Amanda Bynes released from inpatient treatment

Amanda Bynes appears outside criminal court in Manhattan on July 9, 2013. Credit: Getty Images
Former child star Amanda Bynes has been released from inpatient treatment at a Malibu, Calif., rehabilitation facility, four months after her involuntary hospitalization following a series of bizarre behaviors.
"Amanda and her entire family would like to thank everyone who's contacted them with good thoughts and wishes for Amanda's recovery," Bynes' attorney, Tamar Arminak, said in a statement to People magazine. "Amanda has completed her inpatient rehabilitation and she's feeling better every day."
Arminak did not specify the date of Bynes' release. The actress was committed July 22 under a "section 5150" psychiatric hold after setting fire to a stranger's driveway in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
"Despite the fact Amanda is no longer in a facility, her outpatient treatment is continuing," the lawyer added. "She's very happy to reestablish the loving relationship with her family that she once shared."
Arminak said Bynes, 27, is "now looking at various colleges with the intention of majoring in fashion design. She's mentioned before she's interested in creating a clothing line." Bynes designed a clothing line sold through apparel chain Steve & Barry's until that company went bankrupt in 2008.
On Aug. 9, a court granted Bynes' mother, Lynn Bynes, temporary conservatorship through Sept. 30, which has since been extended indefinitely, Arminak confirmed to People.
Bynes starred as a child on Nickelodeon's "All That" and "The Amanda Show" and went on to appear in films including "Hairspray" (2007) and "Easy A" (2010).
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