Tatum O'Neal on crack charge

Oscar-winning actress Tatum O’Neal has been arrested and charged with buying crack cocaine near her home in Manhattan, police said today.

The 44-year-old has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance.

O’Neal, daughter of actor Ryan O’Neal, became the youngest person to win an Oscar for her role in 1973’s 'Paper Moon'.

She chronicled her struggles with addiction in her memoir 'A Paper Life'.