Getting Help

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Tatum O'Neal is just plain crazy!

But, at least she's pretending like she's trying to get help.

Just yesterday, after being released from jail for a drug bust over the weekend, Tatum attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

And, like the good girl that she is, she was sure to let the media know where she was off to!

On her way out of her apartment, she said, "I'm doing very well. I'm going to an AA meeting. The whole thing is regrettable. What's good in what I did?"

And as if her past comments weren't funny enough, we've just learned that during the arrest Tatum told officers, "Today was the first time I was relapsing, but you guys saved me! Can you let me go?"

Delusional!

Forget Alcoholics Anonymous. Tatum needs to check into rehab now!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

    Posted: Jun 4, 2008 at 3:45 pm / Email this  »

    68 comments to “Getting Help”

    1. gg says – reply to this


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      Her AGAIN??!!??

    2. sh says – reply to this


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      frst

    3. 3L$@ says – reply to this


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      DAMN PEREZ LEAVE HER ALONE FO REALS SHE IS AN ADDICT AND SHE NEEDS TO FIGURE THINGS OUT ON HER OWN!!!!

    4. sh says – reply to this


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      first

    5. FUKNO says – reply to this


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      TOO OLD FOR THAT CHIT…..MANE I SHLD HAVE BEEN THESE NUTJOBS DRUG DEALER

    6. woof says – reply to this


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      yes, right

    7. JBWeav says – reply to this


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      Every time I see her I think it's Catherine Keener. You need to do a separated at birth of those two.

    8. off th says – reply to this


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      Did she try to sell them some Bibles?

    9. sara says – reply to this


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      ahahahahahahahahhhahahaha

    10. alee says – reply to this


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      coo.

    11. sweet says – reply to this


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      sweeeet

    12. amberz says – reply to this


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      first
      ew

    13. darbyc says – reply to this


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      You really need to stop talking shit on people with drug problems, its a life long battle.. Speaking of Rehab, you should go there for your addiction to hoho's.

    14. M&M says – reply to this


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      FIRST? any way she sucks



    15. 15

      atleast she is getting help!

    16. M&M says – reply to this


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      Re: gg – your first not me haha

    17. nonono says – reply to this


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      Listen you fat fuck if your beloved Teddy dropped dead today I'm pretty sure you would be hitting your drug of choice (HO HOs) pretty fucking hard yourself ..you would probably eat yourself fat self to death so shut your pig mouth

    18. gg says – reply to this


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      Re: M&M – Happens a lot…..better luck next time :)

    19. nicole says – reply to this


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      I really feel badly for Tatum. She has the shittiest parents and childhood. She has a life-long addition to crack I mean you just cant shake that crap as I am told. I really like her and hope she gets the help she needs. Her life story is getting sadder by the day….be kind to her before she jumps off a bridge.

    20. silly says – reply to this


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      Are we to believe that the first time she relapses, she gets caught. I heard she was melting down her oscar for coke money. Check yourself into a program please.

    21. Mia says – reply to this


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      Shut your mouth Perez! Leave her alone.

    22. roxy says – reply to this


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      What is totally frustrating about this article is that it's called Alcoholics ANONYMOUS (as in you are not supposed to talk about it to the press or public.) So many "stars" abuse this and use AA as another status symbol to wear on their sleeve, or carry in their hands. It makes me sick and also makes me think that Tatum is not taking this too seriously. You have to wonder why her ex got full custody of their kids…I think she is conning everyone, which doesn't bode well for sobriety - sad…

    23. mimi says – reply to this


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      ha

    24. Carlie says – reply to this


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      Tatum was on a dirty mattress in an alleyn on all fours, taking it up the anus from a huge line of crack addicts. There was green and yellow pus oozing from her distended asshole and loads of viscous cum dripping out while she was smoking the crack pipe. All this talk about a dog comes from her getting fucked by pit bulls who tore up her back, allowing maggots and worms to fester in her wounds. When she saw the cops she begged them to plug her diseased cooter and anus with billy clubs. Then she began to sing Amazing Grace! What a sneaky Whore! I hear they almost thought she was a Catholic cunt face whore. Then she found a fetus in the trash and began to eat it! HaPpy Wednesday!! Xoxox :) Carlie Gurl from North Long Beach

    25. Iknowz says – reply to this


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      Poor Tatesky…! Head up girl! BTW — the police also said that the pipe and the screen she had on her were clean & unused. She's relapsed in the past after the death of her mother — a beloved family pet's death (and her relationship break up) might very well cause her to resort to old coping methods. Lay off Perez. How would you feel if your Teddy died? I bet you'd fall off your diet for a few days. Tatum is an addict — you're a fatty. We all cope in our own flawed ways.

