Easy A gets top Blu-Ray Review

Easy A got a rare 5 star review from Blu-Ray.com. Check it out here! Below is a screencap from their website.




Meanwhile, critics continue to praise Amanda's work in the movie:

"...one of the years best...[featuring] the thank-goodness-she-unretired Amanda Bynes as a passionate religious instigator." -SheKnows.com

"Tucci and Clarkson aren't the only nice surprise though, there are excellent performances from Thomas Hayden Church [and] Amanda Bynes." -Daily Dischord

Here's hoping she headlines a project in the new year.

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A is Golden

Just a quick update to congratulate Emma Stone on her first ever Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for Easy A! She's up against some stiff competition, but being recognized and nominated is already a win, and dare I say it, an Easy A.

Cheesy jokes aside, don't forget that Easy A is hitting stores on Blu-Ray and DVD Tuesday! This is a chance to have Amanda under your Christmas tree.

Here's a rundown of the features for the DVD and Blu-ray:




Additional Material:

Commentary with Director Will Gluck and Emma Stone
Emma Stone's Webcam Audition Footage
Gag Reel

Blu-Ray Exclusives:

Extra Credit: Pop-Up Trivia Track (BD-exclusive)
The Making of Easy A (BD-exclusive)
The School of Pop Culture: Movies of the Eighties (BD-exclusive)
Vocabulary of Hilarity (BD-exclusive)

Maybe another present would be for Amanda to announce another project and come out of retirement for real!

Thanks for sticking by as always, for reading, leaving comments, and continuing to support Amanda and this blog. Hopefully 2011 will bring more of Amanda. Entertainment needs her, don't you think?

All the best and happy holidays! See you next year.

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Make your holiday shopping Easy

Easy A has been pegged for a release date of December 21 on Blu-ray and DVD, just in time for Christmas!



Additional Material:

Commentary with Director Will Gluck and Emma Stone
Emma Stone's Webcam Audition Footage
Gag Reel

Blu-Ray Exclusives:

Extra Credit: Pop-Up Trivia Track (BD-exclusive)
The Making of Easy A (BD-exclusive)
The School of Pop Culture: Movies of the Eighties (BD-exclusive)
Vocabulary of Hilarity (BD-exclusive)


Since its release this September, Easy A has reeled in over $55 million at the box office.

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Easy A makes the grade at weekend box office

The weekend estimates are in, and Easy A looks to clean up nicely at the box office, coming in at #2 with a 3 day take of just over $18 million. This is a great open for a teen comedy, and it was budgeted at just $8 million. Factor in the generally positive reviews, and Easy A looks like a hit for all involved.



Update (9/20/10): Actuals totalled a little lower than expected (which is normal) so Easy A opened with $17.7 million!

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Amanda after Easy A

Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch blog posted a fantastic article in which they hope Amanda chooses to not retire. Amid the great reviews she's gotten from Easy A, (nearly all of them are positive), the blog author hopes Amanda sticks around because she shows more promise than other performers her age.

I hope [deleting her Twitter] doesn’t mean that she’s un-un-retired. I think that would be a shame.

Especially in this weekend of Yet Another Disappointing Headline Concerning Lindsay Lohan, I find myself respecting the way Bynes has conducted her transition from child star to young adult: no scandals, no arrests, no embarrassing boyfriend drama, just the one Maxim cover (on which she’s practically swaddled in fabric) and a very select smattering of well-played parts. I’m fairly certain she still lives with her parents, which I find adorable. And while it is her right to decide what to do with her own future — especially after nearly two decades of the Hollywood grind life on screen [better, readers? - WP] — I wish she wouldn’t give up on making people laugh. We’ve got waaaaay too many generic ingenues around here already.

Check out the rest of the article here, and don't forget to see Easy A in theaters!

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Easy A is in theaters now!

Almost three years to the day, Amanda Bynes is finally back on the big screen co-starring as uber religious high schooler Marianne Bryant in Sony Pictures' Easy A, also featuring Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Cam Gigagnt, Alyson Michalka, Stanley Tucci, Dan Byrd, Patrica Clarkson, and Thomas Hayden Church.



