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THAT explains it: Bynes says she threw flower vessel, not bong, 36 floors when cops came

THAT explains it: Bynes says she threw flower vessel, not bong, 36 floors when cops came

 Television star Amanda Bynes was hauled be-wigged and bewildered into a Manhattan courtroom this morning on bizarre bong-tossing charges after cops responded to reports of her smoking a joint in her lobby, and then caught her allegedly...   Full Story

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