Feb 7, 2007 1:51 pm US/Pacific
O'Neal's Son: I Didn't Hurt Pregnant Girlfriend
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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Griffin O'Neal's pregnant girlfriend, Joanna Berry, with visible injuries at today's press conference.
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Ryan O'Neal's Mug Shot
AP
A battle between Ryan O'Neal and his son Griffin that led to the veteran actor's arrest at his Malibu home last weekend turned into a war of words in Los Angeles law offices today.
Their attorneys each charged that the other side was responsible for the fight in which a fireplace poker was swung and a gun fired.
Griffin O'Neal and his pregnant girlfriend, Joanna Berry, who had bandages around a bruised and swollen left eye, appeared but did not speak at a news conference by attorney Gloria Allred.
In a prepared statement, Allred said her clients "vigorously reject any assertion that the injuries suffered by Joanna and Griffin were as a result of Ryan O'Neal's acting in self defense."
The actor's attorney, Mark Werksman, countered quickly.
Said Werksman: "Ryan O'Neal is the victim and was attacked by his own son, with his own poker. It's regrettable that Griffin is trying to make a public spectacle out of this family tragedy."
Werksman said O'Neal's other son Redmond was in the house at the time and the fight occurred over how Griffin has treated Redmond. Werksman said Redmond is currently in drug treatment.
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