The film revolves around a girl who lies about being promiscious in order to help social outcasts become accepted.

Budgeted at $8 million, the ensemble comedy is predicted to rise to the top of the box office class this weekend.

What the critics are saying:

A strong cast of actors such as Bynes, Lisa Kudrow and Thomas Haden Church portray the witty dialogue of a well-written script by Bert V. Royal in this Will Gluck film....“Easy A” is a must-see movie.
- Collegiate

Marianne [is] played with butt-clenching perfection by Amanda Bynes...
- Variety

Gluck was really fortunate that this cast came together, because they're all so relaxed with each other, all so funny, and they all know exactly what tone to use to play this material. And with the young cast, everyone seems on their game. Speaking of Bynes...she was pitch perfect in "Hairspray," and she pins down a very different character here, making her Marianne a nice example of curdled Christianity.
- Hitflix

Hopefully, the impending success of Easy A will bring Amanda Bynes back out of retirement fully and will lead to more projects.

After you see the movie, leave comments below or Tweet your thoughts!

Welcome back, Amanda!

Catch up on everything Easy A here and check out the official site.

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Easy A likely to top weekend box office

Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider press has released its box office predictions for this weekend and places Easy A at the top of the pack estimating the movie to score in $18 million range:

Teen girls haven’t had something to sink their teeth into since Twilight. And while I’m not even considering comparing Easy A to the vampire juggernaut, I do think this PG-13-rated teen flick does have the ability to spark with its intended demographic. How high it gets is going to be predicated based on how many teenage girls are available for movie-going this weekend. If they love it, which I predict they will, then word-of-mouth could give the Screen Gems flick a hefty opening frame. It would also mean the Sony subsidiary scores its third No. 1 film in three weeks, after Resident Evil and Takers.

The Associated Press predicts the movie to open even higher, in the $30 million range.

Easy A is generating tons of positive reviews and praise for not only Emma Stone, but the entire cast. Will the positive press and a high outcome in receipt totals convince Amanda to come back to acting full time? What do you think?

See if Amanda lives up to the hype in theaters Friday!

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Easy A B-Roll

Movie Jungle has posted some interviews and B-Roll footage from Easy A. Check out this one, where Amanda is featured at 2:03. It's mildly spoilerish, so don't watch if you'd rather be surprised when Amanda pops up in Easy A.

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More comments from Easy A director Will Gluck on Amanda's retirement

Easy A director Will Gluck did an interview with Comingsoon.net about the movie and Amanda's retirement.

CS: I don't know if you've been asked this already, but what on earth did you do to Amanda Bynes to make her want to retire?
Gluck: (Laughs) Well, here's my answer to this. I don't think that she's retiring yet.

CS: No, I didn't think so either.
Gluck: Here's the story. The story is that three years ago she woulda said it to a friend and that woulda been it. Nowadays, because of the Twitter and the social networks she said it, and 10 million people know what you're doing. So it's beyond just an impulsive thought and now it gets broadcast to everyone. You can't take it back. It's very much like this movie, that rumors now travel at the speed of light. If three years ago, something happened, it would take three weeks for it to get around and by then it could've been repudiated or whatever. Now, it's instant. I mean, literally there's a shot I did when she looked and it goes through all her school and comes all the way back. That was in real time, six seconds, everyone knows about it. That's the kind of thing with the Amanda Bynes Twitter thing. That's the story there I think.

Read more of the interview here.

We're only ONE WEEK away from seeing Amanda on the big screen! Who is excited?

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Reviews for Easy A

Here is will I post significant reviews of Easy A! We're only a week away everyone!

Blogcritics:

This movie rocks...Whether you’re 17 or 85, guy or girl, Easy A is for you. This is one of those films that transcends barriers and will keep audiences laughing for years to come.

- The Collegian:

A strong cast of actors such as Bynes, Lisa Kudrow and Thomas Haden Church portray the witty dialogue of a well-written script by Bert V. Royal in this Will Gluck film....“Easy A” is a must-see movie.

