MTVNEWS Reports
Former "O.C." actress Mischa Barton was removed from her home by the Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday after what a police spokesperson is calling a "medical issue."
"It was apparently yesterday a little after 3 in the afternoon, and one of the patrol units in West L.A. division responded to her home for a medical issue," an LAPD spokesperson, Richard French, told MTV News on Thursday (July 16). "The police department is currently assisting her with that. No one was arrested and there were no other persons involved in this incident."
No further details have been released about Barton's condition or where the police may have brought the 23-year-old actress. Barton's rep was not available for comment about the incident at press time.
However, in a statement to People, Barton rep Craig Schneider said, "Police were involved due to Ms. Barton's celebrity status, to safely transfer her to medical treatment as per doctor's orders," he said, adding that Barton is now "OK and resting."
The "medical issue" means that Barton won't be able to make Thursday night's premiere of her new film, "Homecoming." A producer for the film told People, "There were some medical problems. She's not able to travel, as far as I know." He added that "because she did a great job" playing a homecoming queen in the flick, he was "disappointed" she wouldn't make it.
The film's director also responded to the news that Barton wouldn't make the premiere, issuing a statement to Access Hollywood. "I along with everyone on the 'Homecoming' team are saddened to hear that Mischa Barton will not be able to attend the film's premiere tonight in New York," director Morgan J. Freeman said. "Her performance in 'Homecoming' is fantastic, and she will be missed at our premiere."
In addition to her work in "Homecoming," Barton was ready to make her return to TV this fall in the CW's new show, "The Beautiful Life." Barton was arrested late in 2007 and charged with a D.U.I. and marijuana possession. She was sentenced to attend alcohol education classes, 36 months probation and pay a fine.
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