Los Angeles – Amanda Bynes has been placed on mental health hold, ABC News This was announced through a person familiar with the matter.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles law enforcement received a medical call from a woman in a Sizzler parking lot on South Vermont Avenue and West Fourth Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Law enforcement officers briefed on the LAPD’s call for service said they found Bynes when officers arrived there. A person familiar with the situation also confirmed to ABC News that it was Bynes.
The “Easy A” actress was checked out by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and cleared her medically, law enforcement officers told ABC News. A health hold transported her to the hospital.
In California, a mental health hold, or 5150 hold, is typically 72 hours, but can be extended.
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A law enforcement official added that no threats were made during the call, and a person familiar with the situation confirmed to ABC News.
The incident was previously reported by TMZ, detailing that Bynes was seen “without clothes” early Sunday morning, swung his car down, and told the driver he had “came off from a psychotic episode.” A person familiar with the situation confirmed the information and that Bynes called 911.
The case comes nearly a year after Bynes’ guardianship was revoked by a judge.
The actress has been under guardianship since 2013 when her mother, Lynn Bynes, was appointed as her temporary guardian.
The guardianship took effect after the “All That” alum was hospitalized on an involuntary psychiatric hold after allegedly starting psychiatric treatment. small fire in driveway House in Thousand Oaks, California.
In October 2014, Lynn Bynes was again appointed guardian of her daughter.
Amanda Bynes filed a petition in February 2022 to end her guardianship of herself and her property. Her petition states that Bynes is a student at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, where she earned an associate’s degree in product development and is about to complete her bachelor’s degree. is detailed.
The petition also stated that since 2020, the “She’s the Man” star has been living in a “structured community for women” and has been checking in and “ongoing” in the apartment community where she lived. underwent a random toxicology test.
A statement shared by Lynn Bynes’ attorney, Tamar Alminak, said at the time:
