Will Mischa Barton Ever Change?
Monday, August 10th, 2009
Ah yes, this is one of those Hollywood It Girls gone bad, and it kind of makes you wonder what will become of her. She was doing so well and then…well….she gained a few pounds which in Tinseltown is enough to send you to the looney bin. And she wouldn’t be the first person that this happened to, but she was such a graceful style icon that it almost makes this story sadder. Mischa originally had a healthy approach to life, and loved her body just the way it was, and the way it kept going when her thighs made headline news a while back. The criticism from those photos spurred something awful for her, and so began her downhill spiral. And while this was not Britney Spears meltdown ugly, it was pretty darn close. Though she is looking a little worse for wear here, this is not a symbol of her downhill ways, as this is merely her in character on the set of her new TV show “The Beautiful Life”. But even the fact that she has gone back to work after her most recent meltdown has people worried for her, saying that she is even risking her own health. They say that too much is happening too soon following her release from Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last month. As we know, the former ‘O.C.’ actress - who was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last month. And she has subsequently infuriated her close pals by partying at the All Points West music festival in New York just days after her release from hospital, leaving many to question when her next meltdown will occur. Family friend Eric Ziegenbein has been reported saying:
“It’s scary to see her out right after she’s received treatment. When I found out she’d been partying again, I was shocked. I thought she would chill out for a bit. The fact she was out right away proves she’s not taking things seriously enough. It was like a big ‘f**k you.’ She’s too proud and independent sometimes.”
The 23-year-old starlet spent two weeks under a 5150 hold - which allows people to be forcibly held if they are deemed a danger to themselves or others, are gravely disabled or have a mental disorder - after friends became concerned she was suicidal. It has been alleged the actress’ drink and drug use was affecting her career and personal life, and back talk about her weight fuelled all of this. Primarily, her friends are frustrated Mischa isn’t listening to the advice of loved ones and is trying to deal with her problems alone. They say “She has a support group, but it’s obvious she’s ignoring them. I’m disappointed she’s not taking advice and is still doing her own thing.” This is not the first time the actress’s friends have voiced concerns about her wellbeing. Earlier this month, they openly expressed their fears she had returned to work on her new TV series ‘The Beautiful Life’ too soon after leaving hospital. This one is a tough one to call. On set she looks pretty healthy, and her wardrobe can only be blamed to character. And we haven’t seen her stumbling out of Bardot at 4 in the morning recently, so we don’t know exactly how hard she is partying. Could be that her friends are worried and overprotective of a near suicidal loved one….or could be that she is simply wanting to get back on her feet and start fresh by learning how to take care of herself. You know what my thoughts are…thats right…time will tell as it always does in Hollywood.
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