- Variety:

Marianne [is] played with butt-clenching perfection by Amanda Bynes...

- Hitflix:

Gluck was really fortunate that this cast came together, because they're all so relaxed with each other, all so funny, and they all know exactly what tone to use to play this material. And with the young cast, everyone seems on their game. Speaking of Bynes...she was pitch perfect in "Hairspray," and she pins down a very different character here, making her Marianne a nice example of curdled Christianity.

Film School Rejects

The most fascinating stand out is now-retired actress Amanda Bynes who, as the school’s know-it-all evangelical Christian, can manage a serious crying scene and then go right back into the walking stereotype that she’s created. It’s the sort of foot stomping, face clenching performance she’s delivered before, but this time it includes a few sober acting moments that fit easily into the tone of the rest of the film.

Get more reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.

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Easy A premiere

If you follow Amanda Bynes News on Twitter, you would have been one of the first to know that the Easy A premiere is being held September 13th at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Hopefully Amanda will attend and we'll get some pictures!

Follow Amanda Bynes News on Twitter!

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Easy A's first review

Easy A is a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival next week, and the website already posted a small review. It was given three and a half stars out of four and billed as "the freshest, funniest teen comedy in many a semester."

The article says that Emma Stone is surrounded by great actors and mentions Amanda!

When will you see Easy A? Vote in the poll!

You can check out more information on the TIFF here.

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Amanda Bynes and Aly Michalka on Easy A

Check out 1:20 in this video below for some insight from Amanda on her character and the movie Easy A!



Also, you can now vote on whether you like each story and share it with your friends, so do it! :)

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Easy A clip & Behind the Scenes

Eight Easy A movie clips have been released from Sony including this one with Amanda!



Icy, yes?

Also, check out this featurette where the cast and crew talk about the movie and their characters.

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Easy A director on Amanda's retirement

Easy A director Will Gluck spoke to Movieline about the film and offered his insight on Amanda'a retirement.

Easy A is the last film Amanda Bynes made before her retirement announcement. Did that surprise you?

The stock answer I’m giving on that is…well, you know that she’s unretired, right? It actually speaks to the movie a little bit, that there’s all this text messaging and one thing you say can get out instantly. I think it wouldn’t have been a story two years ago when no one tweeted about anything, but now that everything’s broadcast, stuff that shouldn’t really become a story does become a story. I don’t think she’s going to retire. That’s the thing about this: I tried to make a John Hughes movie — and with all due respect, I know I didn’t come close to making one of his movies — and then you add in the internet, the social networking, the “every thought we have is broadcast” society that we live in, and every decision that you make now is much more magnified.

He also stated that the movie was toned down from an origianl R rating to a more audience appealing PG-13 and about how he feels that the internet can be a poisonous place. You can read the interview here.

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Easy A Clip

Movie Trailers - Movies Blog

Amanda tweeted that Easy A was filmed in June 2009 and that her part is more of a cameo, but she hopes everyone likes it!

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Well, who do we have here?

In the first candid photo of her since February (!), Amanda was spotted at the Arclight theater in Hollywood yesterday.



Okay, who's ready for her to return to the red carpet?

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She's back!

Amanda posted this tweet an hour ago: "I've unretired."

Hopefully Amanda's making a huge comeback into Hollywood!

Welcome back Ms. Bynes!

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Easy A website updated

The Easy A website has been updated and now includes sound bites from characters, wallpapers, and a game. Check it out by clicking on the photo below.

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Hairspray co-star supports Amanda

Hairspray co-star Nikki Blonsky supports Amanda's descision to leave Hollywood. She told DVR Playground:

Amanda is one of my dearest friends and I completely support whatever decisions she make. I’m happy for her, proud that she stood up and did what she wanted to do, and didn’t care what anybody thought! Go on girl! Enjoy retirement.

Nikki Blonsky is now starring in Huge on ABC Family. Check out the rest of the article here!

