GRIFFIN O'NEAL SLAMS DAD RYAN FOR DRUGS

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Ryan O'Neal's estranged son Griffin is slamming his father for giving him cocaine when he was only 11 years old. Griffin had a falling out with his dad in 2007, following a fight at the family mansion, which ended with Ryan firing a shotgun into the stairwell. Griffin, who was banned from O'Neal's partner Farrah Fawcett's funeral, is blaming his dad for his lifelong battle against drugs and alcohol. He tells Larry King, "I have had a lifetime of hellacious night crying, staying up too late, wondering what I did to my life. It destroyed me. It wasted many, many years of my life. "I was 11 years old when he gave me cocaine and said we are going to see a long movie called Barry Lyndon. He said 'It is a very long movie. Maybe this will help you'. I was 11. I could never, ever do that to my child." Griffin also lashed out at Ryan for being responsible for his sister, Tatum, and half-brother, Redmond's, drug abuse. He adds, "Redmond hung out with Ryan a lot, because Ryan allowed the drug use. He allowed drug use in the house. They party together. They were both arrested. My dad had more dope on him than Redmond did. And that was one of the reasons me and my dad fought. I said, 'You know what? You are killing your son. I don't think you know what you're doing'." Redmond is in a Los Angeles California prison on drug offenses, while Tatum insists she is now clean and sober.
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