Amanda Bynes, 27, agreed Friday to see a counselor twice a week for the next six months to get charges of her allegedly throwing a marijuana bong out the window of her apartment in New York City last May dismissed, the New York Daily News reports.
“I understand that after a period of six months has expired, if I have complied with the conditions set forth below, the charges will be dismissed,”; Bynes reportedly stated in an affidavit signed Dec. 19.
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“This is an important step in her rehabilitation,”; Bynes’ lawyer, Gerald Shargel, said. “I am optimistic about her future and pleased with the result.”;
Bynes was taken into custody last May after police were called to her apartment building and allegedly saw the actress dispose of a bong out her window. She was charged with Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree, Attempted Tampering with Physical Evidence and Unlawful Possession Of Marijuana.
Bynes was released from a Malibu rehabilitation facility on December 5, 2013, after about five months of treatment. She was forcibly hospitalized back in July after she started a fire in a driveway.
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The actress’ mother Lynn remains in indefinite control over Bynes’ finances and well-being.
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