’Neal is committed to living drug -free for the rest of her days.
The former children’s star, now 61, has a dramatic new view of life after a near-death experience and grim prognosis in 2020 never let her “hurt” again, Radaronline.com can reveal.
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The children’s star went into a six -week coma in 2020 and woke up with negative side effects.
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Tatum had a tumultuous relationship with her father Ryan, who used drugs for her as a young child.
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Five years ago, Pills almost took her life when she has an overdose in her century city apartment – resulted in a serious stroke.
During the insulating COVID-19 Lockdown, the Paper moon Star had to do with chronic pain of rheumatoid arthritis and was prescribed morphine by a doctor who was not aware of her addiction history.
Things worse when she struggled with feelings of hopelessness, and also admitted that she did not want to continue – despite her relentless love for her children.
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She later fell into a coma for six weeks after an overdose, and when she woke up, her prognosis was grim; She couldn’t talk, walk or see.
John remembered a doctor who asked if he knew if Tatum “would like to live like a vegetable,” but he believed that there was something in her that would even fight because of the most difficult situations.
He said: “There is something in her that you can’t explain – that persists by even terrible situations she places itself in.”
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Since the rise of the coma, Tatum has shown steady improvement, re -discovered itself and makes the greatest progress from within.
The actress explained: “Now I don’t want to hurt myself. Now I don’t want to use F ——– Drugs-I really don’t do that.”
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Elsewhere in the interview, Tatum spoke frankly about her difficult childhood.
At the age of 10, Tatum wrote history by winning the Oscar for the best supporting actress for her role in Paper moon Opposite her deceased father.
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Her victory marked the start of her highly published career, including teenage stuff and a reputation as a wild child in the tabloid press before the internet age.
At home, however, the life of Tatum was characterized by mistreatment of her actor parents, who were also both addicts.
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Tatum revealed that her father hit her after she was nominated for an Oscar and he was not.
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She was introduced in alcohol at the age of six and went through her father’s physical and verbal abuse after he had received full custody of her in 1970.
Tatum said she had entered Ryan, she noticed that she was being founded for exploitation and a lifetime attempt – in vain – to win his approval.
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Ryan opened drugs for Tatum, kept a rotating door of women in their house and even hit her after she heard she had been nominated Paper moon And he wasn’t.
In her moving memoirs from 2004 A paper lifeTatum shared how her father turned on her after her performance in the film was labeled as the ‘striking’.
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The praise she received pulled away from her father, when she remembered, “Things quickly became ugly.”
Not only did he play physically in jealousy after her Oscar nomination, but he also refused to attend the ceremony with her.
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Ryan also had a say in which roles were allowed to take on Tatum, the actress said she “never really recovered.”
About how her father would come on her head, she added: “He checked and told me,” No, you’re not good. ” And so I started that to get Not good, always feel scared. “
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Ryan died on December 8, 2023, at the age of 82.
Despite the years of alienation and bitter conflicts, Tatum had visited him three times after his health crisis, including one visit to his Malibu house just before his death.
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The actress shares three children with John Mcenroe.
During their last meeting he offered her drugs. But Tatum was strong enough to refuse.
She remembered, “I know he drank, smoked a lot of pot, and he had something like:” Here, take a pill. ” I had something like: “No, thank you.” “
