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 the will.
Tatum had previously left no stone unturned on her rocky relationship with her father in her 2005 biography, titled “A Paper Life.”
She eviscerated her father in part, claiming he had been abusive to her, his love interests and others — but also made it clear that she always loved him.
Ryan, 82, died 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.
“The first book that I wrote was just a f–king honest book. And that’s what got him,” she told the outlet.
The actress’ son, Kevin McEnroe — whom Tatum shares with 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.
“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.
The estate included the $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, for her part, was estranged from her father for about 20 years before reconciling after Fawcett’s death in 2009.
She 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 but reunited with her father twice after that, including visiting him in Malibu for his birthday in April 2023.