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Baseball team holds tribute to Amanda

Huh? Who would've thought some of Amanda's biggest fans were football players? The Baysox will hold a tribute to Amanda at their game tonight. The party announcment:

Baysox Director of Promotions Lauren Phillips was shocked by [Amanda's retirement] announcement. "I can not believe she's retiring at 24," Phillips said. "She had such a long and incredible career in front of her. I've been a huge fan for years, there will be no replacing Amanda Bynes in pop culture."

The team promises that attendees will get free cake and can sign a retirement card to the now-former actress, can make Amanda Bynes tribute t-shirts, take part in a Bynes look-alike contest, and view career retrospective video clips.

More information on the team and game can be found here. Sounds like fun! Amanda has been invited but has not yet issued a response, according to the press release.

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TV.com's Career Advice

Website TV.com and subsequent Amanda Bynes fan, posted an article in which they discuss things they'd like to see Amanda do to rescue her career from an early (and undeserving) grave. They would like to see Amanda flourish on TV, and top suggesstions are Glee, Desparate Housewives, and How I Met Your Mother.

Read the article here.

What's your suggestion?

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Publicist: "Amanda never discussed retirement, sounded great"

The New York Daily News posted an article in which her reps discussed Amanda's surprise retirement. According to her publicist, Amanda did discuss taking a break, but "sounded great" last week while doing press for Easy A.

Her publicist tells the Daily News that Bynes "sounded great" as late as last Thursday when she was doing press for her upcoming movie, "Easy A."

Melissa Raubvogel claims Bynes had said she wanted to "take some down time" but never mentioned retiring.

As for the Daily Beast's report that Bynes was fired from the Farrelly brothers film "Hall Pass," the actress' rep fervently denied it, saying her client left over a "scheduling conflict."

The author hopes Easy A will prove successful so Amanda will return to movies. Check out the rest of the article here.

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Easy A Production Still

Here's a bit of a brighter update in the wake of the bleak events surrounding Amanda, an Easy A production still. Here is Amanda as Marianne with Emma Stone as Olive in the upcoming fall comedy.



Look at that picture and tell me you're not going to miss that girl.

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Amanda not fired from "Hall Pass"

E! Online posted an article stating that Amanda was not actually fired from Hall Pass and no intervention was staged to get Amanda back on track and cure "bad behavior" as was previously reported, accoring to Amanda's reps. The article is availible here.



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Am I the only one who thinks it's about time her reps spoke up for her? I hope they're not getting paid much for doing a horrible job. Expect a statement from them next year on Amanda's retirement.

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Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch: Retirement "unfortunate"

EntertainemntWeekly.com's Popwatch section posted an article in which they tag Amanda's retirement as an "unfortunate event" and are happy they have her films She's the Man and What a Girl Wants to look back on. They suggest she write her own part and look back on possible reasons her career derailed.

Check out the article here.

If you have a Twitter account, add the tag #comebackamandabynes to the end of your tweets so we can trend it!

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Amanda's retirement trends

The news of Amanda's retirement is trending on Yahoo News! It's also picking up press all over the internet and on the news stories. Most people are sad to see Amanda go and agree she was one of Hollywood's most promising young stars.



This site will stay up and open for anyone who wants to see Amanda's past work over her last 24 years and the 2 years this site has been opened. Anything regarding Amanda returning to Hollywood and about her upcoming movie Easy A will also be posted. Stay tuned. Hopefully this isn't really goodbye.

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The End

Even a few weeks ago when I said that this site would be going on hiatus due to frustration over Amanda leaving/getting fired from Hall Pass, I didn't think I'd say goodbye this early!

I'm terribly sad after Amanda announced her retirement on Twitter. I thought she'd be an actress to be reckoned with by time she hit her golden years. Instead, she never really got the chance. Amanda announcing her retirement is like a Hollywood death. Only this time, it's a Hollywood death of someone who has so much in them left to give and so many people who are willing to recieve it.

Amanda, we fans understand Hollywood is hard and respect your decision. We'll miss you greatly and anxiously await your return to the big or small screen. Now and always we say..."Amanda please!"

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Amanda...retired?

