Tatum O’Neal Speaks Out About Overcoming Addiction: ‘I Felt Morally Bankrupt' | Megyn Kelly TODAY 

I met her at a celebrity show and she was just as gracious and as nice as could be! Love her! Always have!

This interviewer is so insensitive and rude. Describing Tatum's mother as if all she ever was was an addict. It's clear that Tatum's still in pain. But Kelly doesn't seem to give a crap... Tatum is beautiful and very brave given how she was brought up and the "father" she has to deal with. And she's right, people rarely take the time to understand. They only judge

I know Tatum. She is a former client here in Beverly Hills and she is really a wonderful person. I am always on her side.

I love Tatum. She was robbed of her childhood and innocence. I did too so I can relate to her. My parents were self-absorbed and selfish which created lifelong abandonment issues for me.

Tatum, your mother was so talented. Her voice was incredible on andy griffith. I couldnt believe how beautifully she sang that song. A first-rate songstress. Such a beautiful, gorgeous woman. I am so sorry she had such pain and tragedy. I read that your mother's mother, father, and sister all died in a one-car crash. (the father a couple days later from the injuries). I also read she worked hard to eliminate her southern accent. Oh no! I loved her accent so much on andy griffith. It is so wonderful to hear you honor your mother so much. She still gives me a great deal of pleasure. I honor her so much.

Wonderful sober woman. She has a lot to teach

Raised by wolves, married abuse, she has gained so much wisdom. Horrible father and husband.

I’m such a big fan of Tatum. I loved her memoir “Paper Moon” (haven’t read her new one yet). She is a survivor. Love her!!

Meghan kelly was so rude to label Joanna Moore as a drug addict. Joanna moore was gorgeous and unique and a wonderful actress and she had a sublime voice. Many people adored her. Every time i see her on andy griffith it is a great treat. She did many roles on television.

She’s still beautiful and that speaks to her heart

When I was a 10 year old girl living in Riverside, CA in 1974, I watched the Oscars. I watched Tatum O'Neal win for best supporting actress. I turned to my mother and said, "Mom, I want to win an Oscar just like Tatum O'Neal. We had seen "Paper Moon" and we liked the film. So my mother says, "Oh, you want to be on TV?" I said, "No, I want to be in the movies". So she got me an agent named Betty Ruby in Hollywood. They took a bunch of photos of me and picked out the best of 4 in 1 photo to get me started. I ended up moving back to IL where I was born. I think Tatum is one of the coolest people around!

Grateful for Her authenticity and courage to stop the conversation, and then later redirect to a point that She came there to make- 👏 Bravo Tatum

Tatum has her mother Joanna's beauty. I have always loved her and her work and will always be team Tatum. I wish her the best and hope she realizes one day that you are not defined by your setbacks and mistakes but what you did with them to improve and learn from them.

Tatum is always so lovely, gracious and such a good honest person. Sending you lots of love ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I LOVE her. Tatum is SO BEAUTIFUL and WHAT AN ACTRESS. I'm so sad the life she lived. I wish Tatum was in MORE t.v or movies SHE'S GREAT!!!!!!!!!

Ms. Kelly - An alcoholic IS an ADDICT....(addicted to booze) I love Ms. O'Neal.....however, addiction can only be arrested.....not overcome (cured). Pick-up the first time and game on....let the chaos begin. I wish her well....she's wonderful....

wishing all the best for you, tatum

It's amazing how good things look on the outside to what's really going on. Her parents were gorgeous looking people. I saw photos of them as a family ryan joanna & their two kids tatum & griffin who are " irish" twins about 10 months apart & they looked like this beautiful all American family that could be on a magazine cover all 4 w/ golden hair & green & blue eyes. So sad that it only lasted a couple years. I was horrified & disturbed after reading Tatum's book. Joanna had a horrid life herself & got hooked on speed like other actresses in the old Hollywood studio system & never got clean. She was such a non functioning parent that ryan got full custody of the kids which in the 60s was very rare for a mother to lose her kids. Ryan immediately put them in boarding school where they would have been better off away from both parents. Some people just are not meant to have kids. I honestly give tatum & griffin so much credit for surviving literally their childhood. Ryan is a malignant narcissist who mentally physically & emotionally abused his kids. Read her book it's all there. Also in the many years since the book came out others have confirmed things tatum has said. Redmond went on a violent crime spree a few years back & last I read he was not fit to stand trial b/c he has " wet brain " & his i.q. & motor functions are diminished from the severe drug abuse that started at age 12 when the brain is still forming completely. So 3 out of his 4 kids that he directly raised all have had serious drug problems since childhood & all have been arrested at least once. Redmond literally was on his 15th rehab when a paper life came out 15 years ago. Also the 3 kids came from 2 different moms so the common denominator is ryan. The one child he did not raise turned out normal b/c his mom had custody. I'll never understand why Farrah would have a child w/ a man like ryan when she saw first hand how he treated his 2 eldest children. He actually just left them to fend for themselves at 15 & 14 ! & moved on to farrahs. I think when farrah & ryan split she had no idea how to handle 13 year old redmond who was already an addict. She really should have demanded custody of that child. The judge let the kid decide where he wanted to live & he chose Ryan's house b/c to was no rules & could do all the drugs he wanted whereas Farah from what I gather was not a drug addict or drinker It's sad how cycles continue. Tatums mom lost custody of her kids & then tatum lost custody of her kids. Tatum also married john McEnroe who has grown up a lot & seems like a together mature person now but when he was young it's funny tatum married this fiery controlling irish american like her dad , although I think john was a way better person & parent on his worst day then Ryan on his best day. I wish tatum the best