    26. friend says – reply to this


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      as a personal friend of Tatum's family I ask you to please stop.

    27. Paul says – reply to this


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      Addiction is a serious disease just as any other. I believe it is in poor taste that you choose to make fun of a human being with a serious disease. Yes, Tatum made a mistake. Yes, she was arrested. What I don't understand is the need to chastize someone who admits they have a problem and is doing their very best to deal with something so private in a very public way. Perez, I really hope that you never have to deal with a family member or close friend with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. If you do have family or friends with this disease, I can only hope that you treat them with a little more candor and respect.

    28. erma says – reply to this


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      You're a complete dickwad.

    29. Gigi says – reply to this


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      No wonder John McEnroe is so testy….

    30. hmmm says – reply to this


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      I feel for her.. but frankly, if this was her FIRST time relapsing, how did she just happen to know where to find a drug dealer?

    31. Kurt says – reply to this


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      Mario, from someone else who is in recovery, I think Miss O'Neal is going through enough of a dark time without mean-spirited comments from people like you making it worse for her. It's a disease, and anyone in recovery is always susceptible to a relapse. No one is ever magically "cured" of alcoholism or addiction. It is a lifelong struggle.

      But, on the other token, I'm with the other blogger who brought up the AA thing. It is ANONYMOUS. Not to be shared with the public. It bugs me too when celebs do that.

    32. dumbfu says – reply to this


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      even if you go to rehab you often follow up with aa and whatnot… the recovery process is complicated and is best figured out by the addict herself, and left alone by the press. i know it's funny to make fun of 'kirsten drunkst' and shit like that, but please. these are people.

    33. bong says – reply to this


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      I want to fuck her and party with her sexy old lady!

    34. whatev says – reply to this


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      Leave her alone. What would you do if something happened to your precious Teddy??? Everyone has a crutch and everyone screws up once in a while. Addiction is not easy to live with in the "real world" - not to mention her world.

    35. Merci says – reply to this


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      Come on and back down..Shit you never get over it. Its not how many times you fall, its how many times you get up. She tested CLEAN. They blood tested her, no drugs giver her a fu**ing break. Perez your addiction is [was food] everyone has demons.

    36. MAMAMA says – reply to this


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      Be nice - she's trying

    37. stoppe says – reply to this


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      Stop being such a destructive element - I will no longer 'click' on your page - your day is over bitch - see YOU in the bowery or the burger line

    38. uh huh says – reply to this


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      what she nees to do is release a sex tape showing her taking it up the ass!!!!
      GIANT YAWN. who cares about this crackhead bitch?? she would have smoked them rocks in a heart beat if the po po had not been there.

      UP THE ASS!!!!!

    39. dani says – reply to this


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      perez, you can be such a douche

      you blast people for having problems, then you blast them when they try to get help.
      if she said she was going to rehab, you would have had some smart ass remark about that too. so go back to kissing paris’ ass and ‘outing’ people that may or may not be gay. cause it’s apparently your place to do so.

    40. Meh says – reply to this


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      Crack is whack.

    41. Danny says – reply to this


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      I just talked about this on "The Today Show" yesterday. Check it out on MSNBC.COM.

    42. Nicole says – reply to this


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      I agree.

      She wasn't CAUGHT on her FIRST TIME doing this again. She was finally caught again- and has been using for a long time. She needs to go to rehab now.

    43. Joe Bl says – reply to this


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      Rehab, Nah. Crack can't give you AIDS, but being a homo can….they should have rehab for that.

    44. jane says – reply to this


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      you give such good advice dr perez!!

    45. Hellon says – reply to this


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      Losing an animal is devastating and it is interesting that you do not have any empathy in this area as much as you show your dog online. Each individual who struggles with addiction has to learn how to deal with their triggers and sometimes they come up when least expected. I do not think her reason is crazy and I don't think it is up to you to determine who should enter rehab. You think you are a god and I hate to break it to you but you are just a fame whore.

