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What's Going On With Former Nickelodeon Star Amanda Bynes?
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1/28/2025
After years of personal struggles, is Amanda Bynes ready to step back into the spotlight?
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After years of personal struggles, is Amanda Bynes ready to step back into the spotlight?
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Child actor Amanda Bynes once dominated TV and movie screens as one of the most talented
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young performers of her generation.
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Today Amanda is almost unrecognizable after decades of mental health problems and substance
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abuse issues.
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Despite retiring from acting in 2010, fans and critics alike continue to wonder if she'll
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ever make a comeback.
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Bynes saw enormous success as a child TV star who transitioned to young adult movie roles
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in the 90s and 2000s.
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But in 2013, after a series of disturbing public debacles, she was placed under conservatorship
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by her parents.
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Like pop star Britney Spears, Amanda's parents took temporary custody of the actor's personal
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and financial responsibilities, while Amanda was deemed incapacitated.
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So how did Amanda go from this to this?
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Fans have speculated that Bynes' downfall could be traced back to her time at Nickelodeon.
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Amanda was 13 when she rose to fame as a cast member on the hit children's variety show
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All That before starring in her own series, The Amanda Show.
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Bynes' breakout as a child star was referenced in an episode of the docuseries Quiet on Set,
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the dark side of kids TV.
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The controversial doc looks at the working condition of Nickelodeon.
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Bynes stars in the influence of producer Dan Schneider, who has since faced allegations
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of inappropriate behavior.
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Though Amanda never accused Schneider of any wrongdoing, people who worked closely with
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her during her time at Nickelodeon found the actor and producer's close relationship a
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bit concerning.
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As she entered her teen years, Amanda took on roles to match in films like Big Fat Liar
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and What a Girl Wants.
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But it was her performances in the gender-bending comedy She's the Man and her villainous role
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in Easy A that earned Bynes critical praise.
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But behind closed doors, Amanda was privately struggling.
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According to a 2018 interview Bynes did with Paper Magazine, she began abusing drugs in
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her teenage years, particularly Adderall, a stimulant she was prescribed for her attention
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deficit disorder.
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"'I remember chewing on a bunch of tablets and literally being scatterbrained and not
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being able to focus on my lines or memorize them for that matter,' she recalled.
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Her drug usage even made it so she couldn't stand her appearance on screen, which led
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to her quitting acting altogether."
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Over the next few years, the now-former actor's legal troubles began.
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Amanda was arrested for DUIs, charged with throwing a bong out of a New York City building
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window and started a fire in a neighbor's driveway that ultimately led to a mental health
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evaluation.
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Bynes achieved sobriety, got her college degree, and was able to end her conservatorship in
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2022.
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But sadly, her health troubles persisted.
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In 2023, Amanda was spotted roaming the streets of Hollywood by fans, who realized the star
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was in distress.
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Bynes was able to call the police on herself and was placed on a 72-hour psychiatric hold.
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According to officials, she had been wandering the streets for days, many miles from her
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home.
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Recently, Bynes seems to be in a better state of mind.
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She occasionally shares updates on social media, and she recently made a rare public
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appearance at an art show in Los Angeles, where she debuted her own original work.
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Fans were thrilled to meet and take photos with Bynes, who appeared equally as excited
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for the outpouring of love she received at the show.
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Though the child star version of Amanda is likely gone for good, her current era as an
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artist in recovery is inspiring.
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Hopefully Amanda's worst days are behind her, and her newest chapter is the best one yet.
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