Amanda Bynes’ Shocking Twitter Rant; Family Denies Allegations

Amanda Bynes went on a Twitter rant on Friday, first alleging that her father, Rick, abused her, and then backtracking on the allegation while making yet another startling claim.

After first claiming that she was abused by her father – an allegation that her family vehemently denied – the former actress Tweeted, “My dad never did any of those things The microchip in my brain made me say those things but he’s the one that ordered them to microchip me.”

Bynes began her Twitter rant earlier on Friday with a flurry of postings.

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“My dad was verbally and physically abuse to me as a child,” the former actress initially claimed before saying it never happened in a subsequent social media posting.

In a statement released prior to Bynes’ own retraction, her mother, Lynn, released a statement.

“I am heartbroken today for my husband of 47 years,” Tamar Arminak – lawyer for Bynes’ parents – told Access in a statement on Lynn’s behalf. “Rick has been the best father and husband a family can ask for. He has never abused Amanda or our other children physically or sexually. These accusations are absolutely horrible and could not be further from the truth! These allegations stem from Amanda’s mental state at the moment. They have no basis in reality. It saddens me beyond belief that my husband’s character could be slandered in such a way.”

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The Tweets posted on Bynes’ account on Friday come at time when her stability has been called into question.

At press time on Friday, none of Bynes’ previous accusations had been deleted from her Twitter page.

Access has reached out to Bynes’ attorney for comment.

— Jesse Spero

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