Amanda Bynes' Life Story: From Child Star to Adderall Addict Who Wanders the Streets 'Naked and Alone'
One of the biggest teen stars of the 1990s and 2000s on Nickelodeon, Amanda Bynes these days it fills the front pages of tabloid magazines and portals again. The former TV star has been placed under medical supervision after she was spotted wandering the streets of Los Angeles "naked and alone" on Sunday, it has been reported. The Daily Mail.
California law allows police and doctors to detain a person for 72 hours. During this period, the person undergoes a medical examination. Bynes is currently in the hospital and will likely spend the next few days there. It is assumed that the actress was not injured in the said incident.
The tabloid media TMZ reported that Bynes stopped a motorist in the middle of the street and told him she was having a "psychotic episode."
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The actress then called the police, where mental health experts determined that she should be placed under supervision.
Who is Amanda Bynes?
In the 2000s, Amanda Bynes was the biggest teen star and everyone predicted a glittering career for her. Even before she turned 18, the actress had won numerous film awards, had her own show and was a part of some of the most popular film projects of that period.
But public pressure and mental health issues took their toll – after many run-ins with the law and addictions, Amanda's parents were granted legal custody of their daughter, meaning they have control over her life in hopes of helping her.
Amanda was born in 1986, and started her career in childhood, first shooting commercials. Soon her talent was noticed, so the actress began to appear in television series.
She also got her own television show - The Amanda Show - and the public was in love with her smile and the positive energy that radiated from her.
Problems with the law
Amanda has appeared in several popular films including Hairspray, She's the Man and Easy A.
She herself says that the performance in the last film, Easy A, made her give up her acting career. Reportedly, she was completely disappointed with herself and was convinced that she should not appear in a film anymore.
Just two years later, in 2012, Amanda's problems and conflicts with the law begin.
In a span of just 2-3 years, Amanda was arrested for drug possession, several self-inflicted traffic accidents, and driving without a license.
During this period, Amanda began to worry fans with her tweets, which were often full of hate towards stars like Rihanna and Drake.
In most cases, Amanda deleted the tweets – something that led the public to think that the actress had serious mental health issues.
Amanda even accused her father of abusing her as a child, only to later delete the tweet explaining that her father "didn't do anything, but she blamed him because she had a chip put in her brain on his orders."
Depression, addictions and nine years in custody
The actress herself stated that she had problems with depression and that she was addicted to Adderall - a drug commonly used to treat ADHD.
In order to get the drug, Amanda admitted that she faked her symptoms when she saw a psychiatrist, and took the drug so often that she often forgot her lines while filming scenes.
In 2013, the actress was caught setting a fire in the neighborhood where she grew up in California. After this, Amanda was committed to a mental institution where she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
It was then that her parents first tried to get legal custody of her, hoping to help her, but to no avail. After a second attempt at legal guardianship in 2014, they succeeded, but the court ruled that this would only be temporary.
When it became clear that Amanda's situation was not improving, the guardianship was extended to seven years.
This probably helped Amanda, because during that time she enrolled in fashion design at a university in California and it seemed that luck was smiling on her again.
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Amanda soon started posting bizarre tweets again attacking celebrities and her family members.
At first, the actress said that someone hacked her profile, but after some time it became clear that this is not true and she writes the posts herself.
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This period Amanda made a big change with her appearance. The actress tattooed a heart on her face, pierced her nose and dyed her hair black.
In 2020, the actress shared that she got engaged to her boyfriend Paul Michael. Bynes and her partner Paul, who is a law student, called off their engagement in July 2022, but reportedly rekindled their relationship in August of that year. They are rumored to be living together at Bynes' home in Los Angeles.
They met at the end of 2019, at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and got engaged a few months later, on Valentine's Day 2020. On April 28, 2020, Bynes called the police after Michael allegedly started using opiates again and accused him of vandalizing his mother's home, viewing pornography and stopping his prescription drugs.
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The actress graduated from the Institute of Fashion Design and Production of Designer Products in 2019.
Last Saturday, Bynes was scheduled to appear at a 'XNUMXs fair with her All That co-stars, but canceled at the last minute. She said she was prevented due to "health reasons". The actress previously said that she is looking forward to meeting again with colleagues Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Danny Tamberelli, Lori Beth Denberg and others.
Had she attended the fair, it would have been her first public appearance since being released from nine years of custody in March 2022, when she was cared for by her mother.
