OHMYGOSSIP — Mischa Barton is opening up! The actress — who became a household name starring in smash hit TV show The O.C. — has talked about her hard-partying years and subsequent breakdown.
“We thought, ‘Work hard, play hard,’” Mischa told People magazine.
In 2007, Barton was arrested for DUI. Then, in 2009, Barton’s lacked out under the influence of a sedative and landed in the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center psychiatric ward under an involuntary 5150 hold after she threatened to kill herself.
“It was a full-on breakdown,” she said. “I was under enormous pressure.”
Mischa says she couldn’t deal with the constant criticism she seemed to attract.
“It was always, ‘She’s too skinny, she must be sick,’” says Barton, now 27. “Then it was, ‘She’s too big.’ I was never the right weight.
“I’ve learned a lot. I’m stronger now.”