Tatum O’Neal’s childhood was marked by the violent arms of her father.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the actress’ has made a daring confession about her poisonous relationship with father Ryan O’Neal, exposing the lingering jealousy and bitterness he directed at her till his dying in 2023.
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Tatum revealed her father punched her after she was nominated for an Oscar and he wasn’t.
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Tatum, now 61, made historical past on the younger age of 10 by profitable the Oscar for Finest Supporting Actress for her position in Paper Moon alongside her late father.
Her victory marked the beginning of a extremely publicized profession, which noticed her rise to teen stardom and a status as a “wild baby” – usually splashed throughout gossip columns earlier than the age of the web.
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The actress pledged to ‘by no means do medicine once more’ after struggling a near-death expertise in 2020.
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At dwelling, Tatum’s life was marred by mistreatment from her actor mother and father, each of whom have been addicts.
In an interview with Selection, the actress revealed she was launched to alcohol at simply 6 years previous whereas residing at her mom’s home.
However nothing improved when her father gained full custody in 1970; as a substitute, years of bodily and verbal abuse from him adopted.
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Tatum stated after shifting in along with her dad, she discovered herself arrange for exploitation and spent a lifetime attempting to win his approval – which by no means totally occurred.
Ryan overtly used medicine in entrance of his daughter and always introduced completely different ladies out and in of their dwelling, to which she remarked: “Women, ladies, ladies.”
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Most shockingly, nonetheless, Ryan punched her when he realized she was nominated for Paper Moon and he wasn’t.
In her 2004 memoir, A Paper Life, Tatum revealed how her father turned on her after her efficiency within the movie was known as the “standout.”
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The reward she acquired sparked envy in her father, as she recalled: “Issues obtained ugly fast.”
Not solely did he lash out bodily in jealousy after her Oscar nomination, however he additionally refused to attend the ceremony along with her.
Nonetheless, she thanked him in her acceptance speech.
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Tatum dealt along with her controlling father all through her early profession – even when it got here to what roles she was allowed to tackle, which she stated she “by no means actually recovered from.”
He even prevented her from auditioning for the position of a kid prostitute in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver – which earned Jodie Foster her first Oscar nomination.
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Tatum had a tumultuous relationship along with her father Ryan, who did medicine in entrance of her as a younger baby.
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Tatum stated her father thought the position was “somewhat too bare,” however she believed his stance was solely pushed by jealousy.
On how her dad would get to her head, Tatum added: “He was controlling, and telling me, ‘No, you’re not good.’ And so then I began to get not good, feeling scared on a regular basis.”
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Although Tatum stated she by no means acquired an apology from her father and realized posthumously he’d reduce her out of his will, his dying finally freed her from his shadow.
Ryan handed away on December 8, 2023, on the age of 82.
Regardless of years of estrangement and bitter battle, Tatum visited him 3 times after his well being disaster, together with as soon as at his Malibu dwelling simply earlier than his dying.
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Throughout their closing encounter, he provided her medicine – however she refused.
She recalled: “I do know he was consuming, smoking loads of pot, and he was like, ‘Right here, take a capsule.’ I used to be like, ‘No, thanks.'”
Apart from her struggles with household, Tatum additionally turned infamous for her struggles with dependancy to alcohol, cocaine, and heroin – which even led to a brief lack of custody of her three youngsters with John McEnroe.
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In Might 2020, Tatum overdosed in her Century Metropolis residence, struggling a extreme stroke.
Remoted in the course of the COVID lockdown and coping with continual ache from rheumatoid arthritis, she was prescribed morphine by a physician unaware of her dependancy historical past.
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The actress shares three youngsters with John McEnroe, who she beforehand misplaced custody of.
She later fell right into a coma for six weeks after overdosing, and when she awakened, her prognosis was grim; she couldn’t discuss, stroll, or see.
However she has since steadily improved, relearning every little thing, with the best progress coming from inside.
She stated: “Now I don’t wish to damage myself. Now I don’t wish to f—— take medicine once more — I actually do not.”