At this point, the potential pitfalls of childhood stardom are legion in Hollywood. For every seemingly well-adjusted A-lister like Justin Timberlake or Dakota Fanning, there are just as many Drew Barrymores, Britney Spears' and Michael Jacksons who struggle to make the transition from cute kid global adoration to awkward teen and adult.
The latest example is troubled actress Amanda Bynes, 27, whose career began with commercial work at age seven and took her through stage musicals and starring roles in the Nickelodeon shows "Figure It Out," "All That" and "The Amanda Show" in the mid- and late-1990's. But after a solid run in TV and films ("What a Girl Wants," "Robots," "Easy A"), Bynes hit a rough patch that took her through citations for DUI, hit-and-run, marijuana possession and, last month, an involuntary psychiatric hold after she reportedly set a fire on a stranger's driveway.
As we await word on what is next for Bynes — who's involuntary hold has been extended to 30 days — MTV News looks back at the rough patch that led up to the actress' latest legal entanglement.
Summer 2010: After changing up her until-then family-friendly image and appearing in lingerie in Maxim magazine in February, Bynes announces in June that she is retiring from acting. "I don't love acting anymore, so I've stopped doing it," she tweeted. Though she changed her mind a short time later and unretired, Bynes' vow to take some time off has lasted for three years.
March 2012: Following a long radio silence broken by the occasional tweet, Bynes debuts her new ...