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Amanda Bynes Spent 30 Minutes In SoHo Cupcake Shop Bathroom
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 27, 2012
Modified Sep 27, 2012
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As previously mentioned, questionable driver Amanda Bynes is in New York City. While we thought pedestrians and other drivers should be warned, it turns out the people who really need the warning is anyone who might need to use a bathroom where the starlet is.
According to Celebuzz, Bynes was at the Little Cupcake Bakeshop in SoHo yesterday. She was there for two hours and "she spent more than 30 of those minutes locked in the store’s bathroom." After buying a cupcake, "She then took her bathroom break, which was so long that one of the bakery’s patrons — coincidentally, a New York City firefighter — became concerned. 'He knocked on the bathroom door numerous times and called for her,' says the source, noting that the firefighter feared Bynes may have been unconscious.
The store turned down its music and closed its doors as they tried to ease Bynes out and the firefighter spent 15 minutes trying to convince Bynes to come out. The source said, "Finally, he called the police and asked if he had their okay to break down the door"—which got Bynes out. She said, "Excuse me, I was doing my makeup."
Bynes has apparently been acting weird at spin class, too.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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