Amanda Bynes Unfiltered: The Actress Breaks Her Silence on Her History of Drug Abuse, Those Wild Tweets and Her ''Dark, Sad World''
AMANDA BYNES is clearing the air—and this time, she's doing it in more than 140 characters. Appropriately, the 32-year-old actress has chosen to do so in PAPER 's annual "Break the Internet" issue. No topic is off limits as Bynes reflects on her drug-fueled past—sometimes, in embarrassing detail. Now "almost four years sober," thanks to her parents' loving support, Bynes plans to continue her education at L.A.'s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. A former child star on Nickelodeon, Bynes hit went mainstream when she transitioned into movies, starring in hits like Big Fat Liar and What a Girl Wants . But it was her role in 2006's She's the Man , in which she dressed in drag, that led to an "interesting experience" after the shoot ended. "When the movie came out and I saw it, I went into a deep depression for 4-6 months because I didn't like how I looked when I was a boy. I've never told anyon