If you believe anything Amanda posts on Twitter anymore (or if anyone out there really cares) Amanda posted these today. Apparently she's done being an actress.



So, what do you think Amanda fans? Is this the end, or is Amanda going through something else?

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On the set of Easy A: Interview

Comingsoon.net has posted an interview with Amanda from the set of Easy A. It's a great read, although it does look like part of a previous interview was reused. Nonetheless, it's great to read something from Amanda in more than 140 characters. :)

Q: Is Marianne the role you originally went out for?

Bynes: I never tried out, so they gave me this role.

Q: Do you identify with anything about the character?

Bynes: Not really. I'm not judgmental. I live and let live. I don't judge others and I don't want others to judge me so I figure it's good karma not to judge others. Actually, I don't really relate to her at all but I've met girls who are evil and try to cut you down so I can draw from experience for sure. But what's funny is she is a virgin and yet she wears these sort of vampy clothes that are trying to be conservative but are still sort of pushing the envelope. I do know girls that are so virginal yet dress like... big tramps [we laugh]. It's been really fun so far. The cast is amazing...It's been a great experience.

Read the rest of the interview here, and check out the Easy A trailer if you haven't yet!

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EASY A Trailer

Look, it's a new movie with Amanda Bynes! Finally, the trailer for Amanda's upcoming comedy Easy A has been released!



The film's official website is also now active, which you can check out here.

Are you excited for Easy A or are you going to skip it?

Easy A is in theaters September 17!

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Easy A preview clip

It's not Amanda, but hey, it's a glimpse of one of her upcoming movies! Here's Emma Stone in Easy A!



Catch the movie September 17th. Hopefully we'll get a preview clip with Amanda soon!

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Here's a Hall Pass video to add to the confusion

This video surfaced on Youtube and shows Amanda filming a scene for Hall Pass at Emory University on February 26th, but apparently Amanda isn't involved in this movie anymore.

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While nothing going forward, let's go back

While Amanda isn't moving forward with anything yet, I decided to use this blog to remind everyone (fans, critics, maybe even Amanda herself) how awesome, amazing, and talented she is. Here is one of my absolute favorite moments starring Amanda ever, a clip of her singing You Can't Stop the Beat in Hairspray!



This moment in the movie made me sit up and take notice, and realize again how special Ms. Amanda is!

Side note, Hairspray 2 is not happening according to director Adam Shankman himself. Who needs a sequel when the original is made up of great moments like this one?

Comment or tweet me your favorite Amanda moments, and we will feature them!

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However, this blog is a star!

Wow, while I was looking for news on why Amanda dropped out of Hall Pass, I found this!



Amanda Bynes News is a starred result when you Google search Amanda! I don't know what that means exactly or how it happens, but it's really cool and I'm excited! Thanks Google, and everyone that visits!

And, back to Amanda:

Rope of Silicon and Slashfilm, noted film/Hollywood industry blogs, picked up the news of Amanda dropping out of Hall Pass, and you can read about it here and here.

The articles give no news on why Amanda left the project, just scheduling conflicts as we heard before, but who knows what those scheduling conflicts are, as Amanda has recently tweeted that she's been bored!

So maybe I won't be leaving yet!

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Amanda's 'Hall Pass' revoked?

Earlier, it was reported by reputable entertainment websites and news sources and Amanda herself, that she'd been cast in the comedy Hall Pass. Now, Amanda's tweets are telling a different story.



From today:

It's a huge cast and i was going to do a little part but it didn't work out timing wise!! I have NO idea why people think I'm there filming!

FYI I am NOT in Atlanta doing a cameo in Hall Pass like people think!! I was, but I left because of scheduling conflicts!!!

Before those two tweets, Amanda said:

Everything happens for a reason.

It seems that Amanda was either replaced, her character was written out of the script, or she backed out herself. This is NOT confirmed, but something fishy is defintely going down! Maybe Amanda is too cool for school!

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Hall Pass picks up steam

Filming for Amanda's new movie, the Farrelly Brothers' comedy Hall Pass, began Tuesday in Atlanta and picked up some more high profile cast members.

