Oscar-winning actress has shocking response after famous dad cut her out of £24,600,000 will

Tatum O'Neal didn't hold back when discussing her reaction to being cut out of her father's £24,600,000 ($30million) will.

The Oscar-winning actress, 61, is the eldest child of late actor Ryan O'Neal, who passed away in December 2023 due to congestive heart failure.

The 82-year-old - best remembered for his roles in Love Story, What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon and Barry Lyndon - was also diagnosed with chronic leukaemia in 2001 as well as prostate cancer in 2012.

Tatum has made it clear there was no love lost between her and her father though, as she has now revealed what she thought of being disinherited from his hefty will.

Despite admitting it initially came as quite the blow, she had a very different perspective on the matter after it had all sunk in.

Tatum O'Neal had quite the reaction to finding out she had been cut out of her dad Ryan's will (Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic)

In an explosive new interview with Variety, Tatum said in response to her father's decision to stop her from getting a slice of his fortune: "Keep it, motherf**ker."

Although some people might reckon that's a bit harsh, the actress explained that she believes it was Ryan's last gambit from beyond the grave.

In 2009, Ryan told Vanity Fair of his parenting: "I'm a hopeless father. I don't know why. I don't think I was supposed to be a father.

"Just look around at my work - they're either in jail or they should be."

It's no secret that the pair had a strained relationship with periods of estrangement, as the actress has openly discussed her family struggles over the years.

And Tatum believes that the candid contents of her 2001 memoir, A Paper Life, was the straw that broke the camel's back.

In the book, she detailed the 'destructive relationships' she had with her mother, actress Joanna Moore, and her 'famously overbearing and flamboyant father' Ryan.

The mother-of-three also delved into her turbulent childhood in A Paper Life, alleging that it was marred with abuse, violence and her parents' drug use.

Tatum believes that Ryan opted to remove her out of his will after the book hit the shelves, as she wrote about his violent temper and how a member of his entourage had sexually abused her.

"The first book that I wrote was just a f**king honest book," she said. "And that’s what got him."

Still, Tatum confessed the cash from her father would have come in handy, as it would have helped her afford medical bills.

She claimed that she lost $1 million (£790,000) after an 'accountant took advantage of her' during the height of her heroin addiction, while explaining she has also incurred large costs while recovering from her May 2020 stroke.

The actress believes her father began resenting her following her 1974 Oscar win (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

According to Tatum, despite knowing she was in recovery, her father offered her drugs the last time she saw him.

"I know he was drinking, smoking a lot of pot, and he was like, ‘Here, take a pill'," Tatum continued. "I was like, ‘No, thank you'."

Her son Kevin McEnroe, 38, who she shares with ex-husband John McEnroe, added: "She drank that day though. Every single time she’s seen her dad my entire life, something happens."

Kevin also shares a similar sentiment as his mother towards Ryan, describing the inheritance that she never received as 'blood money'.

He said that since Ryan's death, Tatum has been able to let 'go of how much space he took up in her life' and no longer has to be 'defined as the person who was abused by Ryan'.

Although her relationship with her dad became more stormy in her adult life, Tatum believes it all dates back to her 1974 Oscar win for Paper Moon when she was just ten, making her the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award.

She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her performance in the comedy-drama film.

Tatum previously claimed Ryan - whom she thanked in her acceptance speech - 'socked' her after she was nominated for the movie, while he was not.

She alleges that the resentment he felt towards her soon caused an epic family rift, saying: "Things got ugly quick.

"He was controlling, and telling me, ‘No, you’re not good'. And so then I started to get not good, feeling scared all the time."

She also told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023: "He loved me, but then hated me because I won the Academy Award. Weird s**t happened. It kind of went in the wrong direction to happiness."