Amanda Bynes' Bizarre Tweets and Odd Transformations: What's Wrong With Her?

by Leslie Gornstein Tue., Mar. 26, 2013 4:56 PM PDT

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Has anyone figured out what exactly is wrong with Amanda Bynes?
—Short T., via Twitter

Shorter answer: No. At least, not publicly, and certainly not via the "retired" actress herself.

Here's what we do know, though: When presented with a dossier of how she has been acting lately, psychiatrists tell me that Bynes's behavior could indicate a range of problems.

And here is a photo of Amanda Bynes's cleavage

For months, Bynes' life appears to be one long parade of oops and uh-oh. She's been charged with a DUI and a couple of hit-and-runs. (Those charges were later dismissed.) Last year, neighbors complained that her Southern California home was "dilapidated" and that she'd begun to isolate herself from the community.

She's disguised herself a Rita Ora (perhaps not on purpose); posted raunchy sexual fantasies about Drake on Twitter; debuted a painful-looking set of double piercings; appeared "zoned out" during a solo trip to a club; and scared her family enough that they really wish that she would move back home from New York, already.

So what does that all add up to? For the record; the answer could very well be "nothing." Stars are known for eccentric behavior.

But we also can't rule out illnesses, or even just a good old lack of sleep, psychiatrists say.

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"What happens with a lot of these celebrities is that, first of all they are exhausted," clinical psychiatrist Mark Goulston tells me. "Their lives are exhausting. When you are sleep deprived, you get a little crazy."

A celebrity may also, sometimes, "self medicate," though it should be noted that Bynes has publicly denied that she drinks.

"She's been having this strange behavior on and off for approximately a year now," psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman notes to me. "If she sat down on my couch, I would have to sort out the diagnosis from a number of possibilities."

I tried to reach Bynes in a number of ways today, but her team, including her most recent agent of record, hasn't worked with her in a while. Until Bynes speaks for herself in depth, all her fans can do is hope she's all right...and that she isn't behind the wheel of a car.

All kinds of celebs have problems. And we have photographic evidence

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CBS acquires 50% of TV Guide Network for $100 million - Los Angeles Times

Recording artist Cee Lo Green hangs out with the Muppets for a 2012 holiday special, "Cee Lo's Magic Moment," which ran on the TV Guide Network. (Erik Kabik / TV Guide Channel) 

CBS Corp. has acquired a 50% stake in the TV Guide Network for about $100 million, giving the big broadcaster a larger toehold in cable television.

CBS said Tuesday it had entered into a joint venture with the independent film and television studio Lionsgate, which owns the other 50% of the channel also known as TVGN.  CBS bought out the stake held by One Equity Partners, an investment arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. 

The 32-year-old TVGN is widely distributed -- it is available in 80 million homes -- but it has stumbled attempting to create an identity after the conversion to digital channels that made the TV Guide channel's once useful rolling scroll of cable channel program schedules irrelevant. 

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Now cable subscribers can easily navigate an interactive channel guide by tapping a button on their remote controls.

The channel had been on the block for more than a year. Lionsgate and One Equity Partners had hoped to sell the outlet for $350 million.

Lionsgate paid $255 million to acquire the channel four years ago. It later sold 49% to One Equity Partners.

In recent years, the channel acquired rerun rights to shows including HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and Showtime's "Weeds," which Lionsgate produces. It has not achieved success in original programming.

The website TVGuide.com was included in the deal.

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CBS said its new partnership would combine CBS programming, production capabilities and marketing muscle with Lionsgate’s resources in motion pictures and television. CBS, which is controlled by Sumner Redstone, also owns the Showtime premium networks and CBS College Sports Network.

In recent months, CBS has been making strategic alignments with owners of small cable channels. Last month, it took a minority stake in Mark Cuban's music and live events channel AXS. CBS did not extend any cash in that transaction.

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I cross-dress but I want a girlfriend - Mirror.co.uk

26 Mar 2013 22:00

I love to dress as my two alter egos and love all the things that go with being a woman

Dear Coleen,

I’m an 18-year-old boy and unlike any other boy I know. I’m depressed because of one thing: I’m transgender and have been for many years.

I love to dress as my two alter egos and love all the things that go with being a woman – wearing make-up and high heels and so on.

What’s really getting me down is that I can’t get a girlfriend, which is what I want.

Cross-dressing has ended relationships with girls in the past, so I’ve tried not to dress as a woman and to act more like a boy, but it just depresses me more because my ultimate dream is to be a woman.

To confuse things further, I worry about if I could actually be bisexual because I do get feelings for boys when I dress as a girl.

I’m hoping that one day I can have a sex change so I can be a woman for ever but don’t feel I can talk to my family because they are ­anti-cross-dressing, gay etc.

I’m so worried that the cross-dressing will stop me from having ­relationships with girls because they think I’m a weird person and I’m also worried that I won’t be able to get my dream job as a magician because of it. Please help – I’m really confused.

Coleen says..

Wow, slow down! You’ve taken a lot on board here and the main thing you need to focus on is yourself and the big decisions you’re facing, rather than finding a girlfriend or boyfriend.

By throwing a ­relationship into the mix you will confuse things further and make your life more complicated.

Give yourself some time to work out what it is you want. Although you know you’d eventually like to be a woman, it sounds like you’re still confused sexually. I believe when you are living as the person you truly want to be, that’s the time to think about serious relationships.

You’re only 18 and have plenty of time to meet partners.

When you meet someone you’re attracted to, the thing is always to be open and honest from the word go.

Now you’ve accepted who you are, it would be sad if you felt you had to have a girlfriend or boyfriend.

I think it’s very brave of you to speak out and admire you for not wanting to spend your whole life living a lie.

It is important not to deal with these issues on your own, though. It would be helpful for you to talk to other teens going through the same. Get in touch with Mermaids, a charity that supports young people with gender identity issues and their families (020 8123 4819, mermaidsuk.org.uk).

This would also be beneficial for your parents to help them understand but it might be worth speaking to other teens first to find out how they coped with telling their families. I’m sure if your parents do have a negative attitude, as you’ve suggested, it’s out of ignorance and not because they don’t love you.

Take it one step at a time – good luck.

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