Making her first public comments since daughter Amanda Bynes’ increasingly erratic behaviour led to arrests and, ultimately, involuntary commitment in a psychiatric facility, Lynne Bynes told People magazine that her daughter will “get through this situation”; and blasted the media for what she characterizes as “false or misleading”; reports about the troubled actress.
Amanda Bynes, a child star on Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show and, later, in the TV series What I LIke About You and movies such as Hairspray and Sydney White, has made numerous headlines over the past year due to a steady stream of bizarre comments on Twitter and several altercations with the law, including a March arrest for allegedly smoking marijuana in her NYC apartment and throwing a bong out her window.
“I would really like everyone out there to know that almost 99 percent of the things written about my daughter in various media outlets are false or misleading,”; said Amanda’s mother. “Unless it’s a statement issued by our family attorney, Tamar Arminak, please take everything you read about Amanda with a grain of salt.”;
Most recently, Amanda was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility after being caught by police setting a fire in a driveway, and has since been transferred to a treatment facility in Malibu.
“Please know that neither myself or other family members have ever released any information regarding her treatment or diagnosis,”; added Lynn. “We truly believe in keeping our daughter’s situation private for now.”;
“We appreciate everyone’s heartfelt support and we hope that she can get some privacy and the respect she deserves during this trying time. Both my husband and I love Amanda very much and we know that she will get through this situation.”;
