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Actress Mischa Barton was under psychiatric hold this summer. The former "The O.C." star told media she was "down in the dumps about everything" and denied having a breakdown, but speculation was high considering she was prepping for her role as a washed-up supermodel on the canceled CW show "The Beautiful Life."

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