    46. emma says – reply to this


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      Regarding Addiction:
      You know Perez - you really have no idea what addiction is all about. You think it is just a lazy moral dilema? So wrong. You are gay right? And overweight? How do you like it when people openly bash those two issues? I believe you are born gay, just like people are born predisposed with the disease of addiction. And overeating? Really little difference than addiction. Why don't you take a stand and actually educate yourself about addiction so maybe you can be a pioneer in supporting people getting the help they need? Not every addict is the trainwreck cliche you think. Most just suffer in silence, die, or try to keep their recovery a little more private. Why don't you look up some of the great minds that have struggled with the disease of addiction. I don't find this funny. Unless you also want to blast people who suffer from the disease of cancer or diabetes as well. Open your mind. Ignorance is poison

    47. Sober says – reply to this


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      A wonderful place to heal from addictions!!
      www.journeyrecoverycenters.com

    48. Annie says – reply to this


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      I have the hots for her…so of course shes crazy..
      its my lot in life to be in love with insane women.

    49. Tatum says – reply to this


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      I worked with Tatum on a high profile project a few years ago. Whenever she would come into the office, she was cussing and being a total bitch. She referred to the sweet assistant that bent over backwards to work on her project as a "c*nt." She can do crack until the cows come home for all I care. I saw her true colors and they ain't pretty.

    50. Evil says – reply to this


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      I worked with Tatum on a high profile project of hers a few years ago. Whenever she came into the office, she would refer to the sweet assistant who bent over backwards to help her, "the c*nt." She was always cursing up a storm and acting like she was the sh*t. I realize addiction is a struggle and a serious disease. But when someone is a mean person, I don't care if they do crack in the gutter for years. Karma is a bitch.

    51. Willa says – reply to this


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      She's been a crack/heroine whore since I can remember

    52. LBoogi says – reply to this


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      She is really good on Rescue Me. She's not a complete has-been! I hope she gets the help she needs.

    53. you'r says – reply to this


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      DEAR GOD would you please STOP acting like you know anything about addiction????????? Rehab, which you constantly insist is the "answer" - to the point that seeking any sort of help is pointless, is not the end all be all answer in addiction. Someone who can go to meetings alone probably has a stronger chance of staying sober. Let's face it, rehab is used by celebrities as a way to "show" that they're getting help (Lohan) or "sorry" about some public indiscretion unrelated to drug or alcohol abuse (pick one, any one). STOP SAYING IT'S THE ONLY LEGITIMATE MEANS TO GET HELP!!! If you want to offer addiction advise first go take some fucking classes.

    54. kim says – reply to this


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      I think the whole world has known for quite some time that she is bat-shit crazy.

    55. ann says – reply to this


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      I WISH TATUM ALL THE BEST IN HER CONSENT RECOVER. IT CANT BE EASY LIVING ON A DAILY BASIS FIGHTING SOMETHING THAT IS BIGGER THEN YOURSELF. I APPLAUD HER FOR HER HONESTY, I THINK SHE WAS SCARED AT THE TIME OF THE BUST AND DID WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WOULD DO. HOW MANY WOMEN TRY TO GET OUT OF A TRAFFIC TICKET BY FLIRTING AND JUST USING THEIR WOMENLY WAYS TO CHARM THE OFFICER/ SHE IS NO DIFFERANT. SHE HAS AN ASSHOLE OF A FATHER, N AN EVEN BIGGER ASSHOLE OF AN EX HUSBAND, HER MOM DIED IN HER ARMS. SHE HASNT HAD THE BEST LIFE. BUT SHES STILL TRYING. SHES NOT PERFECT, NONE OF US ARE. AT LEAST SHES GETTING HELP AND HOPEFULLY WILL SEE THE GOOD OUT THERE THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER HER AND HER KIDS. I GREW UP WATCHING HER AND I THINK SHES A REAL HUMAN BEING UNLIKE MOST OF THE FAKE ASSES OUT THERE. SHES STRUGGLING. LIKE MANY OF US HAVE OR WILL. GIVE HER A CHANCE AND SAY…. HEY UR LOVED KEEP TRYING!!!

