Ryan O'Neal's "Sick" Parenting: He Hit On Tatum at Farrah's Funeral
Brad Barket/Getty Images; Michael Bezjian/Getty Images
Someone should tell Ryan O'Neal that hitting on your daughter is not one of the steps included in the five stages of grief.
But that didn't stop the 68-year-old daddy dearest—who we'll give the benefit of the doubt and dub extremely grief-stricken at the time—from apparently failing to recognize 45-year-old daughter Tatum when she approached him at Farrah Fawcett's funeral last month.
So he did what any Father of the Year abhorrent lothario would do and propositioned her. And then he did what any publicity-starved actor would do and told Vanity Fair all about it.
Yeah, looks like that father-daughter estrangement isn't going anywhere soon.
"I had just put the casket in the hearse and was watching it drive away, when a beautiful blonde woman comes up and embraces me," he told the magazine's September issue in a lengthy interview, the creepiest portions of which are excerpted online.
"I said to her, 'You have a drink on you? You have a car?' She said, 'Daddy, it's me—Tatum!' I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it's my daughter. It's so sick."
And lest anyone think O'Neal is, for whatever reason, exaggerating the circumstances of the anecdote, Tatum herself confirmed the incident to the magazine.
"That's our relationship in a nutshell," Tatum said. "You make of it what you will."
Oh, don't worry…
"It had been a few years since we'd seen each other," she went on, "and he was always a ladies' man, a bon vivant."
Funny, that's not the term we would have used.
________
Remember Ryan's longtime ladylove in our Farrah Fawcett gallery.
The Big Picture
Frankly, Scarlett... You look damn amazing. Ryan Reynolds' other half gives good face at a Mango clothing party in Madrid
More PhotosMost Commented
- Would Kristen Work With Rob Outside of Twilight? (863)
- Rob and Kristen Stroll Arm in Arm! (855)
- "Exhausted" Rob and Kristen (Kinda) Get Personal (764)
- Robsten Begin Publicity Tour Together—Kinda (607)
- Rob Pregnant! Taylor Never Stripping Again! And Other Twilight Tall Tales (524)
- Jensen's Engaged! So Is Jackles in Trouble? (392)
- Fall TV SOS: Save One Endangered New Show (372)
- Inside Rob and Kristen's Stunning Euro Slobberfest! (374)
- Overworked Rob Needs a Break! (366)
- Rob and Kristen Keep the Mystery Going (314)
Top 10 Stories
- Taylor Swift Topples Carrie and Kenny for Best in Show at CMA Awards
- Ron Livingston Happily Married, We Presume
- Adam Lambert: Dating? No. Clubbing? Yes!
- Victim of Horrifying Chimp Attack Shows Face for the First Time on Oprah
- Would You Like to Be a Porn Star Now, Carrie Prejean?
- Rihanna and Chris Brown Still in Sync, Prepare to Face Off Once More
- Does Up Have the Right Stuff? See Which Toons Are Oscar Eligible
- What's Black and White and Weird All Over? Nicolas Cage's Mime Stalker
- Kris Allen: Adam Lambert Doin' Just Fine Post-Breakup
- Céline Dion Tries for Another Baby After Pregnancy Loss
Fashion Police
Back in BusinessNicole's rocking fabulous, bold colors again—on her bod and her head—hallelujah!
More Photos
Latest Movie Reviews
Get Your E! News Now
67 Comments
-
Show the next 1 - 0 of 67 comments
Now loading...