Mischa Barton has been reportedly hospitalised for psychiatric evaluation following disturbing behaviour at her West Hollywood home.
TMZ reports that the 31-year-old was hanging over her backyard fence wearing only a shirt and a tie, rambling about how her mum was a witch, the world was shattering, and something about Ziggy Stardust.
Firefighters were called to the scene after being alerted to a jumper or possible overdose, reports the website. Law enforcement sources told the website that she was voluntarily transferred to hospital for mental evaluation.
The former ‘OC‘ star was sectioned for two weeks in a psychiatric ward in July 2009, under a Californian law that allows a psychiatrist to involuntarily confine a person deemed to have a mental disorder that makes them a danger to themselves and others.
No official word from Mischa’s people has yet been released, but we hope she’s getting the help she needs.
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