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Jerry O'Connell Calls Out Parents Over a Common 'Sick' Habit
Jerry O'Connell Calls Out Parents Over a Common 'Sick' Habit originally appeared on WeHaveKids.
Don't come to Jerry O'Connell's house in search of a party. The actor recently opened up about his views on parents who let their kids party under their roof while appearing on Kelly Ripa's podcast. During the segment, the Stand By Me star shared his strong feelings about the matter, calling out some of the parents in his own life for this concerning behavior.
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The 51-year-old spoke on Ripa's Lets Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa podcast, recalling a time when he came home to find some kids in his house getting high.
"I saw some kids lying on my floor, and I was like, 'Listen, are those kids okay? Is that fentanyl?' And [his daughters] were like, 'No. They just take edibles.' And I was like, 'Okay. I don't wanna see it. I don't wanna know about it' because I am not one of those parents," he shared.
"There are parents in my neighborhood who supply these kids with booze, and I am not that parent, and I don't adhere to that," O'Connell continued, suggesting that some parents do it because they want to party with their kids. "Their thing is like, 'Well, they're gonna get the booze elsewhere, better that they get it here.' But, I gotta tell you, I think these drunk parents just wanna party with these kids and that's another level of sick."
O'Connell shares his 16-year-old twin daughters with wife Rebecca Romijn. And, while it sounds like he definitely takes a hard line when it comes to partying, we can't say we disagree with him.
Fortunately, it sounds like the whole family is on the same page, and everyone can understand why dad doesn't teens putting themselves into dangerous situations, either at his house or elsewhere.
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This story was originally reported by WeHaveKids on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
