Mischa Barton's landlord says the actress is refusing to pay rent on her $7,000-a-month apartment in New York City.
Landlord M.R.A. Realties Inc. says in a lawsuit that Barton rebuffed efforts to collect the last three months' worth of rent on her flat in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood.
Mischa (MEE'-shah) Barton remains hospitalized, two days after Los Angeles police say they escorted her from her home with an undisclosed medical problem.
Her publicist, Craig Schneider, says in a statement that the 23-year-old actress remains in the hospital under doctor's orders.
Police say they removed Barton from her home on Wednesday afternoon for a medical problem. The departme...more
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