Mischa Barton

Not having a steady job in years appears to be agreeing with Mischa Barton.

The actress strolled around Miami Beach in a retro bikini this week, and while we find the high-waisted shorts to be uglier than her character on The OC, we must say: we're impressed by Barton's body. It's far less skeletal than it used to be:

According to The New York Post, Barton has been telling friends her figure is due to “eating really healthy, keeping a mostly vegan diet and running." And therein apparently lies the key: eating. Perhaps Shenae Grimes should take notes on that.

Surf around our collection of bikini photos now and then weigh in on Barton's swimsuit: Do you like it?

Mischa Barton posed for a Tyler Shields photo shoot the other day, and, well, you know how that goes. If you don't know how that goes, it goes ... weird.

The former OC actress and waif is the latest to pose for the controversial photographer, who loves his female celebrity muses to get "artistic" or something.

After a Mischa fan club in Brazil (seriously, that exists) kept asking him to do a shoot with her, Shields says he reached out, and this is what resulted:

Possibly nude, Mischa Barton sees food for the first time since April.

"I randomly met her friend and we talked about it a few days later this happened," he said. "She was amazing to work with. I cant wait to do it again."

Shields often features BFF Lindsay Lohan in his shoots, and recently landed in hot water over a series of photos showing a bound, battered Heather Morris.

Here are some more of his recent Mischa Barton photos, which are historic - this is the closest interaction she's had with steak in approximately 12 years ...

[Photos: Tyler Shields]

At one point, Mischa Barton had a fairly promising career. The OC was a hit, she was scoring endorsement deals, and seemed like the next big thing.

Now she is moving from L.A. to London with new boyfriend DJ Ali Love, and is known more for her turbulent personal life than any recent acting work.

Linking up with Amy Winehouse should only help that.

The UK wild child met a fellow fallen star with wasted potential at a Camden pub yesterday. Soon enough, there was some locking of lips involved.

The supposedly-reformed pair were spotted shaking hands then kissing each other before enjoying a chat over a drink or 20. This cannot end well.

Amy and Mischa have plenty of common ground to bond over.

Winehouse is said to be clean after a high-profile battle with drugs, while Barton announced she is going straight following her most recent DUI arrest.

Of course, both have done stints in hospitals and rehab. Mischa Barton was placed on involuntary psychiatric hold last year after a meltdown at home.

Now in London to spend time with DJ Ali Love, her new boyfriend, Barton said she's being healthy and has been reading scripts for new acting roles.

She told the Daily Mail on Sunday: "I’m avoiding drinking, which is a shame as there’s nothing better than a glass of delicious English Pimm’s."

Wino, who is dating Reg Traviss, can't make the same claim.

After meeting Mischa Tuesday, the Back to Black singer headed to central London, hitting Balans bar where she stayed for hours, ordering champagne and cocktails, before dancing and singing her way to nearby Chinatown.

She returned home at 11:30 this morning in the same clothes.

A slew of celebrities showed up in Antibes, France yesterday for amfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS benefit gala.

It was held at the Hotel du Cap and we should focus on the great cause at the center of this event... or at least the fashion on its red carpet.

Instead, we can't help but examine the guest list. Who invited Mischa Barton and Paris Hilton?!?

We didn't even know these two washed-up stars still existed, at least not beyond Hilton's occasional, pressing relationship updates.

But here they are, which at least gives readers a chance to answer one important question once and for all: Who would you rather put it to?

[Photos: Splash News]

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They say misery loves company. Same goes for miserable train wrecks.

Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton definitely need to hang out more. There's so much ambition and success to go around, it's like a rising tide lifting all boats.

Or not. Sources say Lindsay, who's "raging" over her dad's engagement to her former BFF Kate Major (don't ask) was in rare form this week, even for her.

At Nylon's 11th-anniversary bash, she partied with her gal pal Mischa, who got into an ugly (and rather public) fight with her ex-boyfriend Brandon Davis.

Yup, a Greasy Bear sighting. Firecrotch was there, too!

The seldom-seen ursine specimen later took to his Twitter page to bash the former OC star, writing: "Omg. Just realized my ex turned in to 1 of the fattest people in the planet. I'm gonna start dating plus size models. Not! Mischa the Hefer."

"She was chain-smoking the entire night," says a partygoer, who adds that both she and Lindsay, who have spent time in rehab, were drinking, too. "Mischa was never without a cigarette in her hand - and a puss on her face."

That's more disgusting than the thought of Greasy Bear naked. To her credit, Barton called it a night around 12, while Linds was partying like mad 'til 6.

