Amanda Bynes has had a bit of a rocky decade in the public eye, with her behavioural changes and the ensuing media coverage coming just before we really began to question the ways we speak about and exacerbate the mental struggles of (typically female) celebrities.
And while we still have a long way to go in that department, the recent #FreeBritney movement — and Britney's subsequent release from her 13-year conservatorship — have helped shift how we consume narratives about mental health and autonomy in the entertainment industry.
But Bynes seems to be in a better place than she was a few years ago, and she's now followed in Spears's footsteps and officially filed court documents requesting to end the conservatorship that she's been under for nearly nine years.
As reported by Page Six, the 35-year old former actor filed to terminate both the conservatorship of her person and estate in a petition submitted at the Ventura County Superior Court in California on Wednesday (February 23).
Bynes' attorney said in a statement to People magazine today, that "Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary."
Bynes also filed a capacity declaration on Tuesday (February 22), as California requires all conservatorship cases to have updated records about a conservatee's mental state from their physician, psychologist or religious healing practitioner.
A hearing for Bynes' case is scheduled for March 22.
And while we still have a long way to go in that department, the recent #FreeBritney movement — and Britney's subsequent release from her 13-year conservatorship — have helped shift how we consume narratives about mental health and autonomy in the entertainment industry.
But Bynes seems to be in a better place than she was a few years ago, and she's now followed in Spears's footsteps and officially filed court documents requesting to end the conservatorship that she's been under for nearly nine years.
As reported by Page Six, the 35-year old former actor filed to terminate both the conservatorship of her person and estate in a petition submitted at the Ventura County Superior Court in California on Wednesday (February 23).
Bynes' attorney said in a statement to People magazine today, that "Amanda wishes to terminate her conservatorship. She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary."
Bynes also filed a capacity declaration on Tuesday (February 22), as California requires all conservatorship cases to have updated records about a conservatee's mental state from their physician, psychologist or religious healing practitioner.
A hearing for Bynes' case is scheduled for March 22.