Initially, as Tatum O’Neal was being arrested after buying cocaine and crack on the streets of New York City, she claimed that her actions were simply for a role she was researching.  The bad news is that may have been a lie.  The good news is that the new lie is even dumber.  Us magazine says…

Former child star (and recovering addict) Tatum O'Neal says the death of her 16-year-old Scottish terrier almost caused her to relapse.
"There's no excuse for what I did," the 44-year-old actress — who was arrested after allegedly buying crack and cocaine Sunday in NYC — told the New York Post on Monday, the day of her arraignment.
Three weeks ago, O'Neal said, "I lost my Scottish terrier, Lena. That seemed to set me off.
"She got old. She got cancer. She was the fabric of our family. We had to let her go to heaven. My daughter and I had to put her down. It was too horrible for words."

Tatum needs to stop.  First of all, Scottish terriers are not immortal.  They all die at some point and, I don't have any official stats in front of me, but I'm willing to bet most of the owners don't turn to crack afterwards.  Second of all, they suck.  I have dogs and they’re awesome but Scottish terriers suck.  There’s no way anyone would be that upset if one died.  They could all die and the world’s only worry would be what to do with all those god damn red plaid doggie sweaters and bonnets with elastic straps.   Thirdly, we started with, "I wasn’t doing crack I only bought it for a role", then went to, "I did crack because my old annoying yappy little disease ridden dog died".  This is not heading in the right direction.  Based on this next she’ll say she did it because "it was really bright out today".  Or, "that dealer had really good prices."



Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal was arrested last night and charged with buying cocaine and crack.  The New York Post says…

The 44-year-old actress was arrested at 7:30 p.m. by detectives from Manhattan South Narcotics on Clinton Street between East Broadway and Grand Street.
"When the police approached, she asked them, 'You know who I am, right?' " one source told The Post.
"Then she said, 'I'm researching a part - I'm doing this for a part' " as a junkie.
"Then she said she'd been clean for two years, and that she'd just came out today," the source said.
"Can't we just forget about this?" the sources said she begged detectives.

The answer to her question was “no”.  She was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Which is too bad because now we’ll never get to see that amazing movie.  The move that boldly shows people buying things.  The sequel could be them unwrapping things, then placing them in various places around the room to see where they look good.  My heart was in my throat from all the excitement.