12 Celebrities Who Emancipated From Their Parents: From Amanda Bynes to Drew Barrymore

Amanda Bynes is still legally connected to her parents after previously trying to get emancipated from them. In a recent interview, embattled producer Dan Schneider said the former child star attempted to run away from home.

“She wanted that for herself,” he said. “We supported her.”

Schneider, who is at the center of the shocking Quiet on Set documentary series, added that Bynes was 16 or 17 at the time.

“She wanted that for herself, so she turned to her team, which included her lawyer, her agent, her manager, her publicist, me — because she included me as part of her team, thought of me that way. We supported her, she tried to get emancipated and it ended up not working out and she didn’t,” he added.