Redmond O’Neal, the junkie son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, claims from the jail cell where he’s facing 22 years in the slammer for attempted murder and other serious crimes, that he’s “lost all hope” — and blasts his womanizing dad for hooking him on drugs! Catch up on more Redmond news here….
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In an exclusive interview conducted at Los Angeles’ Men’s Central Jail, the heroin addict — who is facing a total of 12 felony and misdemeanor counts related to an L.A. “crime spree” he allegedly committed in between May 2 and May 8 — blames his famous parents for his fall into despair.
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“The pressure that came with that set off a time bomb in my head," he continued "I never asked for any of this. I never wanted any attention.” Currently undergoing mental evaluation in Department 95, the jail’s psych unit, Redmond and his father have talked on the phone.
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"I’m not doing good. I can’t go back, no way can I go back," Redmond said. "I just can’t do it. I hated prison; it wasn’t good. I don’t do well in there.” But he’s also lost the will to clean up his life, saying, “I don’t want to go to rehab, I don’t care anymore.”
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“The only thing I want to do is get married and
have a child and [leave] my inheritance for them.” Despite his wealth and moneybags dad, he’s stuck in jail. Bail would have been set at $50,000 but was denied since Redmond was in violation of probation for an earlier conviction.
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Redmond believes using a public defender will get him sympathy in court, so he isn’t hiring a high-priced lawyer. “If you have a paid defense the judge looks at you differently, like you’re trying to get special treatment,” Redmond reasons.
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“I’m not doing that. I’m up against the same judge who put me away the last time. I will take a public defender. If it goes to trial I could be looking at ten years to life in prison.”
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His father has been battling medical issues,
including cancer. “I worry about being inside and my father getting ill. He’s 77 now. I was inside when my mother died. They let me out, but it wasn’t good,” he says. “I do miss her.”
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In an exclusive interview conducted at Los Angeles’ Men’s Central Jail, the heroin addict — who is facing a total of 12 felony and misdemeanor counts related to an L.A. “crime spree” he allegedly committed in between May 2 and May 8 — blames his famous parents for his fall into despair.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
“The pressure that came with that set off a time bomb in my head," he continued "I never asked for any of this. I never wanted any attention.” Currently undergoing mental evaluation in Department 95, the jail’s psych unit, Redmond and his father have talked on the phone.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
"I’m not doing good. I can’t go back, no way can I go back," Redmond said. "I just can’t do it. I hated prison; it wasn’t good. I don’t do well in there.” But he’s also lost the will to clean up his life, saying, “I don’t want to go to rehab, I don’t care anymore.”
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
“The only thing I want to do is get married and
have a child and [leave] my inheritance for them.” Despite his wealth and moneybags dad, he’s stuck in jail. Bail would have been set at $50,000 but was denied since Redmond was in violation of probation for an earlier conviction.
Redmond believes using a public defender will get him sympathy in court, so he isn’t hiring a high-priced lawyer. “If you have a paid defense the judge looks at you differently, like you’re trying to get special treatment,” Redmond reasons.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
“I’m not doing that. I’m up against the same judge who put me away the last time. I will take a public defender. If it goes to trial I could be looking at ten years to life in prison.”
His father has been battling medical issues,
including cancer. “I worry about being inside and my father getting ill. He’s 77 now. I was inside when my mother died. They let me out, but it wasn’t good,” he says. “I do miss her.”
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