I wanted to listen to more about Tatum O'Neal's life and growing up and how she feels now. I didn't know that she felt morally bankrupt throughout her life. I found her to be so talented at such a young age. I mean she won an Oscar at 10 and she was so popular growing up. I wanted to hear more about her addiction and when it started. This upload doesn't give enough time to really listen to the actor's life and I haven't seem her for such a long time. I think that she is very talented and should have received more roles as she got older.

Good interview Tantum.

Tatum is a truly gifted and talented actress, but her life has been no picnic. If you have read her books, it's no wonder she had struggles with addiction. I'm a recovering addict and she's absolutely right about it not being a moral issue. I am grateful to her for shining a light on that.

i love Tatum. have always been a fan. i am happy she is well. what a great lady

Her story about her dad makes me think too much about my dad. I understand trying to find a place in your heart and life and history for your dad without shattering your soul.

She’s a beautiful girl

Tatum to Megyn: "I'll just stop you there ..." good for her, Megyn had summed her mom up in two words: addict and alcoholic, and Tatum did not let that go unanswered.

Titamonial is all class. 💯🏆💕 She's incredible thank you for doing such a great job 👍

I’m glad Tatum called out Megyn defining her mother’s entire existence as ‘alcoholic’ and nothing more.

She's so pretty

Addiction is a horrific thing to have to witness someone go through. It is brutal.

Love how she stopped and carried the narrative for her mother. God bless her, she's healed from her mom's neglect and gets why. She's spreading the word to get rid of sexism and agism in film and allow real artist to grow.

I adore Tatum O’Neal. Much respect.

I have always been a fan of Tatum O'Neal. I loved her in Paper Moon, The Bad News Bears and Little Darlings. She's awesome.

I was an almost child star. Filmed a pilot in Burbank in 1982. It never aired. I got a few commercials and then aged out at 14. I felt like a failure. Turned to drugs and booze. Came out on the other side, clean over ten years now.....

My thoughts and prayers are always with all of Ryan’s kids. I was so happy to see their reunion photos a few weeks ago. I did notice, she didn’t look like she felt very well then. Hang in there my friend! Everything is temporary. Lean on God and your wonderful children for your strength. Prayers

"Patriarchy maybe" poor Tatum, she was beautiful and her father was awful. It's been a tough road overcoming him and an alcoholic mom. Your heart goes out to her. She has a daughter who seems always on her side. Blessings find their way in. May peace find her. "Patriarchy" is just bitterness and resentment misplaced.

Tatum is such a charismatic person . Love her .

Her father was a narcissist and then she married one. Watching the Oprah series with her dad - it’s very obvious her dad’s supply source is incredibly low and he uses Tatum as his primary source of supply. Very sad to see. The way Ryan speaks to his female ‘friend’ is also beyond disgusting. Ryan is only now pretending to want to help Redmond because Farrah was smart enough to leave all of her money to him.

She’s such a beautiful woman!! ❤️❤️

Tatum is absolutely beautiful!

Tatum is genuinely authentic in every way! She was not given a chance to follow through.. I hope that she heals and finds that her strength lies within so that her DNA can keep her the authentic master she is! She can do wonders with young and upcoming actors! She is a natural! god bless her!

Tatum is awesome!! I wish her all the best!!

Tatum Oneal is a beautiful woman.🌻

I m same age, you feel like you grew up w her, loved her in paper moon bad news bears, little darlings...didn t really know the trouble in her life though, hope she is happy now

No mention on the 1985 movie "Certain Fury"... Whaaa!!??? Thats how I found out about her. Awesome roll on that movie

Love her

I had such a crush on her in Little Darlings. Kristy McNichol as well

She is a survivor & strong & a inspiration. A really lovely woman.

