By Cliff Renfrew - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

Alana Stewart has told Breaking Celebrity News that the arrest of her late best friend Farrah Fawcett's son Redmond O'Neal has left her feeling 'deeply saddened'.

Recovering drug addict Redmond will appear at LAX Airport Courthouse on Thursday in connection with his arrest in Santa Monica on Tuesday after police allegedly found heroin in his car.

It is the latest set-back for Redmond in his long battle against drugs and he is now facing the possibility of serious jail time as he was on felony probation for a previous heroin possession case at the time of his most recent arrest.

But Stewart - who considers the son of Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal to be like a part of her own family - believes that people need to be more understanding of his addiction.

She told Breaking Celebrity News: "I was really saddened to hear about Redmond because he is like family to me.

"I just hope and pray that he gets the help that he needs because he is a good kid with a good hear