Tatum O'Neal arrested in drug bust

From Cheryl Robinson
CNN

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Academy Award-winning actress Tatum O'Neal was arrested Sunday for buying crack cocaine in New York, police said.

The 44-year-old actress, who penned a 2004 memoir about her long road to sobriety, was arrested around 7:30 p.m. on the Lower East Side of Manhattan after she was seen making a purchase from a drug dealer, police said.

Investigators charged her with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. She is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

At 10, O'Neal won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "Paper Moon."

She is the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal and the ex-wife of tennis star John McEnroe, with whom she has three children.

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