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Farrah's Son Lands Reality TV Gig

Ryan got drug-addled son his own show

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 27, 2009 10:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Redmond O’Neal, the troubled son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, is going from jail to reality TV, sources tell In Touch. His show, which has yet to be picked up by a network, will follow Redmond’s struggle to get clean, “followed by a trainer and a bodyguard who will try to help him get a job and have a real life,” the source says.

“Redmond wants to do this to honor his mother,” the source continues. O’Neal won’t get his inheritance if he’s not sober, but “he really wants to get better to honor her memory.”

In this Feb. 10, 1985 file photo, Farrah Fawcett poses with her son, Redmond James Fawcett O'Neal, in Los Angeles.
In this Feb. 10, 1985 file photo, Farrah Fawcett poses with her son, Redmond James Fawcett O'Neal, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Tanner Associated, Richard D'Amore)
In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, actor Ryan O'Neal, front, and his son Redmond O'Neal appear for arraignment on methamphetamine possession charges, at the courthouse in Malibu, Calif.
In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, actor Ryan O'Neal, front, and his son Redmond O'Neal appear for arraignment on methamphetamine possession charges, at the courthouse in Malibu, Calif.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, pool)
In this image originally released Sept. 17, 2008, by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, Redmond O'Neal, son of actor Ryan O'Neal is shown in an arrest photo in Los Angeles.
In this image originally released Sept. 17, 2008, by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, Redmond O'Neal, son of actor Ryan O'Neal is shown in an arrest photo in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department)
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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 6 comments
cognitivefilter
Aug 29, 2009 6:15 AM CDT
when is reality tv going to phase out
Kookey90
Aug 28, 2009 4:22 AM CDT
Who really cares about this guy? He's a nobody.
gabo
Aug 27, 2009 4:18 AM CDT
Nice demographic this show will attract.

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