It is amazing that she was able to do this and say all of these things. So open and honest. Good for you Tatum. It is also amazing that Megyn “Santa is White” Kelly let her talk so openly for such a long time.

tatum seems sad ...loved her name always and loved the paper moon

Glad she stopped her on bad talk about her mom...good or bad it's her mother...

She’s beautiful!

I, and my whole, entire, full family, all, also, truly, currently, and always, will pray, so very very very very very very hard, and earnestly, for Ryan O'Neal's, Tatum O'Neal's, Griffin O'Neal's, and Redmond O'Neal's genetically inherited, family, drug addiction, mental disorder, and their depression disorder, for Griffin O'Neal's melorheostosis, for Tatum O'Neal's rheumatoid arthritis, and once again, for Ryan O'Neal's cancer, hopefully, not, eventually, killing him.

This interview was just gwtting good. Why did they cut it off?

Love Yatum O'niel Paper Moon she was adorable Great to c her shes lovely 😍🌈 🌟🌿

I grew up with Tatum O'Neal and am a big fan, but although addiction can transgress into "disease" and some people definitely have a propensity for it , it is technically voluntary, whereas other afflictions are unavoidable (like cancer or hereditary heart disease, etc;).

Hi Tatum Yr mom , Joanna Moore was so captivating on screen. Ill always remember her in the Alfred Hitchcock episode......

LOVE YOU TATUM! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💯&❗️

Great

How she do in that movie?

Tatum O'Neal is a true legend & a true survivor.

I see her winning another oscar. She gives me Patricia Neal vibes.

🌹🌹🌹 I LOVE YOU TATUM O'NEAL 🌹🌹🌹 AND YOUR BROTHERS TOO.I FEEL HORRIBLE AT THE THINGS YOU AND YOUR BROTHERS WENT THROUGH BUT I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR REDMOND, HE DIDN'T GO THROUGH AS MUCH AS YOU GUYS. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE STILL THE REIGNING QUEEN AS THE YOUNGEST EVER CHILD TO WIN AN OSCAR 🌹

How is something anyone chooses to do an addiction?

It's a shame they didn't use their connections and experience to educate her and keep her out of what they knew to be a poor environment, especially for a child from a family of addicts.

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Cold

She goes back and forth with her opinions on her marriage and her father. It’s hard for me to watch her after the O’Neals. She is narcissistic like her dad just a different kind. She’s covert and he’s overt.

I feel there is truth behind her her dad and her brothers I believe each played a roll in where they are today good bad and in between... I believe her dad is telling truths and lies but so is she and her brothers but I believe they all can and will get over this and it will all sort out...

Please get better Tatum

I don't like Megyn Kelly for some reason, but I like her guests because she has guests that I haven't seen in a long time and it is the only reason why I watch this show. As for Kelly, she comes off as phoney in her personality.

Megyn it’s not about YOU!

Megan is a pretty ladyboy!

I really like Tatum. She doesn't sound or look sober though. Lots of rambling.

Didnt she get another fatal overdose in 2020?

so sad she had to go to the whole patriarchy schpiel. Clearly, a rehearsed talking point.

Her father was jealous of her talent!

Tatum was on the defensive throughout this interview.

Please ugh

Too much rambling on Tatum's part.

Never liked her father. I believe he was the center problem of her own family.

Slave in her own mind

I think Ryan was having some private daddy time with her and she went cookoo. Happens more than you think, heard, Evan Rachel wood. These poor souls end up insane and drifting in a fantasy world.

yeah another messed up kid career for most of it. again and again these kids end up drug users and serkiing an adult career often to no avail.

Tatum O’Neal are you kidding me you had every opportunity that a male actor would have been saying anything different it’s just unbelievably wrong. Now you might of had a drug problem and I feel bad for you for that but don’t say you didn’t have the same opportunities as a man.

Tatum sorry really respected u until u come on and 4 some reason blame everyone else.

What career?

Her acting was great and her first book. But watching her reality show she was very manipulative and narcissistic.

Addiction is not a disease, it is a choice, a sin. Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life; no-one comes to God except through Me (John 14:6). Jesus wants you to to cast all your cares on Him because He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7). Only by repenting of sin and trusting in Jesus to guide your life are you spiritually safe for all eternity. I encourage you to prayerfully read The Holy Bible.

Weep weep

Addiction is not a disease.

Tatum is full of excuses. Accept responsibility for your "choices"

The crack pipe in the baby buggy was the final straw for McEnroe!