Tatum O'Neal: Buys Crack, Gets Arrested

I guess I've been sleeping on this, but I had no idea former child star Tatum O’Neal was a crackhead!

The 44-year-old actress was arrested after getting busted yesterday buying cocaine and crack.

Tatum told police she was "researching a part - as a junkie" and begged them to "forget" they saw her buying the drugs.

Wow. I'd giver her an A for effort if she didn't already have an F for being a druggie.

I will give her credit for being a spin-off queen though because she turned this into a big press opportunity as she declared, "The arrest saved my life!"

Let's hope so Tatum... let's hope so.