In addition to previously announced Jenna Fischer, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, JB Smoove, Stephan Merchant, and Nicky Welan, Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, Larry Campbell, and Vanessa Angel will join the cast.



Amanda also gave out more details about her character on her Twitter; she plays Owen Wilson and Jenna Fischer's sexy babysitter, and calls it her first semi-edgy role.

Amanda was spotted shooting at Emory University, where fraternity houses are being converted into sorority houses for the shoot.

I have one thing left to say, "It's a SO-rority, not a HO-rority."

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Amanda Bynes gets a 'Hall Pass'

Amanda will co-star in Hall Pass, beginning filming February 23rd in Atlanta!

Hall Pass was written and directed by the Farrelly Brothers, the men behind There's Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber. Kevin Barnett and Pete Jones also contributed to the scripit.

IMDB sums up the premise: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.

The film also stars Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, and Jenna Fischer, and is being distributed by New Line Cinema. Amanda broke this news herself today on her Twitter!

She says, "Getting cast in this movie pretty much just made my life!!! I CAN DIE HAPPY NOW!"

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Amanda is single again

If you've been following Amanda on Twitter lately, you've probably noticed that she's spent a lot of her time tweeting about a mystery guy she's been unofficially dating. Rumors say it's been rapper Kid Cudi, but now there are reports the two have broken up.



From Hollywood Life:

Just days after gushing and tweeting non-stop about her rumored relationship with sexy “chocolate” man,Kid Cudi,
Amanda Bynes has revealed they are o-v-e-r. Already? Yes, already.

“If something doesn’t work out with the guy I like, then I guess it just wasn’t meant to be! You can’t FORCE relationships/love. If it’s meant to be, it will be!” she wrote Feb. 11 in a series of posts on her Twitter page.

She added, “Oh well! It was fun while it lasted. I’m over it. It’s a good thing I never said his name so I can pretend like it never happened! I will just block him out of my memory!”

Amanda, 23, had been dropping hints about her blossoming relationship with the 26-year-old rapper via Twitter, but refused to confirm his true identity.

Read the entire story here.

The last time Amanda appeared in a movie was 2008's Lifetime made for television event Living Proof. Since then she has filmed Easy A but has done nothing else. With her constant tweeting and appearances out and about at clubs now, are you bored with her? Vote in the new poll on the right sidebar!

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Maxim Party 2010

Amanda attended the Maxim party in Miami.



View more pictures here.

Hollywood Life wrote about the event and said, "Amanda Bynes was there looking totally cute! The down-to-Earth actress passed on drinks and was chilling with Nick Lachey and his girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo in a cabana."

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Maxim 2010 Febuary Scans!

Here are the scans and interview from Amanda's issue of Maxim, which is on stands now!

There are a couple more here!

Go get your copy! It's not one to be missed!

Huge thanks to Grate Oz for the scans!

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Amanda's Maxim Interview

The magazine is out now, go get one!

Scans are coming later tonight!

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Amanda Bynes: Grown Up and Uncovered

Maxim has posted some preview shots and a portion of their interview with Amanda. If you're of the faint of heart, then DO NOT check out the following photos!

Here is a preview of the cover image:



And my personal favorite photo:



Amanda tells Maxim:

Posing for us is the greatest Valentine's Day gift we can imagine. Thank you!

I'm honored! I had the best time on this shoot. I think every shot I did was sexy. Some people still see me as a kid, but I'm a 23-year-old woman now.

You want to show the world you're all grown up?

I want to show people who I am. My parents were like, "Does this mean you're gonna do sexy movies now?" I said, "Well, if they're done the right way, then maybe!" I mean, I'm not gonna do porn, but if it's a Leonardo DiCaprio movie or whatever...

Check out a few more photos here. Be sure to pick up your copy on January 19!

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The Girl Next Door - Amanda a Maxim cover girl

First off, SORRY for the extreme lack of updates, but I finally have one and it's great!

Amanda is the cover girl for February issue of Maxim, where they named her America's sweetheart!

She posted these two photos on her Twitter.



What do you think? Sexy, or too much?

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