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Tatum: "I'm On the Road to Recovery"

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Jun. 4 2008, Published 10:00 a.m. ET

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Three days after and trying to pass off her attempt to purchase crack cocaine as "research," Tatum O'Neal is taking responsibility for her "mistake."

“I have peace in my life. I made a mistake," she tells Extra. "I have a good life. I have healthy children. I made a bad mistake and unfortunately I’m well- known and that’s what happens.”

When confronted by cops Sunday evenning outsider her Lower East side home, the Oscar winner said she was purchasing drugs for research for a movie role and wanted them to "forget about it." The next day, Tatum , stating the reason behind her near-relapse was due to the death of her 16-year-old dog, Lena, and also thanked the police for "saving" her.

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“I’m on the road to recovery. It’s an every day struggle," she says. "You try to do the best you can. I go to a 12-step program. I go every single day. Sometimes I go twice a day."

As for her children Kevin, 22, Sean, 20 and Emily, 17, with ex-husband John McEnroe, the 44-year-old says the whole ordeal is "embarrassing" for them.

"How do you think they would be feeling?" she says. "It’s embarrassing, right? They love me very much. They know I have a problem.”

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