 Tatum Oneal: Pleads guilty of misconduct
A New York judge sentenced Oscar winner Tatum Oneal, the former child actress two days treatment and a 95 dollar fine on Wednesday. She was arrested in early June for trying to buy crack cocaine.
According to the news of New York Daily, Tatum Oneal struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty of misconduct in exchange for attending two half-day drug-treatment sessions and paying the fine.
The 44 year old Tatum Oneal said, "I am going back to my meetings and back to my life. I am just glad that I got the deal that I got. I wish it hadn't happened, but we move on".
Court officials said that Oneal was initially charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanour offence punishable by up to one year in jail.
According to the newspaper, Tatum Oneal, the former wife of tennis superstar John McEnroe was caught buying crack cocaine from a homeless street vendor on the night of June 1, three blocks from her home.
After searching her, officers found two bags of drugs - one with crack, one with regular cocaine and an unused crack pipe.
At the age of 10, Tatum Oneal became the youngest person to win an Oscar for her supporting role in "Paper Moon", in which she starred along with her father, Ryan O'Neal.
In her autobiography "A Paper Life," Tatum Oneal wrote about her addiction to heroin. Oneal said later she sought help and got off drugs. |