Ryan O’Neal continues to make headlines after his death, as three of his four children did not attend his funeral!
Although the Hollywood veteran died on December 8, his memorial service was not held until recently, with only his son, Patrick, in attendance. While it’s not yet known why the other wards couldn’t make the event, the entertainer’s second child, Griffin, said he wasn’t invited.
Ryan O’Neal’s Son Griffin Claims He Was ‘Hated’ By His Late Father
The drama surrounding the O’Neal family has been going on for years, with the “Love Story” actor having a close and rocky relationship with some of his children. Her eldest son, Griffin, in particular, has been vocal about the rift between the two during his difficult childhood.
The father and son apparently did not resolve their differences before his death, as Griffin claimed he was shunned from the icon’s funeral. According to him, he was not invited because of his past comments about his family’s dark history.
The 59-year-old shared his grief with sources after the memorial service, saying his late father died without asking for forgiveness. In his words:
“I was not even invited to send him away. I’m the hated child who speaks the truth. Dark times in this family. Love means never apologizing — and Ryan never did that to anyone.”
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Griffin isn’t the only one with a bone to pick with Ryan over his funeral. The veteran actor was buried next to his former lover, the late actress Farrah Fawcett, in Los Angeles — However, his friends claimed this act disrespected his last wishes.
Fawcett’s friend, per Daily Mail, claiming he wanted to be cremated and have his ashes returned to Texas. Instead, Ryan ignores her last request and buries her in LA for his twisted narrative. A University of Texas lover of the late entertainer lamented:
“He never wanted a funeral or a monument where people could see him. Ryan created this narrative like this big love story.
Ryan and Fawcett began their romance in the late 70s and welcomed their son Redmond in 1985. They remained a couple until 1997, when the actor was caught cheating with actress Leslie Stefanson.
Following their split, the late TV personality’s daughter, Tatum, accused him of abusing Fawcett. “He has a bad temper and is very violent. He hit her,” she claimed, but the revelation didn’t stop Ryan from rekindling his relationship with the actress in 2001.
Tatum, Griffin, and Redmond are not only the children who did not attend their father’s funeral but also the trio who have called out the deceased for having a negative impact on their lives.
Inside the O’Neal Family Rocky Relationship
The “Paper Moon” actor had four children with three women during his life. He welcomed his eldest, Tatum and Griffin, with his first wife, Joanna Moore, then his third, Patrick, with his second wife, Leigh Taylor-Young. As mentioned, his youngest child, Redmond, was born from his relationship with Farrah Fawcett.
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Although Ryan seems to have a close bond with Patrick, his rocky relationship with his older children dates back to their childhood. For decades, Tatum and Griffin have been estranged from the patriarch, with his daughter attributing their problems to the start of her romance with Fawcett.
“My dad didn’t know how horrible his passing was for us,” Tatum once confessed to PEOPLE. She also accused her father of physical and emotional abuse, claiming he exposed her and Griffin to drugs. His younger brother supported this narrative when he recalled his troubled past in 2015, saying:
“My life was a reign of drug and alcohol degradation. I had to self-medicate my whole life because there was pain everywhere. There are drugs everywhere in my family all day, every day. It was the 60s and 70s, and Tatum and I were having a hard time.”
“My whole family was completely destroyed by drug and alcohol addiction,” Griffin admits. “The common denominator is drugs and alcohol and depression, and it’s a never-ending cycle. I had to go away from all that. I’m done.”
In addition to allegedly exposing his older children to drugs, Ryan was arrested in 2007 for assaulting Griffin with a firearm. Although the late actor claimed it was self-defense, his son claimed he was attacked for trying to help his younger brother Redmond sober up.
Ryan’s youngest son, Redmond, has also struggled with substance abuse from a young age and blames his addiction on his famous parents. In an interview, he claimed it “wasn’t the drugs that were the problem; it was the psychological trauma of my whole life — my whole life experience that affected me the most.”
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