Mischa Barton Under Psychiatric Hold
July 16, 2009 by Amber
Filed under Celebrity, Mischa Barton
Mischa Barton has been placed under psychiatric hold by the LAPD after an incident in her Los Angeles home on Wednesday, an LAPD spokesperson has confirmed.
“We responded to her home last night on a medical issue,” April Harding, of the Los Angeles Police Department, told Usmagazine.com. “We assisted with it. She was removed from her home.”
Harding explained that Barton called 911 sometime on Wednesday, seemingly “in distress. When asked by the press if the 23-year-old had been cooperative, Harding replied, “I guess.”
Due to California privacy laws, the officer would not reveal the location of Barton’s hospitalisation; however, it is believed that the former O.C. actress was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold – better known at 5150 – and then transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (the same place Britney Spears was held involunatarily twice in early 2008).
A source close to Barton says the actress had a “freak out” before calling for police assistance.
The actress was supposed to be attending the New York premiere of her new movie, Homecoming, tonight, but has since pulled out of the event.
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