Hollywood's Best Parents Ever
New information has emerged on the Ryan O'Neal case, including a "911" call made from the residence shortly before the police arrived to arrest the 65 year-old actor. A woman identified as JoAnne Berry is the caller on the 911 tape and she is described as a "friend" of Griffin O'Neal. Excerpts from the call to Malibu dispatchers:
"I got hit by something. I can't see. Help me! Help me! I'm in a lot of pain. ... I need an ambulance."
Ms. Berry, who is seven-months pregnant, did not say who hit her, or what she was hit with. But the report states she was treated for minor injuries and later released. Ryan O'Neal was arrested on charges stemming from the shooting at his Malibu home, and later released on $50,000 bond.
No additional charges have been filed at this time. I cobbled together the following outline, from accounts at CNN and the National Enquirer*, some of the following "might" have occurred.
Ryan's story: He was out with his former girlfriend Farrah Fawcett where they celebrated her 60th birthday and recent clean bill of health in her fight against anal cancer. (Congrats on being anal cancer-free!) Fawcett is the mother to the couple's 22 year-old-son Redmond. Redmond is a known crackhead. When Ryan arrived home, his youngest son Redmond was either tied up like a dog in the backyard, or being beaten up by Griffin (his oldest son from an earlier marriage.) Ryan and Griffin argued and someone ended up hitting Griffin's pregnant "friend" JoAnne Berry, in the face with a fireplace poker.
Both Ryan and Griffin stated the other was playing "pin the dent on the donkey" with the poker.
Griffin's side: He and Berry were "babysitting" his half-brother Redmond, when they discovered Redmond unresponsive in his room after smoking some PCP. Paramedics were dispatched and a resuscitated Redmond refused to go to the hospital. Griffin, who is known for his good judgment, decided that Redmond needed to be chained up and hog-tied for his own good. When their dad came home, he went beserk at the sight of seeing his youngest son tied up and allegedly attacked Griffin.
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