Amanda Bynes has the support of former All That co-stars ahead of Tuesday’s court hearing, which is likely to end her conservatorship.
A judge intends to end Bynes’ guardianship, noting in a preliminary ruling by the Los Angeles Times “there are no longer any grounds for establishing guardianship of the person.” A formal hearing is yet to take place, but Judge Roger L. Lund writes that “the court intends to grant the motion for termination and order the termination of the conservatory of the person of Amanda Bynes.”
Amanda Bynes’ conservatory is scheduled to end on Tuesday. (Screenshot: Amanda Bynes via Instagram)
Some of the former actress’ castmates are publicly behind her as she goes to court in Ventura County, California to end the legal settlement that has controlled her life for nine years. Leon Frierson, who appeared with Bynes on the Nickelodeon show from the late ’90s to 2000, will be at the courthouse on the day of the hearing. Christy Knowings also speaks up.
Frierson, who has posted about Bynes’ legal situation on social media and discussed it on his Prime Nostalgia podcast, told TMZ he will face trial.
Taking to Instagram Monday, he called on All That fans to “keep spreading the word and showing support for ‘Bynes’ until the right outcome is reached!” The energy I feel tells me that justice will be served!”
All That’s Christy Knowings also has their say. Though she won’t be in court in person due to an audition, she sent “many prayers and much love, light and support to our All That Fam, Amanda Bynes” via social media on Monday.
Knowings told TMZ that she and Frierson haven’t spoken to Bynes in years: “If it were me, I would want people to support me. Amanda is a very different person today than she was then, like all of us. “
She added, “I know Amanda is a sweet person and loved working with her.”
Frierson and Knowings both take part in a reality show called Child Star Reboot, which hopes to shed light on issues surrounding former child stars. It will highlight stories of redemption.
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Bynes’ attorney for the Conservatory said Bynes “appreciates the love and support of her peers.”
In February, Bynes’ attorney filed documents to end the conservatory. She has the support of her restorers – her parents Lynn and Rick Bynes.
The former actress, who also starred in Hairspray and Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show, had a series of issues before the conservatory was established in 2013, including an involuntary hospitalization after setting a fire in a stranger’s driveway.
She later revealed a bipolar disorder diagnosis. Since the conservatory’s existence, Bynes has been treated for her mental health and substance abuse. In March 2020, she marked 14 months of sobriety. She also attended fashion school – at California’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising – and hopes to create her own perfume and clothing line.
Before the hearing, she also had a facial tattoo removed.
Bynes’ attorney, David Esquibias, told People magazine over the weekend that Bynes had found a rental in the LA area to share with her fiancé, Paul Michael, once conservatory school ended.
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