Amanda Bynes appears to have struggled since her parents’ conservatorship ended. At that point, she stopped taking her medications for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and flew directly to New York City. Reports say the actress was expelled from fashion school in California after she allegedly tried to pay another student to do her work. Additionally, it was said that Bynes was smoking a lot of marijuana and often arrived at school high.

Amanda Bynes reportedly shoplifted at Barney’s in New York City, taking a hat she hadn’t paid for. At the time, she claimed she was just using the hat as a disguise to escape from some fans who were following her. Bynes put the $200 hat on her head as she left the store, which led to the police being called.

Prior to the arrival of the police, security officers at the shopping establishment nabbed Amanda at the door. When security officers brought Amanda back inside of the building, witnesses claim that she was “acting crazy”. At that time, Bynes claimed that it wasn’t her intent to steal anything and that she was just trying to get away from people chasing her. When the police arrived, they learned that the store had already released Bynes — but not before having her sign something barring her from the store completely.

As recent as Friday, Amanda Bynes was said to be looking disheveled and was talking to herself. She also allegedly got engaged to a 19-year-old man of whom she barely knows. With regard to how she feels about the tabloids, she has taken to her Twitter account to say: “Don’t believe anything the tabloids are saying about me. They dislike me for some odd reason & they continue to insult me everyday.”

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