Last week, Amanda Bynes accused her father of sexual assault in a series of shockingly graphic tweets.
She later retracted the statements, but blamed her mental instability on a "microchip" in her brain, which she claimed her father had implanted.
With today's news that Amanda Bynes may face one year of involuntary confinement, the former child star's struggles with mental illness seem more tragically real than ever before.
Several celebrities have offered thoughts, prayers, and words of encouragement to Amanda and her family. Thus far, the support has mostly come from former co-stars, such as Nick Cannon, who spoke about Bynes in glowing terms during a recent interview.
Amanda Bynes is likely headed for another conservatorship, but her parents won't be at the helm. Her doctors want her confined and medicated for up to a YEAR.
Sam Lutfi played a key role in engineering the ruse that landed Amanda Bynes in treatment, but is his continued involvement in her saga cause for concern?
On Friday, Amanda Bynes was placed on 5150 psychiatric hold and committed to a hospital following two weeks of increasingly erratic behavior.
Amanda's parents were initially unable to prove that the child star presented a threat to herself or others, but that quickly after Bynes accused her father of sexual assault, then blamed the false allegation on a microchip that had been planted in her brain.
Amanda Bynes is safe inside a Pasadena, Calif., mental facility, which we can all agree is probably the best place for her right now, as sad as it is to say.
That doesn't mean she sees it that way, though. At all.
In the past, when Lena Dunham was feeling starved for attention she'd just take off her clothes on premium cable.
But these days she has a new book to promote, and apparently serious authors don't strip down at readings, so Lena's been forced to get creative with her shock value antics.
Last week, Amanda Bynes was placed on 5150 psychiatric hold after exhibiting increasingly worrisome behavior in public and online.
The trouble began when Bynes was arrested for DUI on September 29. Her parents finally intervened after Amanda accused her father of sexual abuse on Twitter. (She later retracted her story.)
With troubled star Amanda Bynes placed on 5150 psychiatric hold at a Los Angeles treatment facility Friday, her parents could finally breathe easier.
It's a long road ahead, and they know this, having been down it before. But at least she's no longer in grave danger of harming herself or other people.
Orange County, Calif., teenager Caleb Pusey says he's not engaged to Amanda Bynes, despite what numerous gossip blogs (and Bynes) have been saying.
Amanda Bynes was thankfully tricked yesterday into flying home to Los Angeles, where she was placed on psychiatric hold involuntarily upon arrival.
The man who helped mastermind this desperately-needed ruse: Sam Lutfi.
Amanda Bynes is currently under doctor supervision.
The very troubled young star - who accused her father of sexual abuse this week - landed today in Los Angeles and was immediately taken by a car service to a hospital on Pasadena.
Earlier today, Amanda Bynes accused her father of sexual abuse in a series of shocking tweets.
Moments ago, however, the actress retracted her allegations in a fashion that's raised further concerns about the state of her mental health.
On Twitter earlier today, Amanda Bynes accused her father of sexually abusing her in the latest display of bizarre and shocking headlines involving the actress.
Amanda went into graphic detail about the nature of the molestation that she allegedly suffered at the hands of her parents, stating that her father routinely "fondled himself" in front of her and her mother knew of the abuse but refused to intervene.
Earlier today, we reported that Amanda Bynes has refused to return to her parents' home, even though many within the actress' inner circle believe doing so might save her life.
Given her recent troubles, and how she previously recovered over the past year while under a conservatorship headed by her parents, this seemed like a no-brainer.
As the Amanda Bynes shoplifting video confirmed this morning, the former child star is in serious need of an intervention.
Ever since Bynes got arrested for DUI two weeks ago, her behavior has grown increasingly bizarre, and friends and family are justifiably concerned.
Amanda Bynes was accused of shoplifting twice this week, and in surveillance video from one of the stors, she ... busted out some SWEET dance moves!
Nick Cannon and Amanda Bynes have been friends since they both got their start on Nickelodeon in the late 90s.
Cannon defended Bynes during her first meltdown in the summer of 2013, and now he's speaking out for the troubled actress once again, urging news outlets and social media users to stop making light of her condition.
Believe it or not, the Amanda Bynes saga continues to get more bizarre.
Just yesterday, we reported that Bynes was caught shoplifting by security guards at posh Manhattan department store Barney's. Cops were called; Amanda provided a shaky excuse for her actions, and the actress was allowed to leave.
Ever since troubled star Amanda Bynes was arrested for DUI in late September, her downward spiral has become sadder and stranger by the day.
The unsettling saga took yet another bizarre turn just hours ago ...
The Amanda Bynes saga continues to get sadder by the day, as it becomes increasingly apparent that the former child star is suffering from delusions that may be the result of a severe mental illness.
Amanda Bynes is totally out of it and in desperate need of mental help, as dispatches from the last 48 hours of her strange life in New York City prove.
Well, we may have to admit we were wrong on this one, but we certainly won't be alone. When Amanda Bynes announced that she's engaged, pretty much no one believed her.
But Amanda is back on Twitter now and one of her first orders of business on rejoining the site was to proves that she's 1. Still a hardcore stoner, and 2. Totally engaged!!! Or at least, rocking an engagement ring:
After her first meltdown last year, Amanda Bynes was placed under a conservatorship that put in her parents care by court order.
By the time it expired, Amanda's folks apparently believed she had made enough progress that she could be trusted live independently.
