Current Events > Amanda Bynes Detained for Mental Health Evaluation Amid Ongoing Struggles

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Amanda Bynes found herself in police custody again this weekend -- she was just thrown into handcuffs for another mental health evaluation ... this amid her ongoing struggles.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Bynes was intercepted by LAPD officers Saturday morning after a call came in for a woman who was in distress. That woman, as we've learned, is Bynes. We're told she was taken to a police station where a professional medical unit was standing by to check her out and determine if she needed further treatment.

As you can see, as part of this process ... Amanda was detained. Eyewitnesses tell us she was calm during the interaction with cops, and looked defeated as they dealt with her. We're told she was placed in the back of one of the 3 cruisers that arrived to her location.

It's unclear if Amanda was escorted out of her home, or if she was just found on the street here. We also don't know if she was ultimately taken to a hospital for a full-blown 5150 hold, or if she was released by LAPD. We're working on getting more info now.

This latest stumble follows a downward spiral the former Nick star has been on since being admitted into a mental hospital earlier this year -- this after she was found roaming the streets of DTLA completely naked, at which point she was placed on a psych hold.

Amanda has since been released from that mental health facility, but we've heard from people with direct knowledge that she hasn't been doing so great in the aftermath of that.

As we've reported ... AB has been living alone and doesn't have many people in her orbit. She tends to keep to herself, and we're told her attitude lately has been despondent. However, we do hear she's been good about taking her meds and seeing therapists.

Of course, her on-again-off-again fiance, Paul Michael, told us they split about a week before her breakdown in the spring ... and it doesn't appear they're back together at this point.

The larger backdrop to all of this is Amanda having been released from her multi-year conservatorship in 2022. Leading up to that, she appeared to be doing quite well for herself -- attending fashion school and seeming focused and relatively healthy amid a career change.

It's heartbreaking to see her going down an all-too-familiar road after all of her progress.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/17/amanda-bynes-detained-mental-health-evaluation-los-angeles/

Man, wtf happened to her? >_>

Take care of your mental health, folks.

Also never get famous because the vultures will prey on you for clicks.

Why did they put her in cuffs?

Breaks my heart having grown up watching her. Hope she turns out okay.

I feel bad for her. I hope she gets the help she needs this time.

Has any child actor ever grown up fucked up and then got better and became successful again besides Macaulay Culkin. That dude was a successful child actor, became a drug addict, got better, and now he's inside Brenda Song every single day.

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She probably experienced those things to some degree, but I think the biggest issue in this case is a genetic/random brain disorder.

Irony posted...

Has any child actor ever grown up fucked up and then got better and became successful again besides Macaulay Culkin. That dude was a successful child actor, became a drug addict, got better, and now he's inside Brenda Song every single day.

Drew Barrymore?

__aCEr__ posted...

Why did they put her in cuffs?

Under the CA psych hold (5150) the person is legally considered a threat to harm themselves and/or others. At the end of 72 hours, a medical team determines if that is still valid or not

Irony posted...

Has any child actor ever grown up fucked up and then got better and became successful again besides Macaulay Culkin. That dude was a successful child actor, became a drug addict, got better, and now he's inside Brenda Song every single day.

Drew Barrymore started taking drugs by age 10
Child stardom fucked her up to the point where in her adult years the only roles she was really taking were ones where she shows her boobs

Eventually she got out of her bad downward spiral and ended up having an amazing career in her adult life and now owns her own production company

AloneIBreak posted...

Breaks my heart having grown up watching her. Hope she turns out okay.

This, I hope she gets the help she needs.

__aCEr__ posted...

Why did they put her in cuffs?

at least they didn't shoot her

While on the subject of Child stars Todd Bridges is still insane. However Hillary Duff seems to have made it out okay, same with Raven Samoan, The kids from Malcom in the middle however including Frankie Muntz all ended up fucked up, the kid who played Dewey ended up missing or going off the grid, I can't remember which, the one who played Reese might be in prison and god only knows what happened to the kid who played Stevey.

Dirty Dan fucked her up

tremain07 posted...

While on the subject of Child stars Todd Bridges is still insane. However Hillary Duff seems to have made it out okay, same with Raven Samoan, The kids from Malcom in the middle however including Frankie Muntz all ended up fucked up, the kid who played Dewey ended up missing or going off the grid, I can't remember which, the one who played Reese might be in prison and god only knows what happened to the kid who played Stevey.

Reese has been a producer for years now.

Stevey became your irl dumb fuck friend with no real direction that's totally a great tattoo artist and then totally going to make it big making homemade jewelry. I wish I was making that up

Doing psych holds on people sucks. I had one last week. 75 year old mom with her 50 year old daughter. Daughter flooded her apartment, stole a butcher knife from jersey mikes, and was just sitting in her car. We took her out the car and cuffed her up. The second she knew she was on a hold she kicked my knee and punched the ambulance guy in the face

the mom told me shes been dealing with her since she was 15 like this. Like damn. 35 years of this.

Hope she makes a full recovery.

Irony posted...

Has any child actor ever grown up fucked up and then got better and became successful again besides Macaulay Culkin.

While he wasn't really tabloid fodder like Culkin, the Olsen Twins, Bynes, etc., Wil Wheaton had a pretty fucked up childhood that led to addiction and anxiety disorders. I can't speak with certainty but he seems to be doing fine these days.

Natasha Lyonne also had a bad drug addiction that led to several serious health issues before recovering and continuing her career with successful adult roles (several of which she has also produced).

Drew Barrymore is by far the most famous example but she's not alone.

radical_rhino posted...

Drew Barrymore?

Drew Barrymore was an alcoholic by the age of 11 and then became addicted to cocaine at 13. Sadly, the media blamed a 14 year old for being admitted into rehab, but dodged asking the question "who would ever allow an 11 year old to hang out at Studio 54 after 1:00 AM?"