Celeb Kids Who Seriously Disgraced Their Parents

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Of all of actor Ryan O'Neal's children, you'd think Redmond (his son with the late Farrah Fawcett) would be the black sheep, considering he's been in and out of jail and rehab for years. Redmond's half-sister, Tatum O'Neal, a former addict herself, has also publicly aired her share of grievances about her tumultuous upbringing in her autobiography, A Paper Life. But it was Griffin, Ryan's son from his first marriage, who has had the harshest words for his father. 

After a violent confrontation between Griffin and Ryan, Griffin appeared on Larry King with what was apparently a singular goal: trash the ever-living crap out of his dad. Among the long list of allegations, Griffin claims Ryan tried to shoot him in the face, attacked both him and his pregnant wife with a fireplace poker, repeatedly cheated on all of his wives, and not only enabled Redmond's drug use, but partook in it with him. 

Griffin is no angel. He's dealt with drug and assault charges, not to mention the infamous 1986 boating accident he was involved in that resulted in the death of Francis Ford Coppola's son, Gian. Griffin was found not guilty of manslaughter, but convicted for negligence in the wake of the accident, reported The Washington Post.

For his part, Ryan admits he wasn't the ideal father, telling Vanity Fair that he used drugs throughout his children's upbringing. He called another of his sons, Patrick, "not likable" and confirmed that he was "sorry he had children." So, as far as his kids disgracing him in the public eye? Ryan O'Neal handles that all on his own just fine.

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