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Bynes' court drama began when staff at The Biltmore called police after they spotted the former TV star smoking weed in the luxury building's lobby on May 23, 2013. When officers arrived at Bynes' 36th floor pad, she chucked the foot-long bong out the window. She was taken to Roosevelt Hospital to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, sources said.
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Bynes won her fourth Favorite Television Actress blimp for "The Amanda Show" at the 2002 Kids' Choice Awards.
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Claiming she had an imposter, Amanda Bynes denied walking around in New York City on April 3, 2013 despite a convincing photo (r.). "My hair is blonde, I've never been a redhead! ... Somebody keeps posing as me!" she wrote on Twitter. Well, the star stepped out in identical sweatpants and slippers, as seen in the photo in question, a day earlier (l.). That time, though, the eccentric starlet decided to cover her entire face with a patterned scarf.
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Joke's on us! Amanda Bynes was all smiles on her way into Manhattan Criminal Court on July 9, 2013. Donning a blue wig and talking to herself, the troubled child star headed to court for her routine second appearance. The "Easy A" actress went casual for the legal proceeding -- wearing black sweatpants and basketball sneakers with an oversized tank top from the Alvin Alley American Dance Theater. The former Nickelodeon child star was charged with reckless endangerment, attempted tampering with physical evidence and unlawful possession of marijuana stemming from a May 23 incident at the Biltmore on W. 47th St.
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Amanda Bynes made a rare appearance in Los Angeles on Sept. 29, 2017, looking healthy and unbothered as she shopped in a Ralph's supermarket with a friend. It was the first time the actress has been in the public eye in three months, the last time being in June of this year when she sat down for an on-camera interview with entertainment site Hollyscoop. Bynes had talked about a possible return to television and being sober for the last three years.
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Amanda Bynes was detained and forced to undergo a mental evaluation on July 22, 2013 after causing a stir in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Bynes may have inexplicably started a small fire on a person's driveway, according to TMZ, though law enforcement officials did not specify those details, and was taken into Ventura Police custody. Bynes was also accused of trespassing at a nearby retirement community, TMZ reported. Here, Bynes uses her dog as a paparazzi shield in New York City almost 2 weeks before popping up in California.
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Here, Bynes hides behind a massive pair of sunglasses as she makes a rare appearance at Craigs restaurant in West Hollywood. The troubled star narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction in a low cut dress using her long blond locks to cover up on Nov. 30, 2015.
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In 2009, Bynes wore figure-hugging dresses to both the Teen Choice Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards. Her career seemed to be on the up and up.
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Amanda Bynes has been through her fair share of ups and downs but the troubled former child star appeared to healthy and happy as she waved to photographers during a night out at designer Michael Costello's Pre-Fall Capsule Collection Party in Los Angeles. Bynes donned a form-fitting white dress, heels and her trademark oversized sunnies for the star-studded event on July 23, 2015.
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With her blond hair extensions flowing and a suspicious looking cigarette hanging from her mouth, Amanda Bynes took to the streets of New York City on April 8, 2013. The seemingly troubled starlet was photographed on her way to the gym looking a little worse for wear.
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Keeping her face covered with her long mess of blond hair, Amanda Bynes barked at reporters milling around Manhattan Criminal Court as she awaited arraignment. "I'm feeling fine. How are you feeling?" Bynes told the crowd. "Can I ask you something? I would like to have no photographers in there. Is that okay?" she said.
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The star's meltdown reached alarming new levels when she was busted for tossing a bong out the window of her NYC high-rise apartment window on May 23, 2013. Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment, tampering with evidence and marijuana possession. The actress looked like a handcuffed hot mess when she was hauled off to court the following morning, appearing outside Manhattan Criminal Court in a tangled, platinum blond wig and dirty gray sweatpants to await arraignment.
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Switching over into movie roles, Amanda Bynes starred as Daphne Reynolds in 2003's "What A Girl Wants." The starlet is seen here at a premiere for the film in Hollywood on March 27, 2003. Bynes snagged the Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress in 2004.
After a rocky road to recovery, Amanda Bynes is getting her life back on track following years of personal issues ranging from drug use to mental health issues. See how far the actress has come since her darker days.
