Two weeks ago we learned that Mischa Barton, former star of The OC and current star of the upcoming CW series The Beautiful Life, was involuntarily admitted to the psychiatric hospital under medical Code 5150 after it was determined that her dangerous behavior made her a threat to her own health and safety. Since that time, Mischa has been well out of the spotlight, presumably getting her life back in order so that she can be released back into the public again. In fact, we learned earlier this week that Mischa was finally released from the hospital … and today we see photos of the troubled young actress making her arrival in NYC where she is scheduled to begin work on her new TV series … behold:
After spending time hospitalized, Mischa Barton re-appeared for the first time on Tuesday at LAX, where she’s headed to New York City to begin work on her new television show, The Beautiful Life. Mischa arrived at LAX just after 12 noon on Tuesday. The actress, 23, was released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center days ago, where she was being held under an involuntary psychiatric hold. A source told RadarOnline.com that Mischa is currently under the care of good friend Nicole Richie, who has stepped up to help the troubled starlet turn her life around. A CW spokesman for the show, which stars Barton as a pill-popping supermodel, said last week that production was scheduled to begin on Friday. Earlier this month police officers were called to the 23-year-old actress’s Los Angeles home to deal with a “medical issue”.
While it is really great to see Mischa up, around and back in public circulation … I have to say that I think it might be a bit too soon for her to be going back to work on a TV show. She was practically dragged away to the mental ward a couple of weeks ago and here she is, ready to plunge back into the high-pressure world of Hollywood again. It’s no secret that Mischa has had much difficulty keeping her sobriety in check and her recent breakdown is but the latest proof that she may not be equipped to handle the rigors of fame … and yet, her TV bosses think she is just fine enough to get back into the mix the same week she gets released from the psychiatric ward. I hope she really is OK, for her own sake. It would be such a tragedy if she suffers another dangerous breakdown so soon after her last one.
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is it really smart for her to be playing a pill popping model?
It is definitely way too soon for her to be doing this. She needs time to heal and get herself together. I really hope she will be seeing a therapist on an outpatient basis at the very least.
At least it looks like she’s put on some weight, which makes her look better. Nicole Richie is probably the best person to help her with some of these issues, having gone through so many of them herself and now turned her own life around.
Where are her parents in all of this? Yeah she is 23 but you would think they’d step in and help her a bit, maybe convince her to slow down…
What is her appeal, again?
Ok, so maybe playing a pill popping model isn’t the best thing, but it might actually be good for her to be busy with work and get back to doing something with her time other than partying! It seems to have helped Britney. I was one of the people saying it was way too soon for her to be touring, but she seems to be doing great.
This is the freshest I’ve ever seen her and she looks healthy. I hope she’s okay.
She gained a bit of weight, healthy weight. Best wishes for her!
She looks really pretty♥
She looks seriously preggo in both of those right-hand pictures