Amanda Bynes

After a series of reports of strange and concerning behavior taking place in New York City, Amanda Bynes was placed in an involuntary 5150 psychiatric hold in a Los Angeles area hospital. TMZ has now learned how the plan was put in place to get Amanda help, and that story is equally as surprising.

Amanda Bynes claims that her dad, Rick Bynes, was "physically and verbally" abusive to her as a child and asked her to have sex with him.

Amanda Bynes continues to make headlines ever since her arrival in New York City, as TMZ has learned that the police were called after she was accused of shoplifting at Barney's flagship store in midtown Manhattan.