Mischa Barton’s axed show set to return

October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit-American actress Mischa Barton is said to fear her acting career might be over after her last project 'The Beautiful Life' was cancelled after two episodes. Barton, 23, was devastated when her new TV show was cancelled, and she now fears she will never find work again.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Mischa Barton's return to the small screen has been dealt a crushing blow, as CW network bosses have announced plans to scrap her fashion drama 'The Beautiful Life' after just two episodes. The show was axed after only one million viewers tuned into it to see Barton play a drug addicted supermodel, reports the Sun.

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September 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - Mischa Barton has finally got respite from the wisdom-tooth misery that took a heavy toll on the actress last month. According to a source on the set of her CW show 'The Beautiful Life', some days Barton used to show up to work so bleary that they had to hold up filming.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Former "O.C." star Mischa Barton, who was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold in Los Angeles earlier this year, is dating aspiring actor Leo Wyndham. "They've been together for over a month now.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - Mischa Barton has rubbished rumours of being axed from The Beautiful Life. The gossip started after the actress did not appear in the first promotional photos for the new series.

July 29th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Mischa Barton has been released from hospital and is expected to resume work soon. Earlier this month, Barton was taken into custody under involuntary psychiatric hold in the US after cops were called by her concerned friends.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Mischa Barton developed an alcohol problem in her teens, triggering years of subsequent abuse, according to a close friend. Stacey Kives, a stylist who worked with Mischa on the set of The O.C, claims the actress began her affair with booze from the tender age of 14, reports The Sun.

July 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Mischa Barton has been discharged from the hospital and is ready to head back to work. Barton, 23, was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center July 15.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Mischa Barton is showing signs of improvement in hospital and could return to work by the end of next week. The former OC star was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre's psychiatric department last Wednesday after Los Angeles police took her from her home for an unconfirmed medical problem, reported mirror.co.uk.

July 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan had offered to help Mischa Barton to clean up her act, it has emerged. Both Lohan and Barton have often partied together, however, the 'Mean Girls' star distanced herself from Barton after a last year party.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former O.C. star Mischa Barton is making improvements and is likely to return to work in a week, says her publicist.

July 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Friends of The O.C. star Mischa Barton insists that she has been on a destructive path for a while now.

May 19th, 2009 LONDON - British actress Mischa Barton has come a long way since her days as Marissa Cooper on the US TV series 'The O.C.'. Barton, 23, sheds off her clothes for a scene in the new movie 'The Assassination of a High School President'.

May 8th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Mischa Barton has sparked rumours that she is back with her former beau Luke Pritchard, after the former duo was spotted together in London. Mischa, who dated Luke until March, was spotted partying with the Kooks frontman in London, fuelling speculation of a romance.