Amanda Bynes' lawyer has spoken out on the recovering actress' current status, in hopes of dashing a slew of rumors concerning her mental health.
According to a report by E! News, the 28-year-old Easy A actress has requested that lawyer Tamar Arminak answer a handful of long-standing pieces of hearsay that have plagued Bynes since she was arrested in May last year.
"There has been much speculation about Amanda's medical condition," the attorney told People Magazine. "She has remained silent because she believed it was best to keep her mental health diagnosis private. However, she asked me to dispel certain rumors. For the record, Amanda does not have schizophrenia, nor has she ever been diagnosed with it."
Arminak confirmed that Amanda, who was forcibly hospitalized two months after being arrested, is not on any kind of drug treatment.
"Amanda currently is on zero medication," Arminak told People. "She's devoted to living her life as healthy as possible. She's never had a history of abusing alcohol or hard drugs, and she's proud to say she's been marijuana-free for the past nine months."
Amanda is currently studying at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Orange County, Calif., E! reported.
"Her family is closely involved with her day-to-day life, but they try to give her as much autonomy as possible," Arminak said of Bynes, who is reportedly working on her own clothing line. "She's doing extremely well. Her primary focus is bonding with her family and being a student."
Mother Lynn Bynes, who recently spent time with husband Rick and Amanda at a resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, said she was happy with how much her daughter had progressed.
"We're so proud of how far Amanda has come," she told E!
Amanda Bynes was arrested after she reportedly threw a bong out of her high-rise New York City apartment in front of police.
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