Former child star Amanda Bynes was reportedly placed on a psychiatric hold following an incident involving her wandering the streets of Los Angeles naked.
The 36-year-old flagged down a passing motorist early Sunday morning and asked them for assistance, revealing that she was having a “psychotic episode,” as reported by TMZ. According to the outlet, authorities picked up Bynes and placed her on a psychiatric hold under the direction of a mental health team.
TMZ noted that Bynes did not appear to be injured when she was detained.
The former Nickelodeon actress was previously placed under a conservatorship in August 2013, which gave her mother, Lynn Bynes, legal control of her finances and other decisions. She had been placed on psychiatric holds multiple times after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
That conservatorship was terminated in March 2022.
“Amanda is excited and looking forward to living independently,” her attorney told Fox News Digital in a statement at the time. “She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary,” he told People.
Bynes has been keeping a low profile ever since.
The “She’s the Man” actress was scheduled to appear at 90s Con in Connecticut over the weekend with other popular stars from that era, including cast members of “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Charmed,” “The Wonder Years,” and many others. But Bynes canceled her appearance on the “All That” panel due to an unspecified illness.
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The former child star broke into acting working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series “All That” (1996–2000). Bynes became a household name and got her big break starring in the spin-off series “The Amanda Show” (1999–2002).
Bynes moved on from TV to films, appearing in the comedy “What a Girl Wants” (2003), the sports comedy “She’s the Man” (2006), the “Hairspray” musical (2007), and the comedy film “Easy A” (2010). She took a hiatus from acting following several mental health incidents and admitted substance abuse problems.
During an interview with Paper magazine in 2018, Bynes apologized for how she treated people during the throes of her addiction. “I’m really ashamed and embarrassed with the things I said. I can’t turn back time but if I could, I would. And I’m so sorry to whoever I hurt and whoever I lied about because it truly eats away at me.”
Her scheduled event at 90s Con would have been Bynes’s first public appearance since her conservatorship ended last year.