# Tatum O’Neal’s son spills on Oscar-winning actress’ ‘drug problem’: Time to ‘let it rip’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tatum-oneals-son-spills-on-oscar-winning-actress-drug-problem-time-to-let-it-rip/
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:26:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T13:54:39+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/05/celebrity-news/tatum-oneals-son-spills-on-oscar-winning-actress-drug-problem-time-to-let-it-rip/
- Topics: Health, Medicine, Space, Technology, World

## Key points

- Kevin McEnroe has spoken openly about his mother’s addiction.
- He says secrecy did not help either of them.
- O’Neal is reported to be two years sober and recovering from a stroke.

## Summary

Kevin McEnroe has spoken publicly about his mother Tatum O’Neal’s long-running addiction, saying he wanted to end the secrecy surrounding it. He described the gap between her public image and his childhood experience, when she would sometimes leave home during the night and not be there when he and his siblings woke.

McEnroe, who says he has been sober for seven years, recalled being afraid to discuss his mother’s addiction in court-ordered therapy because he feared losing custody would put her life at risk. O’Neal has previously discussed her addiction and a near-fatal 2020 overdose that led to a stroke and six-week coma; she is now reported to have been sober for two years and is still recovering. She praised her son’s honesty, while he described her commitment to recovery as a “miracle”.

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