Tatum O’Neal Facing Life’s Challenges Like A True Superstar

Success and controversies go hand in hand. The life of all great actors and actresses are plagued by numerous controversies. These controversies are a part of being a star and they just cannot be avoided. However, it is only the true stars who are able to handle these controversies with dignity and come out of them as winners instead of destroying their image. Tatum O’Neal had her fair share of controversies, but in each case, she managed to shine bright and come out looking like a better person.

Personal Life Controversies

Everyone wants to become a movie star, however, not many people understand the hard work and sacrifices that an actor has to make in order to attain and retain that level of stardom and fame. These actors have to spend months at a stretch away from their families. There are times when their families feel neglected and because of this, the connection and the bond between them and their families becomes weak. At some point or the other, all the actors in the industry have faced problems in their family life because of their work. Tatum O’Neal also ended up having some major differences crop up between herself and her father. In fact, it took her a lot of effort and 25 years to bridge the gap that had appeared in her relationship with her father.

Love Life Controversies

The love life of these actors is pretty complicated as well. Every time they work on some new movie, immediately the press and the gossip mongers connect their name with the name of their co-actors. When in a relationship, hearing about your partner’s name been constantly associated with the name of another successful actor, can take its toll on the relationship. The love life of Tatum O’Neal has been quite complicated and publicly discussed as well. Her name was attached with not only her male friends and associates, but even with the females around her. However, the positive and dignified person that she is, she always managed to handle all these controversies in such a manner, that not only her name and reputation stayed intact, but she never even allowed the press to malign the name of the other person.

Real Life Problems Looked Down Upon

When a person in the real world becomes the victim of any criminal act, we tend to sympathize with that person, however, if that person is a big movie star, all we see and hear is gossip. There are many stars who are the unfortunate victims of many criminal acts like molestation, etc. But, instead of giving them our support, we tend to make a public spectacle of their problems, making it very difficult for them to confess to the heinous crime that is happening to them. It is only a brave few stars, like Tatum ONeal, who have the courage to take on, not only those who do wrong with them, but the entire society and its distorted thinking in order to fight and seek justice for themselves.