[Gossip] Amanda Bynes Arrested for Marijuana Possession

[retrofan05]

Or perhaps she's a victim of mind control as this video suggests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwE1KTpZ-SE

[TMC]

http://whatculture.com/news/amanda-b...-ourselves.php

Amanda Bynes’ recent public breakdown has generated a strange response, but not an especially surprising one. We have, after all, seen it many times before.

If an ordinary person suffered an apparent mental breakdown like Amanda Bynes has in recent weeks, the overriding response from other people would be sympathy and concern. With Bynes, however, the reaction has largely been ridicule and laughter.

A quick search for ‘Amanda Bynes’ on Twitter reveals a long list of people, all lining up to take shots at her, to mock her, to ridicule her, to insult her.

Stop and take a second to really think about that. A human being is being mocked for suffering what we can only assume are actual, genuine and serious mental health problems.

It is another chapter in a story that seems all too common in Hollywood. A successful child star grows up, finds the transition to adulthood difficult, has a public meltdown and is hounded and ridiculed by the tabloid press.

The cliche is that the media build stars up to knock them down again and while it is a cliche, it may also be the harsh reality of the situation. Certainly, Amanda Bynes’ breakdown, like Lindsay Lohan’s in recent years, sells magazines, sells newspapers and generates web traffic. You are reading an article about Bynes right now.

While the tabloid press can certainly be accused of shamelessly profiting from such cases and can perhaps be blamed for exacerbating the problems, the reaction also says something about society as a whole. About all of us.

It seems we cannnot get enough of seeing rich, attractive, successful people – especially former child stars and especially women – fly off the rails. Everyone loves a train wreck.

There could be a whole range of psychological explanations for such a response. Perhaps we view child stars as spoiled brats, who have had everything handed to them, so we struggle to empathise when they have a problem. Maybe we struggle to see Hollywood superstars as actual people, with real feelings and emotions.

Or could it be that we are all cynics and we don’t really believe they have problems at all? After all, they act for a living, so why couldn’t they act out a breakdown publicly to generate attention? It works for them and it isn’t completely beyond the confines of reality.

Whatever the reason, the simple fact is, mental health problems do not discriminate based on a person’s income. It is said that as many as one in five people will experience mental illness in their lifetime and many celebrities have suffered greatly in the past.

Okay, so she might just be faking it for attention, but is that the most likely explanation here? Probably not. It is quite likely that Amanda Bynes has serious psychological issues and needs help.

The Hollywood machine has a habit of churning out young actresses who experience serious issues in later life. Pushy parents, constant media attention, being given too much too soon, the intense objectification that Hollywood brings and even sex abuse rings have been blamed for this in the past.

In Bynes’ case, it seems quite telling that her breakdown has centred around her appearance and the appearance of others. She told Rihanna she wasn’t pretty enough. She has started a crusade against magazines that publish less-than-flattering images of her. She accused a policeman of sexual assault and told him he wasn’t attractive enough to get intimate with her. Everything is about beauty or perceptions of beauty.

And why wouldn’t it centre around these ideas of beauty? Her entire career centred around her appearance and she has been dissected and objectified from a young age. Her beauty as a teenager was her biggest commodity and getting attention on that basis is all she has known.

As shallow as that may seem to some, there are a variety of mental illnesses which centre on these same ideas – perceptions of beauty and the link between physical appearance and self-worth. These problems can be extremely serious, often leading to depression and substance abuse, especially with women.

Regardless of the problems she has or the causes of those problems, Amanda Bynes’ breakdown may have placed her under the microscope once again, but it should also place the tabloid media and all of us there too.

When Britney Spears suffered a meltdown several years ago, one of the most memorable things to come out of the entire episode was the ‘Leave Britney Alone!’ youtube video, which went viral. As funny and dramatic as that video was, something about it was largerly overlooked.

The central message of the video absolutely right. Britney should have been left alone to cope with her issues away from press intrusion and away from public ridicule. Shouldn’t Amanda Bynes be afforded the same luxury?

That way, if she has serious problems, she gets the privacy to deal with them. In the unlikely event that she is faking her issues to seek attention, this would also deny her the attention she craves. It is a win-win situation for everyone.

Well, it would be, if only we didn’t enjoy watching train wrecks so much.

Read more at http://whatculture.com/news/amanda-b...gXC70y7t8Gs.99

[irehtman]

She's in deep trouble right now in public and I knew she is an overrated actress, IMO!

[JamesG]

Amanda Bynes' Bong-Tossing Case to Be Dismissed
Jan 11, 2014
by Natalie Abrams


Amanda Bynes got some good news on Friday, with a judge ruling that the bong-tossing case against the actress will be dismissed if she does not get into any more trouble over the next six months, according to The Associated Press.

