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Blake Shelton's Happy Marriage to Miranda Lambert Makes Readers Happy, Too
Originally posted 06/01/2013 01:00PM
Blake Shelton's admission – on the cover of the current PEOPLE, no less – that he has no secrets from wife Miranda Lambert was the most beloved story of the week.
Readers were also stopped in their tracks when it came to how fashion plate Nicole Kidman picked up an Anne Hathaway cast-off.
Here are the five stories that sparked the strongest reactions from readers this past week – the news that made you happy, sad, laugh out loud, awestruck, even angry.
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Lance Bass: I'm Scared for Amanda Bynes
Originally posted 05/30/2013 02:00PM
Amanda Bynes's odd public behavior – and recent arrest – is worrying one of her old friends.
While calling into Las Vegas radio's Mark and Mercedes show on Wednesday, Lance Bass spoke of Bynes, saying, "It's one of those situations where obviously there's some mental problems there and she's not able to see that. We all are [able to see it]." (The actress's attorney, who's representing her in a DUI case in Los Angeles, says there's nothing to worry about, though, telling PEOPLE recently, "I think Amanda's fine. I have no problems with her whatsoever. She's a fine client.")
Bass produced Love Wrecked in 2005, in which Bynes starred. The movie led to their friendship.
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Amanda Bynes Is 'Fine,' Says Her DUI Lawyer
Originally posted 05/29/2013 03:00PM
While Amanda Bynes has been making headlines for eyebrow-raising behavior in New York City, her DUI attorney on the other side of the country insists things are not as bad as they seem.
"I think [reports] are way exaggerated," Richard Hutton told PEOPLE on Wednesday in Beverly Hills, shortly after a hearing on his client's case. "I think Amanda's fine. I have no problems with her whatsoever. She's a fine client."
Hutton, who has spoken to Bynes, 27, recently, says, "Every time I've talked to her, I've had nice, attorney-client normal relations with her."
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Mara Wilson Lists Reasons Why Former Child Stars 'Go Crazy'
Originally posted 05/29/2013 12:30PM
Despite the history of former child stars having trouble transitioning into adulthood – as evidenced by Britney Spears's public meltdown in 2008, Lindsay Lohan's ongoing troubles, and, most recently, the upheavals taking place in the life of Amanda Bynes – former child star Mara Wilson said she "had a generally good experience" standing before the cameras in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Matilda (1996).
She also clearly developed a pro's perspective on what can happen as a child star matures – because she's now shared her thoughts in a breezy yet thoughtful essay on the Cracked.com humor site, titled "7 Reasons Child Stars Go Crazy."
In it, the 25-year-old gets a handle on why "not many child stars make it out of Hollywood alive or sane." She also sheds light on why "at any given time there are at least three former ones having very public breakdowns."
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Amanda Bynes Was Not Groped by Police, Says NYPD
Originally posted 05/28/2013 09:05AM
Police acted appropriately in arresting Amanda Bynes last Thursday, the New York Police Department said Tuesday, denying the actress's claim that an officer had groped her.
"Internal Affairs investigators have found no evidence to corroborate Ms. Bynes' allegations," the NYPD said in a statement. "To the contrary, a credible civilian witness who was with the officers throughout told investigators that none touched Ms. Bynes inappropriately or otherwise engaged in misconduct at any time."
Bynes, 27, was arrested for allegedly throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor New York apartment window and smoking marijuana in the lobby of her building.
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Amanda Bynes Plans to Sue Police – and Become a Rapper
Originally posted 05/27/2013 02:10PM
Amanda Bynes is vowing to take her bong beef against the police to the courts.
On Monday, the actress, 27 – who was arrested on Thursday night for reckless endangerment and underwent a psychiatric evaluation in the hospital – lashed out at the NYPD, Tweeting that she plans to sue them for "illegally entering my apartment, lying about drugs on me and lying about me tampering with non existent drug paraphernalia."
Bynes, who allegedly threw a bong out the window of her 36th-floor apartment in front of police, continued, "Then I'm suing for being put into a mental hospital against my will, then locked up overnight for coming home after a facial and working out with my trainer like the good girl that I am."
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Amanda Bynes Tweets Again, Accuses NYPD Officer of Sexual Harassment
Originally posted 05/25/2013 04:40PM
Just two days after Amanda Bynes was arrested for allegedly throwing a bong out of her 36th-floor New York apartment window and smoking pot in the lobby of her building, the troubled actress has taken to Twitter again to deny the charges – and make some accusations of her own against a police officer who arrested her.
"Don't believe the reports about me being arrested. It's all lies," she Tweeted Saturday afternoon.
"I was sexually harassed by one of the cops the night before last which is who then arrested me. He lied and said I threw a bong out the window when I opened the window for fresh air. Hilarious. He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him. He handcuffed me, which I resisted, quite unlike any of the reports stated."
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Amanda Bynes's Neighbor Details Erratic Behavior Inside Her Apartment Building
Originally posted 05/24/2013 08:00PM
Amanda Bynes has been attracting attention and concern for her erratic behavior in recent months – culminating in her arrest Thursday night for allegedly smoking pot in her lobby and tossing a bong out her 36th-floor New York apartment window.
And a resident of her building says her strangeness is even more magnified up close.
"She just stares at people. Her eyes look really messed up. It's very clear [to me that] she's not just smoking pot," the resident tells PEOPLE.
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Amanda Bynes Returns to Twitter After Arrest
Originally posted 05/24/2013 08:45PM
Amanda Bynes has more than 1.1 million followers on Twitter – and they've seen her provocative Tweets about her dramatic looks, wanting to lose weight and photos of herself she sees online.
Well, she's at it again following her arrest Thursday night for reckless endangerment, after allegedly throwing a bong out of her 36th-story apartment in Manhattan.
Bynes also was charged with marijuana possession for allegedly smoking marijuana in the lobby of her building.
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See Amanda Bynes's Mug Shot
Originally posted 05/24/2013 04:15PM
Amanda Bynes is almost unrecognizable in photos of her arrest Thursday night and her subsequent appearance in court on Friday, thanks to the unkempt platinum blonde wig she's wearing.
So what's under all that hair?
Although the NYPD is not releasing a mug shot, a police officer who was escorting Bynes, 27, to her court appearance was holding paperwork, including a photo of the former child star without the wig – and her hair is super short.
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