ryan o'neill boyfriend but never husband said the paining is his. but her alma mater is accusing him of stealing the painting and say the belongs to the university of texas. >> reporter: it is a hollywood custody battle unlikele others. a fight over this portrait. an original andy warhol of the late hollywood actress farrah fawcett. fawcett's former lover ryan o'neill who lived when the actress for years said the portrait belongs to him. the papering at the center of the trial hangs above his head at his malibu beach house as seen here in the reality show, the o'neills. but her alma mater, the university of austin at texas is saying it is theirs, that fawcett left it to him. >> is his story believable? that will be crucial. we're only hearing about this through the experience of ryan