Redmond O'Neal was pressured by executives at Oprah Winfrey's OWN network to participate in his father Ryan O'Neal and his sister Tatum O'Neal's reality show, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

Redmond, who has publicly battled substance abuse problems for years, is currently in jail in Los Angeles facing felony heroin and firearms charges.

A source tells RadarOnline.com that Redmond begun getting calls from the executives at OWN before shooting started on Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals.