Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized on an involuntary psychiatric hold.
The actress was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Friday after having a very difficult week, with reports surfacing of bizarre behavior, TMZ reports. Bynes’ hospitalization came less than 24 hours after she posted a Twitter rant against her father, Rick Bynes — which she later retracted — claiming he had sexually, physically and verbally abused her.
According to TMZ, doctors placed Bynes on a 5150 psychiatric hold for 72 hours, which can be extended for two weeks.
The website also reports that placing the 28-year-old under another conservatorship is also a priority. Bynes lived with her parents until a court-ordered conservatorship ran out last month and may have something to do with her recent relapse into devastating behaviors associated with mental illness.
Amanda Bynes' parents seek mental health treatment… Amanda FLEES http://t.co/5KagAF7sJ0 pic.twitter.com/feyTlTcvog
— TMZ (@TMZ) October 10, 2014
Amanda Bynes Bizarre Behavior Inside NYC sSore
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— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) October 10, 2014
Apparently Bynes’ parents made arrangements to hospitalize their daughter soon after landing at LAX Airport. Bynes allegedly believed she would be driven by a car service to The London Hotel to meet her parents and their lawyer. Instead, she was brought to a Pasadena, California, hospital.
While the actress was in New York, she allegedly stole a $200 hat from Barneys department store and acted erratically in several other boutiques. She also went on multiple Twitter rants.
From Nickelodeon to Twitter, the ups and downs of Amanda Bynes http://t.co/Rm0hhDRkWW pic.twitter.com/v65hZ6GWF2
— CNN Entertainment (@CNNent) October 10, 2014
VIDEO: @amandabynes twerking before allegedly stealing from @BarneysNY. http://t.co/XwJHxIiBaH pic.twitter.com/rReg9G14P6
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) October 10, 2014
In July 2013, Bynes was hospitalized on a 5150 psychiatric hold after allegedly setting fire in an elderly woman’s driveway.
Things seemed to be looking up for Bynes in recent months until this most recent relapse.
Amanda Bynes's siblings have responded to the allegations against their father: http://t.co/ntDGJT3IxO pic.twitter.com/qrLhB7VN3m
— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) October 10, 2014
Let’s hope Bynes gets the help she needs and deserves.
