Tatum O'Neal arrested in alleged drug buy

NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actress Tatum O'Neal has been arrested for allegedly buying crack cocaine in New York Sunday night, police said.

O'Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the movie "Paper Moon" when she was only 10. The 44-year-old actress has most recently co-starred on the FX firefighter drama "Rescue Me."

CNN reported O'Neal was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, after she was allegedly seen buying crack cocaine from a drug dealer on Manhattan's Lower East Side Sunday.

O'Neal has admitted to battling substance abuse in the past and she wrote a 2004 memoir about her quest for sobriety.

CNN said the mother of three, who is the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday.