Actress Tatum O'Neal has broken her silence following her father and brother's arrest on Wednesday on suspicion of narcotics possession.

Ryan O'Neal, 67, and Redmond O'Neal, 24, were booked by Los Angeles police after authorities found illegal substances during a probation search involving Redmond at his father's Malibu home. Redmond was allegedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine, while a vial of the drug was found in Ryan O'Neal's bedroom, Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore confirmed.

And Redmond's Oscar-winning older sister, Tatum, has spoken out in defense of the pair, recalling her own struggle with addiction. She says: "Addiction, if untreated, can lead to jail, institutions and death. I love them both, and I am sorry to hear about this."

The actress hit the headlines in June when she was arrested in New York after attempting to buy crack and powder cocaine from a homeless man.

Her father and younger sibling are currently being held on $10,000 bail.

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