Amanda Bynes Looks Shockingly Different in Rare Public Sighting

Amanda Bynes was seen in public this week, which is only noteworthy in that this was the first time in what feels like years.

Oh, and you won"t believe how different she looks.

Spotted at Ralphs grocery store in Los Angeles, she was accompanied by an unidentified woman and dressed casually in a tan sweater.

She paired that with a white t-shirt, black pants and a matching black Chanel purse, looking happy and healthy … until she was recognized.

Bynes, 31, grew uncomfortable as she tried to shield her face from photographers, which is understandable, given her history.

Amanda has, however, been better path as of late.

In June, about five years after her life spun infamously, remarkably out of control, Bynes gave her first interview in almost that long.

She claimed to be sober and announced intentions to return to acting, saying, “I do miss acting and I have something surprising to tell you."

"I [want] to start again … I want to do TV. Maybe guest spots on some shows that I’m a fan of and maybe another TV show where I’m the star.”

In February, Bynes’ probation stemming from a 2014 DUI ended, and in April, she returned to social media. The comeback is (slowly) on.

It"s hard to believe her downward spiral began in 2012, when she was arrested for her first DUI … then began melting down on Twitter.

Bynes asked Drake to murder her vagina, called a number of celebs "ugly," shaved her head, slept in the mall and set a driveway on fire.

Following the driveway incident, and after she nearly torched her dog as well, she was placed on a psychiatric hold for months.

Reports claimed that she was diagnosed as bipolar and schizophrenic, and she kept a very low profile in the years that followed.

Nowadays, "I"m doing great," she says of her current state. "Really great. I"ve been going to [fashion school] and I love it."

"I"ve learned how to sew, I make patterns, and I want to start a clothing line in the future. Other than that?" Bynes adds.

"I hike, I go spinning, take spinning classes, and I feed the homeless, and that"s been really interesting and fun."

Regarding the … Drake incident?

"I actually wasn"t being insincere," Bynes clarifies. "I was, like, saying "murder my vagina." I was serious … but I was also on drugs."

"So that was my way of saying, like, "Let"s do it, man!""

"But I was on drugs and trying to be hilarious."

Fortunately, those days are long gone … and as we said, you won"t believe what she looks like now! Check out the video:

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Amy Schumer and Ben Hanisch: It"s Shockingly Over!

Amy Schumer likes to joke about sex.

But there’s nothing funny about the following piece of news regarding her sex life:

The comedian has split from long-time boyfriend Ben Hanisch.

A rep for the actress confirmed the break-up to People Magazine, saying in a very simply statement:

“Amy and Ben have ended their relationship after thoughtful consideration and remain friends.”

Schumer and the Chicago furniture maker had been an item for about a year-and-a-half, although they hadn’t made any public appearances together since January.

Moreover, Schumer hasn’t shared a photo of Hanisch on her Instagram page for several weeks.

Hanisch did not accompany Schumer to the premiere of her latest comedy, Snatched, either.

So an observant fan of the star’s may have seen this split coming.

It’s unclear just when Schumer and her very handsome ex-lover went their separate ways, but the actress told Howard Stern in May 3 interview that they were still getting it on.

She was even asked about the possibility of marriage and responded as follows:

“We are talking about today. I love the idea of committing to someone and making that choice and I want to have a family but right now, we are not in talks.”

Schumer acknowledged at the time that her busy schedule made it difficult to spend a ton of time together as a couple, but tried to spin that situation in a positive way.

“It’s good to have a lot of space,” she told the radio host just two weeks ago.

The comedian and Hanisch met on a dating app around November 2015.

They went public with their relationship in January of the following year when Schumer called Hanisch her “man” after a visit to the White House.

“[He] is the first guy who’s really been my boyfriend,” Schumer went on to tell Marie Claire in August.

She was clearly excited about the relationship for a long time, often discussing it in public and even using the word “love” very often while doing so.

“Things were just really easy with him,” Schumer told People Magazine last summer, adding:

“There were no games, no waiting three days. It was clear and easy. He was so sweet. He didn’t know who I was. He’d heard my name.”

