Tatum O'Neal on Drug Bust: My Dog's Death "Set Me Off"

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 Tatum O'Neal on Drug Bust: My Dog's Death "Set Me Off"
Former child star (and recovering addict) Tatum O'Neal says the death of her 16-year-old Scottish terrier almost caused her to relapse. "There's no excuse for what I did," the 44-year-old actress — who was arrested after allegedly buying crack and cocaine Sunday in NYC — told the New York Post on Monday, the day of her arraignment. Three weeks ago, O'Neal said, "I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena. That seemed to set me off. "She got old. She got cancer. She was the fabric of our ... [link]

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Tatum O’Neal Says the Cops Saved Her Life
Published 6/3/2008 by Missy at Bitten and Bound
... The death or her dog evidently brought up many issues from her past, including the estrangement from her father actor Ryan O’Neal. Her mother passed away from addiction in 1998. Feeling alone can cause havoc on the mind. ...

NEWS: Tatum O’Neal on Drug Bust: My Dog’s Death “Set Me Off”
Published 6/3/2008 by Rick From Chicago at .:: THE3XGP.COM is the one stop spot for the best in MUSIC-FASHION-SPORTS-GOSSIP - Updated Daily ::.
... set to air August. 2. “Hopefully,” she said, “this isn’t going to kill everything.” Her colleagues have no doubt she can turn her life around. “She’s a lovely person,” Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell told Usmagazine.com at Monday’s CFDA Awards in New York City. “I hope she’s fine. She’s a great girl.” [Credit: Us Weekly]

The dog ate my sobriety
Published 6/3/2008 by Nick at Celebslam.com
... “I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena [three weeks ago]. That seemed to set me off. She got old. She got cancer. She was the fabric of our family. We had to let her go to heaven. My daughter and I had to put her down. It was too horrible for words. I couldn’t get out of it. I was going to my psychiatrist. I was doing everything I could do. I have the disease of alcoholism. It’s lifelong. I treat it every day by going to my 12-step program.” (Source) ...

The Cops Saved Me
Published 6/3/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
In the last 24 hours Tatum O'Neal has gone from "researching a role made me buy drugs" to "my dog's death set me off". We wonder — what other excuses, if any, will O'Neal feed to the media? The Oscar winning 'former' addict also claims that she's still sober. O'Neal told the NY Post, "Just when I was about to change that and wreck my life, the cops came and saved me! I was saved by the bell, by the guys in the Seventh Precinct." The actress also revealed that she would like to ...

Tatum O'Neal Leaves Court
Published 6/3/2008 by mprieve at A Socialite's Life
... Most recently, Tatum struggled to cope with the death of her family pet, Lena, a Scottish terrier. Three weeks ago, O'Neal said of her dog, "She was the fabric of our family. We had to let her go to heaven. My daughter and I had to put her down. It was too horrible for words." ...

Les News: Always Blame The Dog, Hatch Appeals Again, SJP Gets Duped
Published 6/3/2008 by TRENT (noreply@blogger.com) at Pink Is The New Blog
Wait, her dog made her do it ? Richard Hatch , the first Survivor winner who is currently serving a 51-month prison sentence, is trying that appeal thing again . The voices of The Simpsons are gonna be making a whole lot more moolah per episode . Bill Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins pays tribute to the late Bo Diddley . Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Fall Out Boy talk new albums. Mr. Mariah Carey is enjoying Mimi 's money ? Made of Honor star made a baby which she is currently incubating in her ...

Tatum O'Neal Blames Her Dead Dog
Published 6/4/2008 by idontlikeyouinthatway.com at IDontLikeYouInThatWay.com
... in New York City on Sunday night, she told police officers that she was preparing for a role. I know this might be hard to believe, but she was lying. I know, right?! US Magazine reports: Former child star (and recovering addict) Tatum O'Neal says the death of her 16-year-old Scottish terrier almost caused her to relapse. "There's no excuse for what I did," the 44-year-old actress - who was arrested after allegedly buying crack and cocaine Sunday in NYC - told the New York Post on Monday, the day of her arraignment. Three weeks ago, O'Neal said, "I lost my Scottish terrier, ...

CELEBRITY: Us Weekly’s Week In Review (06/29-07/05)
Published 7/5/2008 by Rick From Chicago at .:: THE3XGP.COM is the one stop spot for the best in MUSIC-FASHION-SPORTS-GOSSIP - Updated Daily ::.
... after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct stemming from her June cocaine arrest, which she blamed on the death of her dog. See ...

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