Bynes has been on an acting hiatus, and she’s shifted her focus to her personal life and fashion career.
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After “She’s the Man,” Bynes went on to appear in a variety of hit movies, including “Hairspray” (2007) and “Easy A” (2010).
In 2010, she announced on Twitter that she’d be retiring from acting.
Throughout 2012, Bynes encountered a series of legal troubles — in April she was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence, and later that year, she was charged after two hit-and-run car accidents. She pleaded not guilty to all of these charges.
In 2013, she was arrested in New York City on charges of tampering with evidence, reckless endangerment, and criminal possession of marijuana. A judge dismissed the case in 2014.
In 2018, Bynes spoke to Paper magazine and said she’d be interested in going back to acting but really wants to pursue a fashion career. She also expressed regrets for her past and said that she’s been sober for nearly four years.
In 2019, she appeared to graduate from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, according to photos she posted on her Twitter and Instagram accounts.
On Instagram in 2020, she discussed being under conservatorship — her mother was granted temporary control over Bynes’ finances and medical treatments in 2013. The order was reportedly in place until August 2020, but a judge extended it in September 2021.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, Bynes filed to end her conservatorship in February 2022.
