NeNe Leakes addresses son’s arrest and ‘addiction:’nothing I can do’

NeNe Leakes says her oldest son, Bryson Bryant, is “doing OK” following his recent arrest for felony drug possession.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum speaks out about her son’s arrest for the first time.

“He needs rehabilitation,” Leakes said. “He needs a lot of counseling.”

She continues, “Like many families out there, I have family members that are struggling with drugs and certain addictions. He has an addiction. He’s been struggling with it for years. He’s been in rehab for a couple of times and he still has come back out and relapsed.”

In fact, Leakes, 55, says her “hands are tied” when it comes to helping the 33-year-old.

“There’s not much that I can do,” she says.

Although the Bravolebrity has “spent so much money on trying to get Bryson where he needs to be,” she realizes that nothing will change until he makes that decision for himself.

In fact, the struggle has been “happening for so many years” that Leakes is “kinda numb” to it all.

While the mother of two admits that growing up on reality TV “didn’t help” her son’s battle with addiction, she insists that it was not “the sole cause of it.”

NeNe Leakes addresses son’s arrest and ‘addiction:’nothing I can do’ NeNe Leakes addresses son’s arrest and ‘addiction:’nothing I can do’