Farrah Fawcett Hospitalized

Farrah Fawcett is currently in a Los Angeles area hospital, it has been confirmed. The 62-year old actress, battling cancer, has been hospitalized since Thursday of last week. Fawcett has been fighting rectal cancer since her diagnosis in 2006. Though she was diagnosed free of cancer, the disease has returned. Reports of Fawcett's current status have gone from good to worse. Now comes word that her cancer has reportedly spread to her liver and things aren't looking very positive.

Producer Craig Nevius has confirmed that in 2007, scans showed that Fawcett's cancer had spread. "Not only had it recurred, it metastasized to her liver," Nevius told The Associated Press on Monday. Still, Nevius urges that the 'Charlie's Angels' legend is "not on death's door."

Things with her family aren't going so well. Her son Redmond O'Neal was arrested on drug charges on Sunday morning. The 24-year-old is back behind bars after police allegedly found him carrying narcotics at a jail in Castaic, Calif. He was arrested on two felony counts—suspicion of possession of narcotics and bringing narcotics into a jail—and is being held on $25,000 bail pending a Tuesday hearing. Smart, real smart.

Ryan O'Neal and son charged

Ryan O'Neal and his son Redmond have been charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, known as crystal meth.

The 67-year-old actor and his 23-year-old son were arrested in September after police found drugs in Ryan's house in Malibu, California, during a search related to Redmond's probation order.

Speaking about the charges imposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Ryan's attorney Mark Werksman said yesterday (15.10.08): "Ryan found it extremely frustrating and upsetting to be charged. He's not a drug user and he doesn't want to be thought of as a drug user."


As well as the felony counts, Redmond - the son of Ryan and Farrah Fawcett - was also charged with two misdemeanour counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one misdemeanour count of illegal possession of pepper spray.

Last week, Redmond - who has previously entered rehab to seek treatment for his drug addictions - admitted he had relapsed and was ordered to undergo a two-week programme.

Werksman added: "Dealing with Redmond's problem over the years has been difficult for Ryan and his family, and this is another tough load for him to absorb."

Both Ryan and Redmond are scheduled to appear in court on November 13 for their arraignment.

If Ryan is found guilty, he could face up to three years in prison.

However, prosecution spokesperson Sandi Gibbons said courts usually offer first-time offenders the chance to seek treatment for their drug problem rather than sending them to prison.

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Fawcett-O'Neal son pleads guilty to drug charges

Redmond O'Neal, 23, son of Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett (and Tatum O'Neal's half-brother), pled guilty to two counts of felony drug possesssion and one count of misdemeanor driving under the influence yesterday, Jane Robison of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

A second DUI charge was tossed, per O'Neal's plea deal agreement that allowed him to avoid serving time behind bars.

Malibu Superior Court justice Lawrence J. Mira sentenced O'Neal to three years of probation and ordered him into drug rehabilitation until a July 9 hearing.

Afterwards, a court will determine if he can enter the state's drug-diversion program for the two felony counts. He was also ordered to pay $1,688 in restitution and fines for the DUI.

The charges stem from a Jan. 26 arrest when O'Neal was pulled over for speeding on the Pacific Coast Highway and heroin and crystal meth were found in his possession.

According to People, O'Neal has a history of drug abuse and went to rehab in 2004 to address his heroin addiction.