Actress Tatum O'Neal pleaded guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct charges in connection with her cocaine possession arrest earlier this month.The AP reports the judge ruled O'Neal, 44, must attend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program and pay a $95 surcharge.O'Neal, who has publicly described her struggles with drugs over the years, was busted by cops near her Manhattan home. She blamed her drug relapse on being distraught over the recent death of her 16-year-old Scottish terrier. If she satisfies the judge's orders by her next court date in September, the case will be dismissed. — J.R. WhalenRelated:• Exclusive: Rescue Me Wants Tatum O'Neal Back • Tatum O'Neal: The Cops "Saved Me" with Drug Bust
read more
The summer would be just a little less hot without the boys from Ladder 62 Fortunately FX is keeping our Rescue Me passion stoked with 10 minisodes Tuesdays at 10 pmET and also at Cracklecom The five-minute standalone vignettes will premiere June 24 as a sort of preview to the strike-delayed fifth season which isnt kicking off until April 09 Series cocreator and star Denis Leary chatted with us about those as well as the status of Tatum ONeal Mike FlahertyTV Guide These minisodes seem ideally suited for a show like Rescue MeDennis Leary Yeah It would be really hard for another drama to do them But we have comedy and drama as well as giant action sequences which play well in small doses People will get a taste of everything they like about the showTV Guide Tell me about a couple of the plotlinesLeary In one Sean Garrity Steven Pasquale spills a drink in his bed while the guys are asleep in the bunkroom and he decides to climb into bed with Tomm
read more
Despite her recent skirmish with the law, Tatum O'Neal is expected back at work at FX's Rescue Me the next instance she is needed. "We want to bring her back, and I haven't heard anything about why she wouldn't be available to us," series cocreator Peter Tolan told me during a sitdown to promote the indie Finding Amanda, which he wrote and directed. "It's a misdemeanor, so she's not going to do time, and nobody has said to us we can't insure her or anything like that. So I'm assuming she's available to us and it's 'business as usual.'"O'Neal's publicist confirms that she is back at the grindstone, ready for more Rescue Me as well as promoting the Lifetime movie Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal. At the time of her June 1 arrest (on charges of possession of a controlled substance), O'Neal had filmed two episodes for Rescue Me's fifth season (arriving in spring 2009). Seeing as her and Tommy's father passed on when last we tuned in, her services certainly will be needed. Says To...
read more
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:• As Season 4 arrives, isn't someone on the PHD overdue to bite the bullet? The Closer's James Duff teases what's ahead.• Will Tatum O'Neal appear in Rescue Me's next season?• The latest on how Ghost Whisperer was impacted by the Universal Studios fire.
read more
Rescue Me actress and Oscar-winner Tatum O'Neal (Paper Moon) was busted Sunday night for allegedly buying coke near her Manhattan home. The 44-year old actress, who was publically open about her battle with addiction in the memoir A Paper Life, initially told the police doing drug sweeps in the area that she was researching a role as a junkie. But after finding two dime bags and an unused crack pipe on her, O'Neal admitted that this was her first relapse prompted by the death of her 16-year-old Scottish Terrier.
read more