The star also shared at least one story of giving Hanisch a blow job because, come on, this is Amy Schumer.

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On their year anniversary last November, both Schumer and Hanisch took to social media to celebrate the occasion.

“We both weren’t looking for a relationship at the time, but something felt right from the very first night we met,” Hanisch wrote on Instagram, adding:

“We both weren’t looking for a relationship at the time, but something felt right from the very first night we met. We ended up spending 6 days in a row together.”

Schumer, meanwhile, went a step further in her Instagram message.

“A year ago today I met the love of my life. Happy anniversary f— face,” she wrote, adding: “#Iwantoseeotherpeople.”

It was a funny joke at the time.

But it’s the painful truth now.

Both Schumer and Hanisch are free to see other people.

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Dance Moms is FAKE, Star Shockingly Claims

In an epic diatribe that confirmed her departure from Dance Moms, Abby Lee Miller blasted the show’s producers, whining about her paltry budget and the way she was treated.

But Sari Lopez, a parent on the Lifetime series, tells Radar Online that Miller actually resigned from the program for a very different reason:

Everything you see on television is fake.

Well, not fake, per se.

Everything that transpires when you watch Dance Moms online or on television each week obviously does take place.

However, Lopez alleges that Miller had very little control over where the show was headed; everything was decided for her by network executives.

“It’s supposed to be reality TV, but it’s not reality,” Lopez, the mother of mini team dancer Areana, explains Radar. “It’s staged by producers.”

This is a truly stunning revelation.

What will we be told next, that The Hills and Keeping Up with the Kardashians also script entire scenes and storylines?!?

In detailing Miller’s frustrations, Lopez says the host wanted to cut two junior elite competition team members during a Season 7 episode…

… but procures forced her to cut dancers from the mini team instead.

“They pretend Abby chose to eliminate the minis, but that is not true,” Lopez claims, adding:

“They wanted her to eliminate two minis, but it was supposed to be the elites. She walked out crying because she wouldn’t cut any of the minis.”

Lopez says the ALDC owner was fined “thousands of dollars” for not going along with this angle at the time.

In late March, Miller left Dance Moms via a lengthy, anger-filled Instagram post.

It’s worth re-running below, just so readers can bask in every capital letter…

I WILL NO LONGER TAKE PART IN DANCE MOMS.

FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS/ SEVEN SEASONS I HAVE ASKED, BEGGED, AND EVEN DEMANDED CREATIVE CREDIT FOR ALL THE IDEAS, AWARD WINNING ROUTINES, THEMES, AND COSTUMING – TO NO AVAIL!

TODAY, I WAS SO PROUD THAT I WENT AGAINST THE PRODUCER’S IDEA (ONCE AGAIN) TO ENTER A COMMAND PERFORMANCE OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE NUMBERS… “WHERE HAVE ALL THE CHILDREN GONE?”

ALONG WITH THREE BEAUTIFUL SOLOS!

I don’t have a problem working with any kid, I love children and have dedicated my life to making other people’s children successful.

I JUST HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEING MANIPULATED, DISRESPECTED, AND USED – DAY IN AND DAY OUT BY MEN WHO NEVER TOOK A DANCE LESSON IN THEIR LIVES AND TREAT WOMEN LIKE DIRT!!

Miller, of course, is due to be sentenced this spring for her admitted role in a bankruptcy fraud scheme.

She is facing many years in prison.

In a series of interview after her resignation, Miller said that replacement Cheryl Burke will be treated better because she’s better looking, while further explaining her decision as follows:

“It’s about the respect. It’s about the trust… I don’t want flowers or candy or anything like that, I just want somebody to say, ‘Wow, you’ve done a great job."”

She went on to say she was offended “as a woman” by the way she was treated behind the scenes, concluding:

“I think [the show was] detrimental to my health, to my mental health, to everything. It’s awful. There [was] no privacy, there’s no respect.”

Will you miss Abby Lee Miller on Dance Moms?

Or do you just hope the door doesn’t hit her on the way out?

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