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Mischa Barton 'was suicidal'
Published Tuesday, Jul 21 2009, 10:34 BST | By Rebecca Davies

Rex Features
The former O.C. star was apparently placed under involuntary psychiatric hold after officers were called to her Hollywood home on Wednesday.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton quotes a friend of Barton's as saying: "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 suicidal, uninsurable mess."
Referring to Barton's no-show at the premiere of new movie Homecoming, the source continued: "She is a tortured and troubled person. You can survive a bad review, but when you don't show up for the premiere of your new film, it's not a good sign of where your career is heading."
The 23-year-old's rep has denied that drugs were involved in the reported meltdown.
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