"She was running around until 6 in the morning," a spy dished. "She was on a terrible path as is, and her father's antics are only making things worse."

Not that Mischa's friends are willing to accept excuses for Lindsay.

"Lindsay is not a good influence on her," one says. "They should not be hanging out. Lindsay is an enabler, and that's the last thing Mischa needs now."

No word on whether Lindsay herself is Mischa's weed hookup.

The Beautiful Life? Hardly.

Mischa Barton, whose career has fallen on some hard times of late, was spotted driving erratically around town for hours yesterday, talking on her cell phone.

On one occasion, the actress, who was recently sued for unpaid rent by her NYC landlord, was seen making an obscene hand gesture to a fellow motorist.

Mischa then pulled over to smoke weed before heading into Joan's on Third for a late lunch with a mystery male friend (probably some D-list alt-rocker).

According to reports, she proceeded to drive her huge convertible straight into a red curb, resulting in her having to back out in the middle of the street.

Hey, a troubled star needs that release ...

Mischa Barton enjoys the sweet taste and smell of cheeba. In broad daylight. Maybe that's just a hand-rolled cigarette ... [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

After her DUI arrest in December 2007, Barton said she never wanted to do something so stupid again. With the exception of dressing like a hooker, she made good.

For about 26 months at least. Note to Mischa: Marijuana and/or tobacco do not count as essential vitamins and minerals. Eat. Sleep. Get healthy and you might see 30.

Mischa Barton has really fallen on hard times these days. Pretty soon, that hooker outfit she donned for Law & Order: SVU may be her actual working attire.

Okay, we're exaggerating a little there. But a landlord really is saying the star is refusing to pay rent on her $7,000-a-month apartment in New York City.

Landlord M.R.A. Realties Inc. says in a lawsuit that Barton rebuffed efforts to collect the last three months' worth of rent in her Tribeca neighborhood pad.

The skinny actress' representatives had no immediate response. The landlord wants Barton to pay rent as well as legal fees incurred during the proceedings.

Mischa Barton has issues. Financial, not just mental!

The 23-year-old Barton also lives in Los Angeles. The lawsuit filed Thursday says that her one-year lease on the Manhattan apartment began in September 2009.

At the time, she was in The Beautiful Life, a CW series about the New York modeling world. The show was canceled in September after airing just two episodes.

Barton rose to fame playing Marissa Cooper on Fox's teen drama The OC. She's been looking extremely healthy and lucid ever since. Actually, quite the opposite.

No, Mischa Barton's career hasn't fallen far enough that she is forced to walk the streets for money just to make ends meet. She's just doing it for Law & Order: SVU.

Dressed in character as a prostitute on the set in New York City yesterday, the young star plays a street worker who turns to Det. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) for help.

Perhaps she thinks Benson has connections with the fashion police. Girl needs to give them a call STAT! This isn't too different than she dressed on The Beautiful Life.

No wonder she's been looking for work ...

Mischa Barton gets into character. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com]

Mischa Barton is definitely turning her life around.

She reportedly tried to take her own life over the summer and is currently looking for a job after The Beautiful Life was canned, but she's turning it around.

The Mischa Barton pictures below make that clear.

In no makeup and looking even more disorientated and less recognizable than usual, the actress went shopping on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood Monday night:

QUITE TROUBLED: It looks like Mischa still has some issues. [Photos: Fame]

On the bright side, Mischa just landed a guest role on Law & Order: SVU. She'll be playing a prostitute. Even better? Looks like she's already in character above!

A month after the CW mercifully pulled the plug on The Beautiful Life after just two episodes, the ill-fated show's star is now looking for a new gig.

"I'm just figuring out what my next move will be and looking at a lot of different projects and figuring out what I want to do," Mischa Barton said.

Although she said that "people really liked" the show - loosely based on producer Ashton Kutcher's days as a model - she says she's moving on.

"I just don't think the time was right," the troubled 23-year-old star, who played a troubled model, said. "It was just a really sh---y situation."

Sh---y show is more like it.

Mischa Barton is looking (relatively) good, all things considered.

Just the same, the series' cancellation isn't discouraging Barton - who was admitted in July to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. after a possible suicide attempt in July.

She says she's open to projects on the small screen as well as movies.

"I think they're both great. These days, TV is about as good as movies. I'm looking forward to being part of something that is right in the future."

We're thinking a pilot co-starring Ashlee Simpson about girls who get plastic surgery in Hollywood should be in the works at some point soon.