Ryan O’Neal’s daughter, Tatum O’Neal, has shared her candid reaction to learning that her late father had cut her out of his will.
Tatum, who starred opposite her famous dad in the hit 1973 film “Paper Moon,” said that while she was initially devastated to learn that her name was not listed in Ryan’s will, her perspective has since shifted.
“Keep it, motherf–ker,” the Oscar winner, 61, told Variety of her would-have-been inheritance.
Tatum said that while she was initially devastated to learn that her name was not listed in Ryan’s will, her perspective has since shifted. FilmMagicTatum left no stone unturned on her rocky relationship with her father in her 2004 memoir, “A Paper Life.”
She eviscerated her father, claiming he had been abusive to her, his love interests and others — but also made it clear that she always loved him.
Ryan died at 82 from congestive heart failure in December 2023. He had been diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2001 and with prostate cancer in 2012.
Speaking about her father’s decision to deny her the fortune, Tatum said she believes that her book was the reason her name was left out of his will.
Tatum starred opposite her famous dad in the hit 1973 film “Paper Moon.” Michael Ochs Archives“The first book that I wrote was just a f–king honest book. And that’s what got him,” she told Variety.
The actress’ son, Kevin McEnroe — whose father is Tatum’s ex-husband, John McEnroe — added that the will is nothing more than “blood money.”
Still, Tatum said she hopes her upcoming documentary about her life will benefit her financially.
Kevin, 38, added that it’s important for his mother to continue looking ahead.
“Keep it, motherf–ker,” the Oscar winner, 61, said of her father’s decision to leave her out of his will. Getty Images“I think the best revenge is your own success,” he said, adding that Tatum has been doing her best to let “go of how much space [Ryan] took up in her life.”
Following Ryan’s death, sources told The Post that the actor left behind a $30 million estate.
That includes his $5 million Malibu beachfront home, which he bought in 1976 for just $151,000, as well as an Andy Warhol portrait of his partner Farrah Fawcett that he fought to keep.
Tatum was estranged from her father for about 20 years before reconciling after Fawcett’s death in 2009.
Tatum left no stone unturned on her rocky relationship with her father in her 2004 memoir, “A Paper Life.” Tonya Wise/London Ent / SplashShe then co-starred with her father in a brutally frank 2011 reality show called “Ryan and Tatum: The O’Neals” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network.
Tatum had a stroke following a drug overdose in 2020.
She saw her father twice after that, including visiting him in Malibu for his birthday in April 2023.