    56. Bjorn says – reply to this


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      You have to be screwed up to marry a pig like John McEnroe.

    57. Kelly says – reply to this


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      Perez you are wearing thin. Is that all you can do is hurl judgment, cheer leading for personal destruction (which you do tho you say you don't), and dish out uninformed bile veiled as clinic advice? Enough of you. A onetime fan.



    58. 58

      Why didn't the NYPD shoot her 50 times? Favoritism, I tell you. Anyone else would have been killed then put in jail!

    59. Lori says – reply to this


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      I can totally understand a woman who is battling addictions being tempted as she mourns her dog. If you have never loved a dog, then you won't get it, but — they are thinking, feeling, loving, animals, and it's like losing a family member. I wish Tatum the best and hope she finds a way to cope.

    60. Mandal says – reply to this


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      So…er…MEETINGS are generally what keep people sane and sober and not treatment. Rehab is generally for taking a break to sane up enough to get something out of meetings. If she didn't actually use, going to a whole helluva lot of fucking AA meetings is just what the doctor ordered. You REALLY do not know fuckall about recovery.

    61. anonyl says – reply to this


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      Perezel, actually AA has a higher success rate with those seeking recovery than treatment centers. Cruise on over to an Alcoholics Anonymous web site and read a copy of the prefaces for more information on this.

      While going to a meeting is great especially for those who are on the verge of relapse–the sad truth is that Tatum is violating one of AA's traditions which states we should practice anonymity at the level of press, radio, tv & film. Why? Because when struggling in the grips of a deadly and progressive illness, there is no room to be a diva or to be separate from fellow alcoholics. Terminal uniqueness kills many an alcoholic.

      The other very practical reason? When some addict or alcoholic on a bender starts pointing to AA as "the thing that will save me" and fails, the public mistakenly assumes AA is to blame, rather than the addict or alcoholic who cannot or will not practice the AA steps and principles in their entirety.

      Self honesty is an important piece of this, and I'm not sure Tatum has found that yet. God help her on her path, and I hope she finds sober serenity soon.

    62. you'r says – reply to this


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      "carlie" from new jersey
      you have no fucking idea what you're talking about when it comes to Tatum
      and as much fun as it is to hear about your disgusting back alley sexcapades
      get a fucking life.
      and i'm assuming its such a "happy wednesday" because you got off soo many times from all of those junkies up your ass.
      fuckk offf

    63. Sam says – reply to this


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      Frankly, Perez, you don't have a clue about addiction so stop gossiping about people who are addicts–even the celebutards you want to dominate. They should not be ridiculed in order to put $$ in your pocket. What you are doing is cruel, hateful and not at all amusing.

    64. Jenn says – reply to this


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      Go Tatum!!! I

    65. tinker says – reply to this


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      It's not nice being mean. You should have some compassion. And who are you to call some one old. 30 is ancient over the hill. especially in your world.

    66. Lor says – reply to this


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      Maybe she was telling the truth. Why else would she go to a homeless person to buy drugs. If you buy drugs on a regular basis, you usually have an established person who you trust who preferably delivers to avoid such an incident.

    67. tonya says – reply to this


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      dam, i thought my crack-headed uncle had the best excuses…she got him beat…hahahaha…

    68. a says – reply to this


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      k love this site and everything.. but you obviously dont know about addiction.. people dont need to "check into rehab" every time they slip up.. addiction is a hard disease to deal with.. and almost all addicts will slip up throughout their lifetime.. and they dont need rehab every time they make a mistake.. going to meetings and realizing what they did was wrong is a GOOD thing and the right step to take.. i just hate when people comment or joke about being addicted to drugs.. addicts dont do drugs for fun and they dont deserve to get made fun of for it.. and this is coming from a heroin addict of 5 years- who was clean for 2 and have slipped up many times recently.. you posted that thing about the suicide hotline and that people should get help.. just so you know, many addicts contemplate suicide when they are in their addictions.. it is a very depressing thing to deal with and sometimes it feels hopeless.. if youre going to post things about celebs on drugs, try to feel sorry for them and not make fun of them.. i love this site but you are SUCH a hypocrite, and obviously dont know much about the real world.. you need to know your facts before you make a joke about something so serious