Ryan O’Neal, son delay entering pleas
Posted by admin on Nov 16, 2008
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Ryan O’Neal and his son have delayed entering pleas in their felony drug cases until after the new year.
The Oscar-nominated actor and his son appeared in court Thursday morning, where attorneys asked a judge for more time to review evidence.
The 67-year-old actor and his 23-year-old son were ordered to return on Jan. 9.
They were arrested in September when Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies did a routine parole check on Redmond ... read more
Judge orders Ryan O’Neal’s son into detox
Posted by admin on Oct 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered the 23-year-old son of actor Ryan O’Neal back to rehab weeks after he and his father were arrested on suspicion of drug possession.
Redmond O’Neal appeared in a Malibu courtroom Wednesday on a probation violation for a previous drug conviction.
Judge Scott Millington ordered O’Neal into a two-week detox program after he admitted he had relapsed, court records show.
He was sentenced to three years’ ... read more
ET: Sharon Stone wanted son to get Botox injections
Posted by admin on Oct 1, 2008
ET has obtained new court documents related to Sharon Stone’s custody battle with her ex-husband, Philip Bronstein, over their 8-year-old son.
In the documents, a judge writes, “the testimony of Father, Mother and Dr. Lee indicated that Mother appears to overreact to many medical issues involving [the child].” As an example, the court wrote that Sharon believed that her son suffered from a spinal illness when there was “no evidence to support this allegation.” The court also noted that Sharon wanted to get Botox injections for her son to deal with foot odor, while his father ... read more
ET: Ryan O’Neal and son Redmond arrested
Posted by admin on Sep 20, 2008
ET confirms that actor Ryan O’Neal and his son Redmond were booked on suspicion of narcotics possession this morning after a probation search at the actor’s Malibu home.
Deputies found Redmond O’Neal, 24, in possession of methamphetamine, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore tells ET. The drug was also found in Ryan’s room.
Investigators suspect both men had methamphetamine, but the substances still need to be tested, Whitmore ... read more
McConaughey to plant son’s placenta in orchard
Posted by admin on Aug 9, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew McConaughey says the birth of his son will help bring a little joy to others in the world someday. The actor kept the placenta from the July birth of his son and plans to plant it in an orchard, he tells CNN’s “House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” in an interview scheduled to air in two parts Aug. 9 and Aug 16.
McConaughey says he hopes it will fertilize the land, a ritual long followed in several ... read more
Fawcett-O’Neal son Redmond admits Calif. charges
Posted by admin on Jun 29, 2008
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Redmond O’Neal, the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, has pleaded guilty in California to possessing heroin and methamphetamine.
The 23-year-old O’Neal pleaded guilty Thursday in a Malibu court to the two felony counts and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of drugs. As part of a plea deal, a second DUI charge was dismissed.
O’Neal was arrested Jan. 26 after he was stopped for speeding on Pacific Coast ... read more
Katie Holmes and ‘All My Sons’ start performances Sept. 18
Posted by admin on Jun 19, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) — Curtain up Sept. 18 for Katie Holmes’ Broadway debut.
That’s the date the former “Dawson’s Creek” star and wife of Tom Cruise, begins preview performances in a revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” producer Eric Falkenstein announced Tuesday.
The production, which also stars John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson, officially opens Oct. 16 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre for a limited engagement ... read more
Martin Sheen opens up about son Charlie’s drug use
Posted by admin on May 28, 2008
Martin Sheen became “fanatic” when his son Charlie was using drugs.
“When a life is at stake and it’s your child, you become fearless in a lot of ways. I mean, you just become fanatic,” the 67-year-old actor says in the July/August issue of AARP The Magazine. “Nothing ever gets done unless it’s done by a fanatic.”
Sheen, who portrayed fictional President Josiah Bartlet on NBC’s “The West Wing,” tells the magazine ... read more