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RYAN O’NEAL: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

It was back in the 70’s when we were partying at the small and exclusive club in Beverly hills called The Candy Store. A recent arrival in LA from Chicago, we loved nightclubbing because we always ran into movie stars. On this night we were mesmerized by the sight of What’s Up Doc? costars Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand, apparently out on a date. They danced very close and when they sat down, Barbra was openly affectionate and possessive and coy- she seemed to be crazy about him. He was attractive – looked like a college frat boy. Barbra’s romantic notions didn’t pan out (they never became a couple) and that was probably for the best. Ryan went on to have 4 kids and three out of four were drug addicts – Ryan took the blame. But he made some sweet, funny movies and we appreciate him for that…

Photo: Gary Lewis (This pic was taken outside The Candy Store, possibly the same night)

By Janet / December 8, 2023

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VISUAL PROOF OF STREISAND CRUSH

Here’s a fun coincidence. In the previous gossip item I told you about Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand back in the day, giggling and carrying on in the throes of a fling at The Candy Store in Beverly Hills. It so happens, my friend Gary Lewis, a well-known paparazzi, was OUTSIDE the club that night and shot THIS photo of the couple arriving. He also remembered Barbra being very giddy and holding on to Ryan like a trophy. Anyway, this photo kinda proves my point! It WAS a romance…will it be in her book?

Photo Credit: Gary Lewis – you can check out Gary Lewis’s amazing photos in his 90 page store on EBay at lacelebritypics.

By Janet / August 9, 2023

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WILL BARBRA STREISAND LEAVE ANYTHING OUT OF HER LIFE STORY?

Barbra Streisand’s memoir (around a thousand pages!) is due to be released in November- just in time for Christmas gifts. Naturally her life story will include her Hollywood romances and we can’t wait to read the chapter about Ryan O’Neal. Barbra and Ryan costarred in two comedies- What’s Up Doc and The Main Event. Apparently Barbra had a huge crush on Ryan after their first movie and I saw them together one night at The Candy Store in Beverly Hills. She was ALL OVER him! Barbra was giggling and nuzzling Ryan and sitting on his lap half the time. She did not let him out of her sight or her grip. Apparently they dated for awhile, but then Ryan met Farrah Fawcett (who was married to Lee Majors at the time) and THEY hooked up. I’m curious to read Streisand’s book to see what she says about Ryan…

Photo: Penguin Random House

By Janet / August 8, 2023

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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO REDMOND O’NEAL?

We happened to see a photo of Ryan O’Neal limping in Beverly Hills and suddenly realized we’d heard nothing about what was going on with his son with Farrah Fawcett – Redmond O’Neal. (Farrah died in 2009) It’s a sad story. Redmond had a tumultuous life of drugs, rehab, and arrests, starting in his teens. In 2018, he was arrested for a violent crime spree – he robbed a 7-Eleven at knifepoint and stabbed five random people who made eye contact with him on the street. In 2019 he was dubbed “incompetent to stand trial” and transferred to the state mental hospital in Norwalk, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. He’s 37 now and his future looks uncertain…

Photo: LAPD

By Janet / February 6, 2022

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LEE MAJORS IS STILL BIONIC

We always thought that if Farrah Fawcett had stayed married to Lee Majors, and she hadn’t hooked up with Ryan O’Neal, her life would have been much better. Lee (The Six Million Dollar Man) and Farrah (Charlie’s Angels) were the golden couple of the 70’s – Lee was even called the “blonde Elvis Presley” because of their resemblance. Anyway, poor Farrah got mixed up with Ryan’s druggy life and neglected kids, and their only son together, Redmond O’Neal, ended up in prison. At 80, Lee Majors is thriving and his 4th wife Faith has Farrah Fawcett hair…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / February 16, 2020

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REDMOND O’NEAL COULDN’T SHAKE THE FAMILY CURSE

Being Farrah Fawcett’s son didn’t help Redmond O’Neal create a decent life for himself – because he was cursed with Ryan O’Neal for a father. Egotistical Ryan O’Neal has four kids with three women – three are drug addicts. His kids claim he plied them with drugs when they were pre-teens. Son Patrick escaped the family curse by growing up with his mother, Leigh Taylor-Young. Newly arrested Redmond has been in and out of over a dozen rehabs and spent most of his adult life in prison. His mother left him plenty of money (he attended Farrah’s 2009 funeral in handcuffs) but he couldn’t escape chronic substance abuse. He’s 33 and a hardened criminal now – charged with a crime spree including attempted murder, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, battery, etc. So much for “Hollywood Royalty.”

By Janet / June 10, 2018

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THIS WOMAN WENT ON A DATE WITH RYAN O’NEAL?

Ryan O’Neal looks like he’s celebrating winning that 3 year court case with the University of Texas over Farrah Fawcett’s Warhol portrait. Farrah bequeathed her art collection to the University but Ryan refused to give up the Warhol – worth over 12 million dollars. Ryan wept in court and told jurors he “talked” to the painting hanging over his bed. If the jury knew how he treated Farrah and what their relationship was REALLY like, they never would have let him keep the painting. But he put on a good act. And above, he found a young woman willing to go out with him he took her to the Stanley Cup Finals. Now that he’s in the money again he’s apparently more desirable.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / June 8, 2014

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RYAN O ‘ NEAL CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR FARRAH’S WARHOL

After three weeks of testimony, the jury’s still out as to whether Ryan O’Neal owns that valuable Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that she may or may not have willed to her alma mater The University of Texas, along with the rest of her art collection. Ryan dragged Farrah’s friends, Alana Stewart and Mela Murphy, along with nurses and employees to testify that the painting is HIS. (Of course, nobody wants the highly combustible Ryan for an enemy.) Ryan and Farrah’s relationship in later years was examined and we believe they were no more than friends – and THAT because they had a son together. Farrah blamed Ryan for their son Redmond’s drug troubles. Ryan’s teary claim that he “talks” to Farrah’s portrait while he’s in bed was stomach turning. A telling piece of evidence was the fact that Farrah signed a document of ownership for the portrait when it was included in an exhibit at the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh. May the best University win!

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / December 17, 2013

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FARRAH FAWCETT WOULDN’T RECOGNIZE HER SON REDMOND TODAY

Omigosh! The last time we saw Redmond O’Neal he was tall and skinny and had bright red hair (above with his father Ryan O’Neal in 2007.) Nowadays, he looks so different that if his mother Farrah Fawcett were alive, SHE might not recognize him. Redmond, 28, has spent most of his adult life either in jail or rehab for drugs and firearms charges. He finished his court ordered treatment in October and will be on probation for three more years. For the past 9 month he seems to have been behaving, but he looks like a different person. He shaved his head, packed on some poundage and got some new tattoos. Click HERE to see how he looks today.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / July 8, 2013

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REDMOND O’NEAL: IF YOU’RE SMART, YOU’LL STAY AWAY FROM RYAN

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Farrah Fawcett’s drug addicted son Redmond, 27, just out of court ordered rehab for approximately the dozenth time and he’s free to go back home – wherever that is. Hopefully it’s nowhere near his father Ryan O’Neal who has been mixed up in his drug escapades in the past. While Redmond was locked up he managed to do a good deed by paying $100,000 for his half-sister Tatum’s rehab. Redmond doesn’t have his mother’s trademark smile – his abused looking teeth more closely resemble those of Charlie Sheen. Drugs.

By Janet / October 9, 2012

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