
Friends of Mischa Barton were concerned about the actress committing suicide after a three-day long cocaine bender – we are learning that this was the reason for her hospitalization last week.
Police were called to the actress’ home on Wednesday after friends became concerned that Mischa was suicidal. She was reportedly blitzed out of her mind on cocaine at the time.
She was taken to a psychiatric ward and held under a “5150″. By law, a 5150 patient can be held against their will for up to 72 hours. They are considered to be high risk for harming themselves or others.
The incident caused Barton to miss the premiere of her new film, “The Homecoming”.
A source allegedly close to Barton told the New York Post: “She’s in very bad shape. She’s running out of money and can’t find love, so now she is looking for a good time to escape her misery. She is on a downward spiral. She is a mess. She is a suicidal, uninsurable mess.”
Recently Mischa has been seen looking terribly bloated and nothing like her usual self. These series of events lead some to believe the actress may already be washed up at the tender age of 23.
But isn’t that just so Hollywood. Everyone does coke, but if you get too strung out, or caught with it, you’re an outcast. When secretly, behind the scenes and in bathrooms across L.A. nearly everyone is doing it..
[Photograph: Ringo, PacificCoastNews.com]