Love Story actor defends shooting incident involving son

ACTOR Ryan O’Neal has defended himself following his arrest at the weekend for investigation of assault, saying he grabbed a gun and fired after his adult son swung a fireplace poker that hit him several times.

O’Neal told the Los Angeles Times the incident occurred after he arrived home with a group of friends, including his former girlfriend Farrah Fawcett.

The group had been celebrating Fawcett’s 60th birthday and that she was cancer-free after four months of treatment.