In May, Bynes was arrested after police said she threw a bong out her New York apartment window and was seen smoking a joint in the complex lobby. She was charged with reckless endangerment and marijuana possession.




Bynes was later placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold in July after she lit a fire in a driveway in California. She was released from rehab earlier this month.

As part of her agreement with the judge, Bynes must attend counseling sessions twice a week for six months. If she is arrested, the deal will be revoked.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Amanda-B...g-1075550.aspx

[irehtman]

She's a stupid attention wh*** for the rest of her life. All the WB comedy fans, who abhor both her and her WB sitcom, are going to mistreat her like dirt forever!

[TMC]

http://officialfan.proboards.com/thr...bynes-returned

Seeing these Amanda Bynes photos may make you want to bust out a slow clap.

The once troubled actress was looking healthy and happy in photos posted to her Twitter page from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Debut Runway Show, an event that's done each year for the aspiring student designers to formally debut their clothes in front of an audience.

Bynes flashed a big smile while wearing a stylish outfit and strutting her wavy blond locks in multiple snapshots, including one with her parents Rick and Lynn.

The 27-year-old Hairspray star successfully finished her first quarter at FIDM's Orange County campus Wednesday. "She's a great student who always participated and really cared about her classes," a source exclusively told E! News. "She really fit in and loves her school."

In fact, she plans to take more classes this April. "If she was offered an acting job anytime soon," the source says, "she may not take it because she's so focused on school."

Although Bynes went on a social media hiatus for a while, she did update her Twitter followers on March 1, writing, "Hi everyone! I'm busy studying at @fidm but I want to say I love you to my fans!" She also shared a "new sketch" that is believed to be a self-portrait.

"Amanda's really talented at what she does so the picture is the real deal," the source said. "She's only just beginning."

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[irehtman]

I like Wesley Johnathan 100% times way better than her, no offense.

[TMC]

http://www.eonline.com/news/583692/a...rested-for-dui

Sad news for Amanda Bynes.

The actress was arrested on Sunday morning at 3 a.m. for DUI, the California Highway Patrol confirms to E! News. She has been charged with a misdemeanor after police "determined she was under the influence of a controlled substance" while driving. The 28-year-old star was held at the Van Nuys, Calif. station on $15,000 bail before she was released at 12:44 p.m. that same day.

She currently has an upcoming court date scheduled for Oct. 23.
Back in February, Bynes was placed on three-years' probation, stemming from her 2012 DUI arrest.

Breaking news more to come...

[TMC]

Amanda Bynes is headed for another conservatorship, but we're told it almost certainly will not be at the hands of her parents. Rather, we've learned Amanda's doctors are planning to get the type of conservatorship that can keep her confined and medicated for up to 1 year.

Sources familiar with Amanda's treatment tell TMZ ... the plan is to get an LPS Hold -- something a judge will grant at the behest of doctors but only if the patient is "gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism."

The LPS Hold allows doctors to confine Amanda -- at either the hospital or another secure facility -- and administer meds against her will.

The LPS Hold is far more stringent than what her parents could get. The parents could not legally force meds on Amanda nor could they effectively restrain her. We're told Amanda literally hates her parents now after they tricked her into coming to the mental hospital.

You may recall ... doctors got an LPS Hold on Amanda a little more than a year ago after she went off the rails ... ending with lighting a driveway on fire and dousing her dog with gasoline. That LPS Hold expired last month.

Our sources say the doctors will likely ask a judge for a new LPS Hold within a week ... after Amanda is fully diagnosed.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/15/amanda...#ixzz3GCvOFpi9

[irehtman]

Well right now, all fans of the other former discontinued WB comedies wanted dirty revenge on her and her WB sitcom.

[TMC]

Amanda Bynes: 'I am bipolar'

[TMC]

Originally Posted by irehtman

Well right now, all fans of the other former discontinued WB comedies wanted dirty revenge on her and her WB sitcom.

Why do you always have to throw in cryptic, vague innuendoes in your replies? Anyway, more problems for Amanda Bynes:
TMZ: Amanda Bynes Parents to Surrender Conservatorship

So Sad: Amanda Bynes Falls Asleep in Beverly Hills mall

[irehtman]

Well TMC, she and her WB sitcom badly monopolize all the other WB comedies, except for Reba, in a despicable way. Now this a good time for all former Fans of all WB comedies to create payback on both on her and Her entire WB sitcom for punishment.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by irehtman

Well TMC, she and her WB sitcom badly monopolize all the other WB comedies, except for Reba, in a despicable way. Now this a good time for all former Fans of all WB comedies to create payback on both on her and Her entire WB sitcom for punishment.

How exactly is that Amanda Bynes' fault and not the network itself!? Are you freaking serious!?