the child star
as well. For a brief moment, the daughter of Ryan O'Neal was the highest-paid child star, and though she
did go on to make one of the great children's films ("The Bad News Bears"), she could never top her early triumphs
into adulthood. Leading a fast life, Tatum eventually married hot-tempered
tennis star John McEnroe and attempted to raise a family. But then there was
divorce, drug addiction and just not enough work. So little, that Hollywood
really didn't think of Tatum so much as an actress anymore, but more as a curio.
It's quite heartbreaking really -- especially when she made the
less-than-honorable distinction of being the first Academy Award winner to
compete on "Dancing With the Stars."
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