Amanda Bynes has been making headlines lately, first by pleading "not guilty" to her DUI charge and then by tweeting at the President that he should fire the cop who arrested her.
Bynes, who got her start on Nickelodeon in the nineties with "All That" and "The Amanda Show," before moving on to movies like "She's the Man," "Hairspray," and "Easy A," refused to take a breathalyzer or blood test after she sideswiped a cop car back in April.
She is also merely the latest in a long line of former teen stars to have trouble in their twenties. Here's a look at just a few.
Lindsay Lohan
- Lindsay captured our hearts with her roles in "The Parent Trap," "Freaky Friday," and "Mean Girls," but has since floundered with multiple DUIs, stints in rehab, and the infamous Necklace Theft of 2011. Most recently, she was in an accident with an eighteen-wheeler this June, however police say there was no sign that she was driving while impaired. More importantly, no one was seriously injured. Lohan is currently filming "Liz and Dick," a Lifetime movie about the love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, in which she plays the lead role.
Britney Spears
- Back in 1999 at the age of 17, Britney burst onto the scene with her first album "…Baby One More Time" and quickly became America's teen pop princess. However, less than ten years later she struggled with hospitalizations, lost custody of her children, and had her fortune placed under her father's control. Now at age 30, she seems to be back on track - she's got a hosting gig at "X Factor," she has custody of her kids back, and she recently got engaged to her agent, Jason Trawick.
Drew Barrymore - Drew Barrymore got an earlier start than most. She became one of the biggest child stars in Hollywood at the age of 7, thanks to her role in "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," and by 13 she had already been in rehab twice. During her teens she would also pose nude for Interview and Playboy magazine, and once flashed David Letterman for his birthday. However, she spent her early twenties resuming her place as one of Hollywood's leading actresses, starring in films like "The Wedding Singer," "Charlie's Angels," and "Never Been Kissed." The Comeback Queen also financed the cult thriller "Donnie Darko" in 2001, made her directorial debut in 2009 with "Whip It," and in June 2012, married beau Will Kopelman.
Do you think Amanda's career is in trouble? Or will she bounce back?
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