TATUM O’Neal’s son Sean described the family reunion with grandpa Ryan as ‘magical’ and a ‘miracle.’
This latest reconciliation follows a nasty nearly 20-year feud.
Ryan O’Neal’s grandson, Sean McEnroe, told People the family reunion was an: “extremely magical, kind of miraculous moment.”
The 32-year-old relayed he shared the family pic because he wanted to share the very special meeting.
However, Tatum and tennis great John McEnroe’s son, who is an artist, said he “actually did not expect” the photo to go viral.
Sean went on: ““There are so many people who have been following this family saga literally for like 50 years, 40 years.
“At a time where there’s so little hope right now and people are really scared, really overwhelmed, and really having a hard time having faith that things are going to be better, there’s this family and if anyone knows this family, they know that this is probably the last family that will ever reconcile.”
Sean continued: “It really was an ‘anything is possible’ moment.”
“It’s really rare to have a family have this much chaos and drama over such a long span, and I think that’s actually the thing most families can relate to. That really kind of fractured, scarred family that’s having a very hard time reconciling and forging a good relationship later in life.
He said posting the family photo was “a huge deal…because the people who really know this story know, ‘Oh my God, I really thought that would never happen.’”
Sean had captioned the family reunion pic: “This is one of the most memorable photos of my life. The last time we were all together was at the 30-year Paper Moon Anniversary in 2003.
“I could cry tears of gratitude that everyone in this photo is still alive and that we were all able to come together again after so many years of hardship.
“The entire West Coast is burning, but if the O’Neals can reconcile, truly anything is possible.”
Ryan and Tatum have had an on-again off-again estrangement for years
Despite their issues, Ryan was there to support his daughter when she was away in rehab.
After a bitter 20-year estrangement, the two claimed that the death of Ryan’s ex, Farrah Fawcett, brought them together.
Tatum said in 2010 after reconciling then: “She brought us back together.”
“He told me he’s sorry. He’s all I have in terms of family, and I needed him in my life.”
“My dad was absolutely everything to me.”
