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Amanda Bynes Claims NYPD Officer Sexually Harassed Her: "He Slapped My Vagina"
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Ben Yakas
Published May 25, 2013
Modified May 25, 2013
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Amanda Bynes has allegedly been on a bong-smashing tear over the last 72 hours ever since she was arrested for throwing a bong out the window of her apartment. This morning, Bynes took to Twitter to defend herself, claiming "I only smoke tobacco I don't drink or do drugs. I've never had a bong in my life!" But she has now made some very serious accusations against the NYPD, claiming that an officer sexually harassed her: "He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal."
Here's what she tweeted:
Don't believe the reports about me being arrested. It's all lies. I was sexually harassed by one of the cops the night before last which is who then arrested me. He lied and said I threw a bong out the window when I opened the window for fresh air. Hilarious. He slapped my vagina. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him. He handcuffed me, which I resisted, quite unlike any of the reports stated. Then I was sent to a mental hospital. Offensive. I kept asking for my lawyer but they wouldn't let me. The cops were creepy. The cop sexually harassed me, they found no pot on me or bong outside my window. That's why the judge let me go. Don't believe any reports.
Bynes is no stranger to tweets about her vagina, but this is the first of any such harassment accusation that she's made since her arrest Thursday night. According to TMZ, Bynes' attorney mentioned yesterday that Bynes was seeking to file a complaint against the NYPD for "inappropriate actions" by the department, but made no specific claims.
Bynes insisted in court that she didn't throw a bong—she told the judge it was a vase. However, in the criminal complaint, the police officer stated, "I observed defendant open the door. And saw a bong on the kitchen counter. When I asked defendant about said bong, and while wearing full police uniform, I observed defendant grab said bong, run to the westbound-facing window, and throw it out the window." But no bong was recovered on the sidewalk following her arrest.
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