Amanda Bynes sets the record straight

For the record, Amanda Bynes has NOT retired and has no regrets for publicity she's received over her Twitter account.



She told People Magazine at the MTV Movie Awards:

"You say what you feel because you felt it at the moment."

"It's sort of like what I would tell a reporter if I were doing an interview," Bynes says. "You kind of have to let people know a little bit about you. And once you've been in the business for a long time, people kind of know stuff about your life."

Amanda also clarified her decision to take a break from Hollywood.

"I really just needed some time off. I've been acting since I was seven, and I'm 25 now. So, it's not retiring so much. It's just taking some time off."

2011 MTV Movie Awards

Amanda attended last night's MTV Movie Awards. She sparked up a trending topic on Twitter just seconds after working the red carpet in a Herve Legere dress, auqa shoes, and a clutch.



Check out more photos here.

Amanda tweeted that last night was "so fun" and it was "great seeing everyone".

MTV Movie Award nominations

Amanda Bynes is co-nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Line from a Movie from Easy A!



Amanda and Emma Stone are nominated for this line:

"There's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency."
"Tom Cruise?"

Emma Stone is also nominated for Best Female Performance and Best Comedic Performance.

Vote here, and catch the show live on June 5th on MTV! Maybe Amanda will work the red carpet!

Out for coffee

New Amanda Bynes photos? What? Yes!

Thanks to Faded Youth Blog, we now have photos of Amanda making a stop at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Beverly Hills on May 9th.



You can check out more photos here.

Nice to see you out Amanda, looking good!

Amanda Bynes gets her food on

Just Jared has pictures of Amanda getting groceries this afternoon at Bristol Fair. Since they have that website's tag on them, I'll just link to them rather than upload them.



Check out the rest of the photos here from Just Jared!

Good to see you out and about, Amanda!

A comeback (sort of)

Amanda Bynes has returned...to Twitter.



You can now follow the actress once again. She's been back on Twitter as MsAmandaBynes_ since yesterday and shared a bunch of photos and answered a few questions with fans.

I'm lovin' that she's back online, now hopefully next a movie set? What do you say, Amanda? We're ready and waiting.

Nikki Blonsky still in touch with Amanda

In an interview with Broadway.com, Nikki Blonsky, currently making her New York debut on Broadway in Love Loss and What I Wore, mentioned that she is still in touch with her Hairspray costars, including Amanda.

Were you upset that plans for a Hairspray sequel were scrapped?

I love Hairspray so much. It’s just magical to me. I would just die to work with John Travolta again. We’re very close, and I still speak to him all the time. Same with Amanda Bynes and Zac Efron, which I know girls will like to hear. It was such a fun, life-changing experience for all of us.

Maybe she can convince Amanda to make a comeback?!

Critics: Easy A is Amanda's 'best work'

As if you need another reason to watch Easy A, critics in their year end DVD/movie reviews are citing Amanda's role in Easy A as some of her best work of her career.

"Amanda Bynes gives one of her best performances as the leader of the school's unofficial God squad."

- Huffington Post

[Lisa Kudrow appears] as the guidance counselor who's having an affair with boyfriend of an uptight born again type played by Amanda Bynes [possibly her best work, too]

- TV.com

Just leave it to Amanda to steal the show!