watcher knows how chaotic Marissa’s life could get.
The tragic details of Barton’s fame are a timeline no “O.C.”
Mischa Barton left The O.C.
because of purported turmoil on set
Playing Newport Beach’s elite daughter wasn’t all fun for Mischa Barton.
“There were people on that set that were very mean to me,” she toldE!
didn’t stop her from becoming a media sensation, which had its baggage.
“I felt controlled within an inch of my life.”
The paparazzi eventually became a relentless defect of her fame.
“I was stalked,” said the actor.
What would’ve made a perfect plot point for Marissa Cooper was a real-life nightmare for Barton.
The then-21-year-old star was pulled over for driving erratically through traffic.
Police arrested her for driving under the influence and without a valid license.
“I don’t know what to say about it except I’m not perfect.”
“That was a low point for me,” said Barton.
“I never, ever would have thought I would be arrested.”
It was revealed in 2009 that had been in L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center under an involuntary psychiatric hold.
“I had a surgery for my wisdom teeth that went really badly.”
As it turns out, dental work was not the motivation behind her time at the psychiatric hospital.
In 2013, she confessed toPeoplemagazine that “It was a full-on breakdown.”
According to the outlet, she had threatened to commit suicide.
“I was under enormous pressure,” Barton revealed.
In 2017, Barton was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai again after police found her yelling incoherently in her yard.
After her release, many speculated that it was a repeat of 2009.
However, Barton revealed toPeoplethat she had been drugged while celebrating her 31st birthday with friends.
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Even worse, the sex tape was reportedly being auctioned on porn sites, perThe Guardian.
“I want to protect them from the pain and humiliation that I have had to go through.
No woman should have to go through this.”
