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Mischa Barton Taken for Mental Health Evaluation

Cops were called to her home Thursday morning: TMZ

(Newser) - Mischa Barton was willingly taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation Thursday morning after cops were called to her West Hollywood home about a possible suicide risk or overdose, TMZ reports. Sources tell the outlet that the 31-year-old actress had been hanging over her backyard fence making bizarre...

5 Stars Hospitalized After Breakdowns

And other mental health issues

(Newser) - Ireland Baldwin recently checked into rehab " to just get away for a little bit " and deal with "emotional trauma"—and Radar rounds up 10 other celebrities who've been hospitalized, sometimes involuntarily, for mental health issues:
  • Britney Spears was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold in
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Mischa Barton Sues Her Mom
 Mischa Barton Sues Her Mom 
Apr 8, 2015 9:55 AM CDT

Mischa Barton Sues Her Mom

Claims that mom was, shall we say, not the best manager

(Newser) - It sounds like something that might have happened on The OC: Mischa Barton is suing her mother, claiming the greedy "momager" withheld the actress's earnings, among other things. According to the Hollywood Reporter , Barton, 29, says mom Nuala Barton "had absolutely no experience or training" and simply...

Tobey Maguire Sends Back Free Mercedes

Plus: five famous meat lovers

(Newser) - Tobey Maguire wasn’t happy with the luxurious Mercedes he was given to use while filming in Australia, so he sent it back—but not because he’s a spoiled Hollywood star. Rather, Maguire is a vegan and took issue with the car’s leather seats, Australia’s Daily Telegraph...

13 Celebs Who Lost Their Looks
 13 Celebs Who Lost Their Looks 
Jul 12, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

13 Celebs Who Lost Their Looks

Some of them used to be sex symbols...

(Newser) - The next time Demi Moore’s apparently ageless good looks have you feeling sorry for yourself, chin up and consider these celebrities. Fox News lists 13 stars who have definitely not gotten better with age. Check out the hot-to-not photos in the gallery then click here for more. But Father...

Celebrities We're Done With
 Celebrities We're Done With 
Feb 16, 2010 2:42 PM CST

Celebrities We're Done With

There's no place for these 15-minute wonders in 2010

(Newser) - There are lots of talented celebrities out there…and then there’s Heidi Montag. The plastic surgery-loving reality star tops EgoTV ’s list of celebrities whose 15 minutes expired back in 2009. “In 15 years. these five will be on We Loved the Aughts and your kids will...

Barton: Tooth Surgery Led to Breakdown

Mischa talks The Beautiful Life and rumors of drug abuse—sort of

(Newser) - Mischa Barton is speaking out for the first time about last month’s “involuntary psychiatric hold,” and the troubled actress pins much of the blame on wisdom tooth surgery. “It was a nightmare," she tells Time Out New York. "I’ve never had surgery before—...

Octuplets Get Financial Guardian
 Octuplets Get 
 Financial 
 Guardian 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 28, 2009 10:38 AM CDT

Octuplets Get Financial Guardian

Plus, Mischa is out of the hospital, Reggie and Kim are off, and more

(Newser) - The world's most famous octuplets are getting a new guardian—for their finances. After a child-labor activist filed suit against Nadya Suleman for allowing her 14 children to be videotaped for a gossip site, an Orange County judge appointed the guardian to examine the kids' finances, the Los Angeles Times...

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio
 Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio 
Jul 28, 2009 9:44 AM CDT

Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio

Blake still sleazy, back in rehab

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is focusing on what really matters: flying her recording gear from St. Lucia back home and, of course, a new guy. Not just any guy: Mischa Barton ex James Regan, who “has a penchant for famous car crashes,” a friend tells the Mirror. Meanwhile, Winehouse’s...

Winehouse Assault Trial Begins
 Winehouse Assault Trial Begins 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 23, 2009 11:37 AM CDT

Winehouse Assault Trial Begins

Plus, no one cares about Mischa Barton, and more

(Newser) - Hair and booze, two of Amy Winehouse’s better-documented crutches, came into play at the start of her assault trial today, People reports. When demonstrating the height difference in court between herself and the dancer who accuses Winehouse of slapping her, Winehouse pointed out, “my hair does make a...

Wife Dumps Rimes' Alleged Lover
 Wife Dumps 
 Rimes' Alleged Lover 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Jul 22, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

Wife Dumps Rimes' Alleged Lover

Plus, Kennedy and Love Hewitt not engaged quite yet

(Newser) - Eddie Cibrian is rumored to have strayed with costar LeAnn Rimes—and now he’s paying the price. Wife Brandi Glanville left him after catching the cheating pair together again, she tells Us, adding, “Eddie and LeAnn deserve each other.” Cibrian was quick to shoot back a statement...

Mischa Barton in Psychiatric Lockdown

OC star hospitalized in Los Angeles after breakdown: sources

(Newser) - OC star Mischa Barton was removed from her Hollywood home by police and placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold last night, reports Access Hollywood. A spokesman for the British-born actress confirmed that she will miss the premiere of her new movie Homecoming in New York tonight because of medical treatment....

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