Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested early Friday in the Los Angeles-area community of West Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving after her car struck a sheriffs vehicle, a police spokesman said.
Bynes, 26, was taken into custody around 3 a.m. after her black BMW apparently struck a Los Angeles County sheriffs patrol car that was stopped at an intersection, according to Lt.
William Nash of the West Hollywood police station.
There was minor paint transfer damage to both vehicles.
An investigation was conducted at the scene, and … Bynes was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, Nash said.
No one was injured.
Bynes began her acting career as a child on the Nickelodeon TVs variety show All That, where her success led to another series named for her, The Amanda Show. After starring in the TV show What I Like About You and winning a Kids Choice Award at age 15, Bynes segued into film with titles such as What a Girl Wants, Shes the Man, and Easy A.
She has worked with the likes of Emma Stone, Colin Firth and Harry Connick, Jr.
Bynes also made a foray into singing, contributing two songs to the soundtrack of the 2007 movie Hairspray, in which she also starred.
In 2010, Bynes announced her decision to retire from acting at age 24, tweeting that she no longer loved acting.
Amanda Bynes has had several run-ins with the law in recent years.
In 2012, she was charged with driving under the influence in California, and in 2013, she was arrested on charges of attempted evidence tampering, reckless endangerment and marijuana possession in New York City.
She later pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving and received three years probation.
In 2014, she was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold after starting a small fire on the driveway of a home in Thousand Oaks, California.
Bynes has been open about her struggles with mental health and substance abuse.
In a 2017 interview with Hollyscoop, she said she was four years sober and looking to return to acting.
I want to do TV, maybe a few guest spots on some shows that Im a fan of and maybe another TV show where Im the star of it in the future, she said.
Bynes has not commented publicly on her most recent arrest.
Her last Instagram post, from February, showed her with long pink hair and the caption, Geisha girl vibes.
The actress has been in and out of the public eye since her retirement from acting, often making headlines for her erratic behavior and social media posts.
She briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles in 2014 and announced plans to start her own fashion line in 2019.
