Actor Amanda Bynes has been placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold after being seen wandering the streets of Los Angeles without clothes. According to reports, the 36-year-old actor flagged down a passing car and called 911 for help, saying she was coming down from a “psychotic episode”. She was then taken to a police station.
“The fact that Amanda Bynes flagged a car down, told them she was having a psychotic episode and called 911 herself actually gives me a lot of hope for her well-being,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
Bynes, who began her career as a child actor in Nickelodeon’s comedy series All That, has struggled with mental health issues in the past. In 2013, she was placed under a personal conservatorship after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She was also sent to a psychiatric ward for help after a series of incidents, including setting fire to her neighbor’s driveway and almost setting her dog on fire.
The incident occurred almost a year after the court terminated Bynes’ conservatorship, which she had been under since 2013. She submitted a petition to dissolve the arrangement, which was supported by her parents, Lynn and Rick Bynes.
Amanda Bynes Psychiatric issue fans express hope of well-being
Despite the recent incident, fans have expressed hope for Amanda Bynes‘ well-being. “When she’s ready, I hope she can be proud of herself for that,” another fan wrote on Twitter, referring to Bynes’ decision to seek help during the incident.
TMZ reported that Bynes’ ex-fiancé, Paul Michael, said she has been off her meds. A close source to the incident also told NBC News that Bynes “hasn’t been in contact with her family for quite some time.”
Amanda Bynes was scheduled to attend the 90s Con in Connecticut this weekend, which she cancelled due to health-related issues. She has appeared in TV shows like All That, What I Like About You, and Family Guy, and in films including Big Fat Liar, What a Girl Wants, Love Wrecked, Sydney White, and Easy A. She announced an indefinite hiatus from acting in 2010.
In 2021, Amanda Bynes, was treated at a psychiatric facility after some dodgy behaviour over the last few months, has been released after 2 weeks of treatment. The 28-year-old actor was seen walking around the Sunset Strip.
Bynes reportedly has been taking medicine regularly and she sounds lucid. The hearing officer apparently thinks that Bynes is now stable and that she cannot be held involuntarily.
Bynes was admitted to the hospital by her parents after she showed weird behaviour following an arrest.