new broke today, December 9th 2023, that actor and author Ryan O’Neal had passed away at the age of 82.
When Farrah Fawcett and Lee Majors marriage went through a rocky patch, it was Ryan who Farrah turned to. it’s reported that with Lee away filming so much during the mid 1970’s, he asked his good friend Ryan O’Neal to keep his wife company. It’s rumoured Ryan and Farrah became close during that time – Ryan said: “I knew who she was, she was a ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ but I hadn’t seen ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ I didn’t know the intensity of her popularity, So I went and I played and there she was in the driveway. My god, she was breathtaking.”
Farrah official became romantically involved with O’Neal around 1979 and the pair remained together until Farrah passed away in 2009.
We’re sorry to hear the news and our thoughts go out to Ryan’s family and friends.